Country profiles - Sweden

Sweden

Population: 9,292,359 (end of June 2009)
Capital: Stockholm
Area: 450,295 km²

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Climate

Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers, subarctic in north

Types of disasters

Flooding, winter storms, landslides, forest fires and ice floes

List of emergencies

Disaster management structure

• Overview
• Organisational chart
• Legal basis
• Human and material resources
• Stakeholders

Emergency planning

• Civil protection tasks and objectives
• Civil-military cooperation
• International assistance

Prevention and preparedness

• Training
• Exercises
• Early warning systems
• Prevention

Contact

• Emergency numbers
• List of contacts