Sweden
Country area: 450,000 km2
Number of inhabitants: 9,1 million.
Capital city: Stockholm
Number of inhabitants in Stockholm: 800,000
Emergency number: 112
Number of fire fighters in Sweden:
5,300 career fire fighters
11,000 volunteer fire fighters
Number of fire stations in Sweden:
125 career fire stations
650 volunteer fire stations
(source: Pompiers d’Europe, 2008)
Learn more about the the Swedish National CTIF Committee:
Each member country of CTIF is encouraged to have a National Committee, which serves as the local chapter of CTIF.
CTIF Sweden is represented by the Swedish Civil Defence and Resiliance Agency (MCF.se), however the Swedish National CTIF Committee consists if members from several organisations with connection to fire services throughout Sweden.
CTIF Sweden is also a member of a CTIF regional cooperation between three other Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Denmark, and also since 2025 the Baltic countries. Together they form "The CTIF Nordic / Baltic Committee" , which aims to meet once per year to discuss issues concerning the all the countries in the region.
Contact the chair of the Swedish National Committee
