Burial associations in Sweden are taking proactive measures to secure enough land to bury thousands of people in the event of war. This initiative follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national secretariat, aligning with crisis preparedness guidelines from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the Swedish Armed Forces.
The decision by Sweden to join NATO and escalating tensions with Russia in the Baltic Sea region have brought a new urgency to these preparedness efforts. According to the Church of Sweden provisions, burial associations are mandated to ensure the availability of sufficient land to bury approximately 5 percent of the population within a parish if the need arises.
