Swedish funeral associations are looking for additional land to bury 30,000 people in the event of war. However, the territory is currently not enough even for the needs of peacetime. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Associated Press (AP).
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It is noted that these measures were initiated on the recommendation of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the military.
The reason for this is tensions in the Baltic region with Russia and Sweden's decision to join NATO. However, the process of creating a new cemetery can take up to 10 years, which creates additional challenges in the face of uncertainty.
According to AR, land for burial is being sought on the recommendation of the Church of Sweden. This also reflects an instruction from the Swedish Civil Protection Agency and the Armed Forces to be prepared for a crisis situation.
According to the Church of Sweden's regulations, backed by law, funeral associations must provide land for burial for approximately 5% of the population within the parish.
The Gothenburg Funeral Association, which operates in Sweden's second-largest city, is currently trying to acquire at least 40,470 m² of land so that it can bury about 30,000 people who died in the event of war. This is in addition to the 60,700 square meters needed for cemeteries in peacetime.
These recommendations mean that we need more land for cemeteries. In large cities, where land resources are scarce, there are not always enough cemetery plots, even in times of peace and tranquility
Together with the local municipality, which has a monopoly on land use decisions, the burial association in Gothenburg has identified a large plot of land for a cemetery.
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