It's about filling up the warehouses with everything from different types of weapon systems and ammunition to bayonets and combat rations, according to the Social Democrats' defense policy spokesperson Peter Hultqvist.
Here, it doesn't help with discussions about "gut feelings". This is something that takes time and therefore it must start now, he says.
The Social Democrats believe that the state should act as a guarantor, and Hultqvist thinks that the Swedish defense industry is ready to make an effort.
I visited Karlskoga on Friday and talked to the companies there, and there is an interest in establishing new production lines, but it requires this type of reasoning from the government and the state.
How much money the state needs to allocate, he cannot say.
The amount of money will have to be revisited once these discussions have begun.
The Social Democrats also want to see discussions about a supplementary package to the current defense decision, and think that the two billion kronor that the Defense Forces are now returning to the state treasury can serve as a foundation.
Hultqvist emphasizes that the Swedish state is "a very important market" for the Swedish defense industry.
Should Swedish orders be given priority at Swedish factories?
The Swedish defense industry should to a greater extent contribute to the Swedish defense forces and Sweden's needs, and we believe that potential is not being sufficiently utilized.
