Crisis Preparedness
Krisberedskap, hemberedskap, VMA — being ready for a week without power.
Swedish hemberedskap, as MSB teaches it: the famous brochure (om krisen eller kriget kommer, mailed to every household), the one-week self-sufficiency rule, then the checklist in order — water (tre liter per person och dag), food that keeps, heat, the vevradio that needs no batteries, cash in small notes, papers and phone numbers on paper — the Hesa Fredrik signal decoded, and the closing truth: beredskap är gemensam.
- 1
krisberedskap
crisis preparedness
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
hemberedskap
home preparedness
Tip: lit. the same.
- 3
en beredskapsvecka
a preparedness week
Tip: lit. the same — every September.
- 4
MSB
the civil contingencies agency
Tip: lit. the same — Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap.
- 5
en broschyr till varje hushåll
a brochure to every household
Tip: lit. the same — 'Om krisen eller kriget kommer'.
- 6
om krisen eller kriget kommer
in case of crisis or war
Tip: lit. the same — the title, and everyone recognises it.
- 7
totalförsvar
total defence
Tip: lit. the same — military and civil together.
- 8
totalförsvarsplikt
a duty to serve
Tip: lit. the same — applies to everyone sixteen to seventy.
- 9
eget ansvar
your own responsibility
Tip: lit. the same — the founding principle.
- 10
att klara en vecka själv
to manage a week alone
Tip: lit. the same — the current recommendation.
- 11
vatten
water
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
tre liter per person och dag
three litres a person a day
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
i rena dunkar
in clean containers
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
mat som håller
food that keeps
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
konserver
tinned food
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
knäckebröd
crispbread
Tip: lit. the same — keeps for years, and very Swedish.
- 17
mat man faktiskt äter
food you actually eat
Tip: lit. the same — rotate the stock.
- 18
ett friluftskök
a camping stove
Tip: lit. the same.
- 19
extra bränsle
spare fuel
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
aldrig inomhus
never indoors
Tip: lit. the same — carbon monoxide.
- 21
värme
warmth
Tip: lit. the same — the hardest thing here.
- 22
en kamin
a wood stove
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
varma kläder och sovsäckar
warm clothes and sleeping bags
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
att samlas i ett rum
to gather in one room
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
och hänga filtar för dörrarna
and hang blankets over doors
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
en batteriradio
a battery radio
Tip: lit. the same.
- 27
eller en vevradio
or a wind-up one
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
vilket är hela poängen
which is the whole point
Tip: lit. the same — the phone will be dead.
- 29
ett powerbank
a power bank
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
laddat i förväg
charged in advance
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
en ficklampa
a torch
Tip: lit. the same.
- 32
ljus och tändstickor
candles and matches
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
kontanter
cash
Tip: lit. the same — in a country that barely uses it.
- 34
små sedlar
small notes
Tip: lit. the same — nobody can give change.
- 35
mediciner för en vecka
medicines for a week
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
en förbandslåda
a first aid kit
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
viktiga papper
important documents
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
kopior i en väska
copies in a bag
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
en lista med telefonnummer
a list of phone numbers
Tip: lit. the same — on paper.
- 40
för att man inte kan något utantill
because you know none of them
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
ett viktigt meddelande till allmänheten
an important public announcement
Tip: lit. the same — 'VMA'.
- 42
utomhusvarningssystemet
the outdoor warning signal
Tip: lit. the same — tested quarterly.
- 43
sju sekunder på, fjorton av
seven seconds on, fourteen off
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
gå inomhus, stäng allt
go inside, close everything
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
och lyssna på radion
and listen to the radio
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
ett skyddsrum
a shelter
Tip: lit. the same — sixty-five thousand of them.
- 47
en skyddsrumskarta
a shelter map
Tip: lit. the same — available online.
- 48
en granne med brunn
a neighbour who has a well
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
och en med elverk
and one who has a generator
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
beredskap är gemensam
preparedness is collective
Tip: lit. the same — the real message.