Author: Kristina Ros

Today, September 18, the report Digitalization in the Water and Wastewater Sector was presented during Nordiwa in Stockholm. The report has been produced by students in the Water Industry Internship Program 2026. The presentation was opened by Matilda Jirblom, board member of the Water Industry and chair of NextGen, who talked about the Water Industry's work with Next Gen and also shared the latest results from the Water Industry's […]

Andreas Thunberg, CEO of Norrvatten, participates in one of the panels at the Water Industry FORUM26. Here he explains why the meeting between municipal operations and the industry is so crucial for Swedish water supply and sanitation preparedness. Why are you participating in FORUM26? We public operations have too few contact points with the industry, even though we are very dependent on it. It is the water industry that stands […]

Norconsult are new members of the Water Industry and we took the opportunity to ask Sandra Kuru, Business Manager Water & Climate at Norconsult, a few questions about the company and what they specifically do in the area of water purification and water treatment. At Norconsult, we work with the entire water chain, from raw water and drinking water production to wastewater treatment, stormwater and climate adaptation. The great […]

That's why Per Edquist, a specialist in emergency planning at the Swedish Police Authority, is participating in the Water Industry FORUM26. Here he tells us more about why. Why is the Police involved in an emergency event with a focus on water and sewage? As an emergency authority, the Police is dependent on water, sewage and other basic infrastructure functioning in order for us to be able to fulfill our task. At the same time, we have […]

This is what Christina Nordin, Director General of the Swedish National Food Administration, says. The Swedish National Food Administration is the sector coordinating authority for the food supply and drinking water emergency sector, which also includes sewage. The mission includes contributing to ensuring that there is sufficient drinking water in times of crisis and war. This requires knowledge at all levels about responsibilities, dependencies and the conditions of different actors. It is work that never […]

That's what Karin Palmblad, Business Area Manager Resilience at Ramboll, says, who works with crisis exercises and supply preparedness linked to critical operations. On November 19, she will be at FORUM26 – the water industry's meeting place for Sweden's water supply preparedness. Why is FORUM26 needed right now? – Because we have gone from talking about collaboration to actually needing to understand how it works […]

On November 19, security expert Jörgen Holmlund will be one of the panelists at Vattenindustrins FORUM26. Jörgen has extensive experience in strategic security work in various roles within, among others, the police and the Armed Forces, both in Sweden and internationally. For him, water supply preparedness is about much more than technology and systems. Why do you choose to participate as a panelist in FORUM26?– We […]

The water sector is one of society's most critical but least visible industries. The Water Industry Skills Survey 2026 is the second time the question has been asked, and the results can be compared for the first time with the previous survey in 2022. The picture is clear: the skills shortage still has concrete business consequences and in several respects the situation has worsened since 2022. At the same time, the turnout is significantly higher than […]

On November 19, the Swedish Water Industry will gather the entire industry for the autumn's most important water supply and sanitation emergency event, FORUM26. This year in a new format. The Swedish Water Industry's Secretary General Joachim Jämttjärn tells us more. What is the structure of FORUM26? - All actors within Swedish Water Supply and Sanitation understand how crucial collaboration is to making the water supply function in a crisis. But we never get the opportunity to test our collaboration. […]

In connection with the Water Industry's spring meeting, Filip Dahlström, HMS Networks, was elected as a new member of the Water Industry's board. Filip has been co-opted to the board since the autumn meeting of 2025. We asked Filip what made him accept, what challenges he sees and what he believes is needed to overcome them. – Water is one of our most important […]

This is what Andreas Hagelin, head of security at the Käppala Association on Lidingö, says. Andreas is one of several experts who will participate at FORUM26 on November 19. Andreas shares his view on how together we can further strengthen Sweden's water and sanitation preparedness. Andreas has personally experienced how crucial collaboration is in times of crisis. During his time […]

We take clean water for granted. It flows from the tap, the treatment plants do their job, the pipes are where they should be. But behind that obviousness are people – engineers, operating technicians, designers – and they are the ones who are starting to run out. The lack of skills in the water sector is not just about a lack of personnel and training. It is already costing Swedish […]