At the end of September 2021, the hunting regiment K4 in Arvidsjaur will be reopened.
A strengthening of the defense in the north, which is based on something that Sweden previously missed: the military rearmament in the Arctic.
K4 in Arvidsjaur
In the large area around the North Pole, demands are met for natural resources such as rare earth metals, oil and gas. It can create conflicts.
At the same time, the thawed northeastern passage, north of Russia, has given the country a new, northern flank.
It is now being equipped with new weapons, including the strategic submarines, which carry nuclear weapons.
Participants:
Morgan Gustafsson, Chief of Staff at K4.
Louise Calais, Swedish Arctic Ambassador.
Niklas Granholm, research leader and defense analyst at FOI, the Swedish Defense Research Agency.
Of:
Host: Bo Torbjörn Ek
Reporter: Ulrika Bergqvist
Producer: Carl-Johan Ulvenäs
Techniques: Mats Jonsson
Publisher: Nils Eklund