Overview
- Stockpiling returns for the first time since the Cold War, with funding set at 575 million kronor in next year’s budget.
- A procurement tender has opened for storage in Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland and Jämtland, which now depend on grain shipped from the south.
- The Swedish Board of Agriculture says reserves will be regularly rotated to prevent spoilage and avoid distorting markets.
- Civil Defense Minister Carl‑Oskar Bohlin cites the risk of disrupted supply chains and possible regional isolation, noting the north’s military importance and low grain self‑sufficiency.
- Authorities say 90–95% of people could subsist on grains for about three months at roughly 3,000 calories a day, aligning with Sweden’s revived total defense posture after its 2024 NATO entry.