The Swedish fire-fighting plan, which was sent by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), arrived in Greece on August 6 and was up and water-bombed for the first time on Saturday.
The Swedish planes were accompanied by three pilots, a technician and a liaison staff.
The plan has so far participated in the firefighting work in northern Athens and on the island of Evia, under difficult conditions.
- The situation is very serious, there are many fires, in many different places and very high fire risks.
And there are a lot of efforts to put them out - a lot of resources are being used, especially Greek.
Several EU countries are and help, not just Sweden, says Per Velandia, head of humanitarian efforts at MSB.
Full in the air
The heat from the two fire fronts on Evia is described in the Greek media as so intense that the water from the control plan evaporates before it reaches the flames.
The Swedes are in the middle of the active firefighting work.
- The smoke pillars are up, there are burnt areas and the airspace is full - an incredible activity to put out as much as possible, says Per Velandia who on Sunday morning was in contact with a staff sent by Sweden.
Despite the difficult situation, the work is going relatively well, according to him.
Stay a week
The plan that MSB hired in from Saab is of the model AT-802 F and has the capacity to release 3,000 liters of water at a time.
They are part of the EU effort to assist the Greeks.
- We are a small part of a big effort.
We and others do our best to help, says Per Velandia.
The plan is for the Swedish firefighting plan to initially stay for a week in Greece.
- Then we get to evaluate during the week and see if more is needed, and if we have the opportunity to stay, says Velandia.