Following the distribution of Cold War-style pamphlets about managing crisis and war to nearly 5 million Swedish households, a measure unparalleled since 1961, Norway has decided to follow in its neighbor's footsteps and is currently working on a new nationwide preparedness campaign.
The Norwegian Directorate for Social Security and Preparedness (DSB) is currently working out new advice for Norwegians in cooperation with Oslo Municipality. A new “self-preparedness campaign” will start this fall, the daily newspaper Aftenposten reported.
While the Swedish information campaign focuses on war and crisis, the Norwegian one will phrase the dangers in a different way and say little about war and terrorism.
“Rather, we have more emphasis on common crisis scenarios, compared with the Swedish brochure. We are concerned with climate-related events, not least to be prepared to handle 72-hour power outages. We notice that the message in the Swedish brochure is nuanced in a different way. We see it a bit differently,” DSB head Cecilie Daae told Aftenposten.
According to Daae, the general level of preparedness in Norway is too low.
“People expect everything to be alright and live according to the ‘just in time' principle. They are doing what they need for the here and now,” Daae explained.
While Daae called a blackout “most demanding,” a DSB poll has indicated that Norwegians are far more concerned about terrorist attacks and cyberattacks on key infrastructure…
