Sweden

At least 1 week

National figure

days

Read thisWe found no agency document giving 72 hours as its own figure. Reports that it did are second-hand, so no three-day starting point is shown.

Sweden asks households to be able to manage without outside help for at least a week. The one-week figure dates from the government's 2020 defence decision, and the agency has said 'at least a week' since 2024.

“Att ha hemberedskap innebär att kunna klara sig utan samhällets hjälp i minst en vecka.”

Having home preparedness means being able to manage without help from society for at least a week.

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The figure over time

Days over time, from the first date we can document. Yellow marks a range.

Every dated step

21 Sep 2026
Restated7
Beredskapsveckan 2026 ran from 21 to 27 September, led by the agency. A county board's page for the week describes home preparedness as managing for seven days.
Länsstyrelsen Värmland ↗Official
15 Jan 2026
Restated7
The agency's new name, Myndigheten för civilt försvar, was marked at an inauguration. The advice did not change.
Regeringen ↗Official
18 Nov 2024
Restated7
The government said more than 5 million copies of the brochure would be posted between 18 and 29 November.
Regeringen ↗Official
8 Oct 2024
Reworded7
A new edition of the brochure said at least one week. The agency says it has used the words 'at least a week' since 2024.
MSB ↗Official
Jul 2022
Restated7
The agency's home preparedness page asked for a week and said 72 hours had been used by others, such as municipalities and organisations. Read from an archived copy of July 2022.
MSB ↗Official
14 Oct 2020
RewordedA few days to 1 week → 7
The government's defence bill said people able to look after themselves should be able to do so for a week. The agency dates its one-week advice from this decision.
Regeringen ↗Official
Jul 2019
RewordedA few days to 1 week
The agency's own page asked people to plan for at least a few days, up to a week or longer if they could. Read from an archived copy of July 2019; a June 2020 copy says the same.
MSB ↗Official
2018
Reworded
The 2018 brochure, read in its English edition from an archived copy, gave no number of days for home supplies.
MSB ↗Official
30 Jan 2017
Restated3
An insurer's press release said the agency recommended 72 hours. This is also second-hand.
If Skadeförsäkring ↗PressWeak baseline
10 Aug 2016
First seen3
A county duty officer told SVT that the agency expected people to manage for 72 hours. This is second-hand: no agency document saying so has been found.
SVT ↗PressWeak baseline