you know you're in Scandinavia when an elementary school teacher speaks English like a diplomat and elementary school children speak better English than their peers in London

These kids are so articulate, sweet, and stoic, yet in touch with their emotions. Sweden is strong 💪

Hope for best, prepare for worst.

I love our country and our intelligent kids and teachers. I can assure you that there is no panic in Sweden, but having Russia as a neighbour has always made us prepared for eventual clashing. Nothing new. We are always prepared: hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 🇸🇪

Young children have a great level of English, well done Sweden!

As Ukrainian, they are doing a very right thing by preparing their children, it's better to be ready, even if nothing will happen. We weren't prepared, I wish they had taught us in school what to do in situation like that, where to go during bombing and so on. When the war started it was all so chaotic, nobody knew anything, shelters weren't ready, we were just panicking. I hope you won't have to deal with it, I hope we will survive, but you must be ready. Wish you all the best ❤

I have high respect for Sweden's policy of total defence - especially this: "If Sweden is attacked by another country, we will never give up. All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false." If only my country took it so seriously

Swede here with two kids in public school, this is not a very prominent feature of the school system.. they do watch a news program made for kids by the public service broadcast media (equivalent to the bbc) and discuss that but its more to have them not be overly anxious about the stuff going on in the world, its not to "prepare them for war" or anything like that.

These kids speak more confidently and more fluently than me, lol

I am from Russia and I'm against the war. Unfortunately, in this day and age, you have to prepare yourself, not only military personnel, but ever citizen who will decide to stay if the war comes.

Amazing these kids speak English so well.

I am kind of disappointed by DW. This title is a clickbait and doesn't really reflect the video's content

The fact this kids are able to speak english flawlessly just like that is super impressive

I lived in Sweden for a little while about 10 years ago. And even back then, people mentioned how Russia would often fly their jets near Swedish airspace to threaten the citizenry.

Crucial to understand that awareness of war and preparation by both citizens and defence forces, are not only protective to the nation, but also important deterrence factors to potential aggressors.

To all my peace loving friends in Sweden. God bless you all 🙏

Being prepared, having cans of food, water and perhaps fuel in your cellar, is not controversial. Complacency should be.

Best wishes for the youth in Sweden

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” Frank Hebert

I’ve lived in S. Korea as an expat for ten years now which is technically still in cold war with the neighbor. I hardly see any war prep materials for regular people except for an occasional call for able men for formation or whatnot. We sure can use some notes from scandinavian countries.

One of the US presidential candidates says he won't defend allies and will tell Putin to "do whatever he wants", so I don't blame Sweden at all.

Putin, NATO's salesman of the year

Thanks for the video

These kids deserve to inherent a better world than we have given them!

Sweden has one of the most educated population I've seen. The fact that everyone spoke perfect English without accent tells you how high level skilled they are. It's a nation that should be prepared. No one wanted this but Putin is forcing his madness on Europe.

As a Hungarian myself, I'm outraged at my government for stalling on approving Sweden to join the NATO. I feel we are letting down our allies (EU countries, NATO countries.) Hungarian politicians are raising all sort of false excuses (like Sweden is not respecting Hungary for voicing their concern regarding the state of democracy in Hungary), etc. but in fact they are most likely just using this as leverage for negotiations to get the EU funds that EU was withholdingdue to Hungarian corruption and democracy deficit (which to me as a Hungarian seems very real)...

This is getting really scary.

I'm an American citizen, retired visiting nurse. I was required to inform my patients about emergency preparedness - nothing elaborate. Just in case of a natural disaster or illness, patients were instructed to keep 2 weeks of food and water on hand. I realized the value of these instructions when i had hip surgery; but most of my patients ignored them. Then the pandemic hit and people panicked.

every country bordering Russia should take this approach

Even I got afraid when I saw your headline and was ready to call my few friends in Sweden. So I can imagine just what the children are feeling. I don't understand Swedish but it seems important that it's clearly stated at the beginning of a "drill" that there is no impending danger (more than yesterday) and that this is a preparatory measure.

Let’s take a moment to pay tribute to the Swedish school system ! 4th graders fluent in a second language ! WOW ! Who else does that ? Except probably Norway, Finland or Danemark…

Any generations Gen x y z have been living in such a comfortable safe lives, especially in scandinavians and other first world countries. We are not even ready to hear the war coming to our lands. Totally different mindset and family, community, and society history after 1950s than East Europe, and all other countries.

sweden is smart.

I'm so sorry that children even have to be taught that. As a russian, i want to say that there are plenty of us who stand against the "special military operation". All we want is peace and a new president that wouldn't imprison anybody whose opinions don't match his own. Our indifference has brought us where we are now, but we can't stay indifferent anymore. So many people's lives were ruined by the present regime. It's time to change something.

I love the little girl who says she doesn't feel like war is coming--that's a sensical child right there.

It's better to be prepared than not. As a child living in California we always prepared for the "Big One." That still has not come, but as an adult I feel prepare for the big earthquake that would destroy California. Sweden must be prepare instead and know what to do for any emergency.

The swedish dont deserve threats of war, my thoughts are with you sweden

Musashimurayama is probably even with Sweden.

I lived in Sweden from 2016 to 2019 and I received that booklet "If Crisis Or War Comes". Besides that, I used to see other references to war, like a book called "When war comes to Gotland*". (*Gotland is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea)

In America, any mention of self defense leads to outraged parents complaining that it gives their kids nightmares.

Helpful information and mindset to be aware of

why DW never show names of presenters or news anchor?

3:04 emergency preparedness and procedures should that situation arise it is good to know how best to get through. Goves a little perspective in what your values are.

"Total defence" is absolutely not the best choice of wording.

It's a must to be prepared like this. 👍👏

It’s important to note that Sweden has a lot of catching up to do defense-wise. While this is certainly a good call, it’s not fair to compare it to other nations.

Amazing how Sweden people speak English even better than some Americans...

⚔ Urgent call to action! This video sheds light on Sweden's plea for citizens to prepare for potential conflict, highlighting the gravity of the situation and the importance of readiness.

It is amazing how children from primary school speak English better than majority of Lithuanian politicians, ministers. Wow, Sweden, IQ based country. I really wish my country would be at same level, at least by IQ ..

Bravo Sweden.

All them bullies are stretching themselves thin... they can't handle everyone.

You all say that’s because you have English in school. Well guess what? I am from Moldova and there we have English from the first year. Yeah, from 7 years old until 18 in school, and after in UNi. I’ve never seen anyone that fluent lol

I think the coin stamping will come with different patterns that present symbol and rate..did the coin material change?

We Americans need to be preparing as well.

so not just environmental warriors that they gave to the world.

Thank you, DW News. We don't get news stories like this from our media here in the US. We need a strong NATO.

Ironic how the title of the video is clickbait, while discussing clickbait 😅

Looks like they interviewed one of the nicest schools in Stockholm! They should go interview the kids at Rinkeby, Jordbro or Handen and see how this interview would of played out.

When Sweden sent out those booklets in 2018 the russian aggression against Ukraine was already going on for four years.

Sweden stronk! Every inch of the Kingdom shall be defended!

The fact that this has to happen... makes me so sad. END ALL WAR! PEACE FOR ALL! On the other side, I do find this effective, Canada doesn't have anything like this.

🙏🏻 United ❤

We need a United European defence force! 🇪🇺❤️

Free Assange!

I always wanted to move to Finland now I have to wonder

I'm not Swedish but if there was a coordinated government campaign telling people in my country to prepare for war I would think that the government knows something that I don't, I would be quite worried and I think mass panic would ensue. Also, if preparing for war means stockpiling food and knowing where a shelter is I'd say the preparation is so obvious as to warrant it a non discussion. The people who need to prepare for war are soldiers. Civilians are just sitting ducks who hope to be able to ride it out alive.

👍🏻👍🏻

So sad world still revolves around wars. Brave teacher and kids. Stay safe Sweden! Russians get better leaders.

When I was a child we had at our school two Japanese men, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, lecturing kids about the horrors of war. Those men dedicated their lives to spread knowledge, love and peace. I sincerely hope these kids will learn not to trust adults/governments that induce and deliberate war instead of peace. Even when it's disguised as self defence.

Whyyy are the fanning the flames and ringing the drum beat of war with the framing of this story here? 🤔🤔

Swedes should follow the Finish approach. Be prepared for anything but fear nothing. Sweden should work on getting their defense spending up from 1.3% to 2% of GDP to prove they're pulling their weight in NATO, but they don't need to be mobilising as if total war is around the corner.

I was a child in the 60s, the height of the Cold War. The talk and media coverage of the Russians/Soviets launching nuked and invasions didn’t seem to bother me by day, but it must have got into my consciousness anyway. Almost every nightmare I had was about Russians invading, then trying to get into every home with guns, including my own. I think these discussions about preparedness should openly include children, who might actually worry more than some adults about the possibility of war. We were excluded from such discussions, adults were “afraid to scare us”, in the 60s, but still absorbed so much anxiety from public talk, media, etc. Children are just younger humans, like older humans, they want and need to know the truth about the world. Plus, adult family members aren’t there every minute to protect their children personally, the vast majority of children are at school a great deal of their time. They must be taught what to do to protect themselves as best they can. I’m so glad Sweden will be joining NATO.

Looking back to when I was a kid, this would have given me a feeling of empowernment. I came from the 60s fallout shelter era.

I'm from the Netherlands and here the preparation is for flooding. You can lookup how much your house will be underwater in case of a flood from the sea and/or from the rivers. You can even lookup all the houses in the neighborhood that are high enough so that in case of a flood they will have at least one dry floor. So you know which neighbors you should bother. Biggest cause of death by the way in case of flooding is the cold.

The English proficiency is also because so much media is in English, like their favorite KZfaqrs, a lot of movies aren’t dubbed, etc. the English they learn in school just gives them a gateway to be able to learn from the outside world. Most of the skill is from outside the classroom

I don't hear Finland and Norway sweating as much as Sweden. But Sweden doesn't share a border with Russia. So why would Russia actually want to fight with Sweden?

"Reading, writing, and arithmetic aren't the only things these children in Sweden are learning...". If they are learning reading, writing, and arithmetic, they are already learning more than kids in most English speaking countries these days! And they can speak at least two languages. A huge number of English speaking kids I come across these days can barely speak English. What has happened to the English-speaking West is appalling.

Sweden is an amazing place and people. A great example of how to deal with many of life's problems, including something as horrific as war.

They should also teach the children about the causes of war and who wants it most!

This isn't a civilians fight. This is a corrupt politicians fight. Make them fight their own battles

Honesty is always the best policy. Don't "dumb down" language to make it "kid appropriate", they are smarter than you give them credit for. Sweden doing this is one of the best things I've seen, it's extremely important not to patronize the citizens because some so-called experts are afraid. I think people are too quick to make judgments on what children are capable of handling.

truly admirable measures from Sweden. Those efforts would avoid a traumatized generation and cycles of psychological turmoil in Swedish society. I wish if all nations had the awareness and desire to take care of their children this way.. the world would be a much better place

Should realise the first casualty of war is childhood.

As a proud half Finn, I'll come to Finland, enlist, and come protect you. I got you, fam. ❤ I already served in the US, so I know a thing or two. 😉🫡

I’m 68 and living in Canada and I’m scared too..too many madmen out there and possibility of another just south of us.

I've been ready for what since I was a toddler, you never know when the danish are coming.

How do you defend against thousands of nuclear missiles?

The wirld has seen enough of War but we still never learnt about the impact of war 😞😞

sweden has been dealing with russian expansion for centuries. they see it coming.

So, it's just a basic emergency preparedness guide. Sounds useful.

There goes that happiest place on earth title…

Conclusion? Use LESS SOCIAL MEDIA

Sweden needs bigger army.

Please make the documentary on thar desert of Rajasthan and its Bishnoi community of Jodhpur and Bikaner district

Cameras and documents do not lie

That folder is 5 years old or more. What a way to try and make a headline!

Immigrants must think this is what we came to Europe for at all

Total Defense is a finnish term and concept taken on by their swedish allies now, very wisely so. We will need far stronger civil defense & desaster relief all across the world, not only in case of war but also for the more frequent natural desasters we will be facing. A draft for civil protection agencies and ongoing encouragement for people to volunteer in firefighting, medical support and other fields of civil defense would be a smart way to futureproof our societies.

Sweedens ability to take care of its children's mental health is extremely impressive.

This was 2 years ago. DW!!!