The exercise Sydfront 21 is carried out in several places in central and southern Sweden.

It started in Skövde last Monday and will end in Skåne in almost a week.

- We maintain and develop our abilities to solve our war tasks, that is why we do this exercise, says Rickard Johansson, Colonel.

13 different units

It is a large exercise with over 3,500 participants from 13 different unions and schools, as well as 800 vehicles.

And the exercise is carried out despite the pandemic.

- We simply have to practice to maintain the ability even when there are frictions like pandemic.

But in the Armed Forces and the army, we are used to managing risks, says Rickard Johansson.

Hear Rickard Johansson tell more about the exercise Sydfront in the clip above.