Swedish healthcare for visitors
If you are on a visit in Sweden and become ill or get injured, call 1177 for information about illnesses and about where to find your nearest healthcare centre. In case of...
Important phone numbers
These phone numbers can be good to note down and keep in your wallet when you are in Sweden.
Emergency warning
Important public announcement, IPA, is the system used to alert the public in case of accidents, serious events, or disruptions of important services.
Source criticism
Source criticism is difficult. Despite the difficulties, there is much you can do to develop your source criticism skills. There are steps you can take that will reduce your...
Weather warnings
In Sweden, the government weather agency, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), provides weather forecasts and issues weather warnings. When a weather...
Information and support for relatives
Here, we have compiled information and recommendations from social stakeholders on support for relatives of people at the end of their lives or who have passed away.
Our social media comment fields
Krisinformation.se is a site run by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Our task is to gather all crisis information from authorities and make it available in one place...
Using social media during a crisis
Feel free to discuss things, but be mindful of what you share on social media. Should an accident or other serious event occur, conduct yourself in the same manner on social...
Internet and telephone outages
When internet or telephone communication is disrupted, the responsible authorities informs through Swedish radio, so-called safety points (“trygghetspunkter”), or other ways the...