The brochure was first produced during World War II, per the BBC, and updated during the Cold War. Both Denmark and Finland have also created and disseminated similar brochures, ...

Sweden remained a neutral country during the World War II and has not been at war for 200 years. But the pamphlet warns the populace not to become complacent.

Sweden is distributing an updated version of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet to some 4.8 million households about what to do in the event of a crisis, including war.

The 20-page brochure “If Crisis or War Comes” is about getting the country “better prepared” if public services have been debilitated by accidents, severe weather, IT attacks or “in the ...