{"id":9651,"date":"2022-03-11T02:31:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T02:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9651"},"modified":"2022-03-11T02:31:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T02:31:01","slug":"swedens-response-to-the-crisis-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedens-response-to-the-crisis-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden\u2019s Response to the Crisis in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world\u2019s attention has been focused on Ukraine since the Russian invasion two weeks ago, and Sweden is no exception. This week\u2019s blog will summarize what Sweden\u2019s response to the crisis has been (with links to articles where you can read more) as well as highlight two specific articles to provide you with useful vocabulary for reading Swedish news covering the war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vad g\u00f6r Sveriges regering? <\/b>\/ What is Sweden\u2019s government doing?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweden has responded very quickly to the crisis in Ukraine, and on several fronts. The Swedish government quickly authorized sending monetary aid to both Ukraine\u2019s military defense and to humanitarian organizations. More unusually for Sweden, the government also decided to send military <\/span>vapen och utrustning <\/span><\/i><\/a>(weapons and equipment) to Ukraine. This decision marks the first time Sweden has sent weapons to a country at war since 1939 when they sent weapons to Finland which had been attacked by the Soviet Union.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both <\/span>statsministern <\/span><\/i>(the prime minister) <\/span>Magdalena Andersson<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Kung Carl Gustaf<\/span><\/a> have held speeches to the Swedish public in recent weeks. Andersson emphasized that the threat to Sweden, and all of the EU, has now increased and that Sweden\u2019s defense would receive more funding, noting \u201c<\/span>Vi svenskar ska f\u00f6rsvara v\u00e5r demokrati\u201d <\/span><\/i>(We Swedes will defend our democracy). It\u2019s quite unusual for a Swedish prime minister to hold a speech directly to the nation, and happens only in extreme situations. It has only occurred four other times in history, with two of those times occurring during the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, there is also a debate going on in the government and amongst the public about whether or not Sweden should join the military alliance, NATO (Norway and Denmark are members, but Sweden and Finland are not). As of now, Andersson continues to reject the idea at this time as it would \u201c<\/span>ytterligare destabilisera den h\u00e4r delen av Europa<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d<\/span> (further destabilize this part of Europe).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vad g\u00f6r svenska folket? \/ <\/b>What are the Swedish people doing?<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the government response, the Swedish public has been mobilizing to assist Ukraine. Unicef Sverige received over <\/span>23 million kronor<\/span><\/a> in donations over the course of just one week. Svenska R\u00f6da Korset, Radiohj\u00e4lpen and SOS Barnbyar are other humanitarian organizations who have received millions of kronor to support Ukraine in recent weeks. Many Swedes are also collecting donations of necessities such as clothes, blankets, medicine, and more to send to Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There has also been a record number of nearly 10,000 applications to join <\/span>hemv\u00e4rnet<\/span><\/i><\/a> (Sweden\u2019s National Guard) since the war started. Typically, they receive only about 5,000 applications for the entire year. One recent applicant who was interviewed about his decision said he chose to join because although he has no prior military experience, he wanted to be able to contribute something to society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hj\u00e4lpsamma ord och fraser \/ <\/b>Helpful vocabulary<\/span><\/p>\n

8sidor recently published an article called <\/span>M\u00e5nga vill hj\u00e4lpa Ukraina<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i>Let\u2019s take a look at some of the sentences and learn some key vocabulary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Kriget i Ukraina har gjort att det \u00e4r stor <\/span><\/i>brist<\/i><\/b> (lack)<\/span> p\u00e5 saker som m\u00e4nniskor beh\u00f6ver f\u00f6r att leva<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Vi arbetar \u2026 f\u00f6r att hj\u00e4lpa barn med <\/span><\/i>rent vatten, mediciner, sjukv\u00e5rd, kl\u00e4der och mat<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> (clean water, medicine, healthcare, clothes and food)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Sammanlagt <\/span><\/i>har <\/i><\/b>m\u00e4nniskor i Sverige <\/span><\/i>sk\u00e4nkt<\/i><\/b> (have donated)<\/span> \u00f6ver 100 miljoner kronor till organisationer som hj\u00e4lper m\u00e4nniskor i Ukraina<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Det finns ocks\u00e5 olika <\/span><\/i>insamlingar<\/i><\/b> (collections) <\/span>av kl\u00e4der, filtar och leksaker i Sverige.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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A piece from Radio Sweden p\u00e5 l\u00e4tt svenska entitled <\/span>F\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen som flyktingar f\u00e5r skydd i hela EU<\/span><\/i><\/a> discusses a recent EU decision about refugees from Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>F\u00f6r f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen n\u00e5gonsin f\u00e5r <\/span><\/i>flyktingar <\/i><\/b>(refugees)<\/span> stanna i EU i ett \u00e5r.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Det <\/span><\/i>g\u00e4ller <\/i><\/b>(applies to)<\/span> de personer som <\/span><\/i>flyr<\/i><\/b> (are fleeing) <\/span>fr\u00e5n <\/span><\/i>kriget <\/i><\/b>(<\/span><\/i>the war) <\/span>i Ukraina.<\/span><\/i>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>Skyddet<\/i><\/b> (the protection\/refuge)<\/span> kan ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngas upp till tre \u00e5r.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Kommunerna i Sverige har b\u00f6rjat arbeta med <\/span><\/i>att kunna ta emot<\/i><\/b> (to be able to accept) <\/span>m\u00e5nga flyktingar fr\u00e5n Ukraina<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>M\u00e5nga <\/span><\/i>ukrainare<\/i><\/b> (Ukrainians) <\/span>som bor i Sverige f\u00f6rs\u00f6ker hj\u00e4lpa sina sl\u00e4ktingar.<\/span><\/i> \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Other useful vocab:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ukraina<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nUkraine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryssland<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nRussia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
att attackera<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nto attack<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F\u00f6renta Nationerna (FN)<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nUnited Nations (UN)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sanktioner<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nsanctions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f\u00f6rsvar<\/span><\/i><\/td>\ndefense<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
s\u00e4kerhet\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nsecurity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
civil befolkningen<\/span><\/i><\/td>\ncivilian population<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The world\u2019s attention has been focused on Ukraine since the Russian invasion two weeks ago, and Sweden is no exception. This week\u2019s blog will summarize what Sweden\u2019s response to the crisis has been (with links to articles where you can read more) as well as highlight two specific articles to provide you with useful vocabulary…<\/p>\n

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