Summary
Sweden’s burial associations are seeking land to prepare for potential mass wartime burials, prompting new crisis readiness guidelines following the country’s decision to join NATO amid rising tensions with Russia.
In Gothenburg, officials aim to acquire 10 acres for emergency burials and 15 acres for regular cemetery use.
Sweden’s neutrality ended after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, prompting civil defense measures and NATO membership.
Pretty much yes, we just sadly don’t really take that into account. Also, eventually burial sites get abandoned for one reason or another, everyone forgets about them, and the land either returns to nature or is reused.