Swedish Armed ForcesGovernment

The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) is the government agency responsible for the military defense of Sweden, operating under the Ministry of Defence. Its primary mandate is to protect the country's territorial integrity, defend the nation against armed aggression, and contribute to international peacekeeping and crisis-management operations. Tracing its lineage back to the formation of national military units in 1521 under King Gustav Vasa, it historically upheld a long-standing policy of armed neutrality throughout the 19th and 20th centuries before fundamentally shifting its strategic posture to join NATO.