The last edition of the Total Defence drill was held in 1987 when the Cold War was still raging. Its re-enactment will feature over 400 participants, including municipalities, county administrative boards, entire regions, and businesses and voluntary defence organisations.
In 2020, Sweden will arrange “total defence” exercises for the first time in 33 years due to an increased threat level, national broadcaster SVT reported. The drill is nationwide, aimed at boosting collaboration at the national, regional, and local level.
The Total Defence drill, TFÖ 2020, will contribute to increasing Sweden's resilience. A collaboration between the military and civil defence, it will be led jointly by the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) in order to prepare Sweden for war. According to Sweden's military command, it is high time to boost the nation's defence capacity.
The drill is divided into four activities and will enact a a fictitious situation when Sweden is exposed to an attack, and the government decides to engage total defence in light of the elevated threat. During the course of TFÖ 2020, municipalities, regions and authorities will practice maintaining important features of society in the event of a war.
“As far as military defence is concerned, we started a journey in 2016 with a new defence plan with additional resources and we needed to increase our military capability. Then we found that the civil defence starts at even lower…
