Translated from a Finnish article, which in turn has been written off "Dagens Nyheter", a Swedish publication.
Sweden is threatened by acute lack of cash. The Swedish workers' union for transporters stopped all shipments on Thursday because of continued robberies. The union demands police protection for their deliveries.
The banks have requested people to use cards. Also big department stores recommend their customers to pay with cards.
The banks wish to remind that cash withdrawals should be avoided.
"This is not only because of yesterday's robbery. This is a continuous matter of security. If your bank card is stolen, you can always secure your money by shutting down the card. . Stolen cash is gone forever", the deputy PR chief of Handelsbanken, Johan Lagerström, says in Dagens Nyheter magasine.
On Friday noon the banks had not yet seen signs about hoarding cash.. Many banks have however made preparations for the weekend because of the stopped shipments of cash. In addition, bank card requests will be processed faster than usual. "We shall process the requests for cards all weekend. A card requested today will be ready by Monday", promises Lagerström.
Masked robbers blew up a Securitas (company) cash delivery vehicle in Stora Höga on Thursday, north from Göteborg city and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Over 30 cash shipments have been robbed on either roads or from security companies' warehouses in Sweden this year.
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