(29 May 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, UK – 27 May 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Emma Burrows, The Associated Press:
"This is a guide on what to do in an emergency in Norway. Norwegian authorities posted it to all homes to try to prepare the public for a crisis. Across northern Europe, governments are warning the continent faces its most serious security situation since World War II due to threats from Russia , including sabotage, arson, and cyberattacks, and climate change.
2. Various of guide on what to do in an emergency ++MUTE++
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Emma Burrows, The Associated Press:
"Norway, Sweden and Finland are increasingly pushing the concept of total defence, it means every part of society has a role to play in national defence, not just the military."
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Kongsberg, Norway – 8 May 2025
4. Various of underground shelter, employees opening the door and showing the space
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London, UK – 27 May 2025
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Emma Burrows, The Associated Press:
"This guide asks you to think about various scenarios like what to do if electricity was cut off for a long time or if the water supply failed. There’s also a checklist of essentials: 20 litres of water, seven days of food per person, and a warning to be aware of misinformation."
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Helsinki, Finland – 13 May 2025
6. Pan of hockey pitch in shelter
7. Pan of large blue doors in shelter
8. Wide of employee opening door in shelter
9. Wide of employee next to hockey pitch in shelter
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London, UK – 27 May 2025
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Emma Burrows, The Associated Press:
"During a crisis or war in the Nordics you could also go to a bunker. Finland shelters can fit more than 85% of its population. Officials say they hope the guides encourage people to think about how to help themselves in the event of a crisis."
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Kongsberg, Norway – 8 May 2025
11. People walking through shelter
STORYLINE:
Across the Nordic nations, governments are boosting defence spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defence.
It’s an approach which mobilizes the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats.
As Moscow wages war in Ukraine, Western officials are accusing Russia of being behind a campaign of sabotage, arson and cyberattacks and there are jitters across the continent about whether Europe can rely on the U.S. as a partner.
The Norwegian government published its first national security strategy in May, saying the country is facing its most serious security situation since World War Two.
Norwegian authorities posted an emergency guide to all homes to try to prepare the public for a crisis.
Norway announced in January that it plans to start building bomb shelters in new buildings after halting the practice in 1998.
Finland’s civil defence shelters are the envy of the Nordics and can fit more than 85% of the Finnish population.
One public shelter in Helsinki can fit 6,000 people, is designed to withstand the fallout from a nuclear attack and is in an almost constant state of readiness with beds and sinks tucked away behind blast doors and an underground hockey pitch.
Norway and some other Nordic nations also tell residents to have enough food and water stored for seven days.
“How would you and your nearest family manage if the electricity supply was cut off for a longer period? What would you do if the water supply failed?” the Norwegian handbook asks.
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