It happens that the national bomb squad is visited by colleagues from neighboring countries.

- They are always amazed at the amount of explosions we have, says Marie Borgh, head of bomb protection.

They do not have the same problems at home - and they do not want it either.

In 2021, the National Bomb Squadron handled 94 explosions.

The worst affected last year were police region south with 43 explosions and Stockholm with 27, according to the national bomb squad.

Why criminals in Sweden are increasingly being blown up is unclear.

One theory is that the supply of smuggled hand grenades has been good and that control of civilian explosives has broken down on, for example, construction sites.

But also stricter gun laws.

- When the weapons legislation was tightened two years ago, we thought that many might go on to blow up because the penalties were milder for possession and the risk of detection was lower, says Marie Borgh.

Since then, penalties for explosives have been tightened - but the criminal explosions continue.

They have become commonplace for the National Bomb Protection, which is based in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

The bomb technicians are made up of about a hundred police officers, the exact number and their identities are secret information.

894 efforts 2021

The bomb technicians Aktuellt talks to say that the "sharp" cases are so many and laborious that the vital exercise activities have been left behind.

Last year, 894 efforts were made.

In addition to explosions, it was, for example, a search of premises, disposal of found dynamite and grenades.

- The most important thing is that we in the team can trust each other, says "Emelie" one of the group's few female bomb technicians and says that in this job you have to have good nerves.

- Some situations are really stressful but we must be able to work methodically and calmly.

The bomb protection also includes the national bomb data center, which consists of personnel from the Police Authority, the Security Police and the Armed Forces.

Here they deal with analyzes, intelligence work and knowledge support.