Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that makes up the armed forces of Sweden. It defends the country and helps international peacekeeping. It also gives humanitarian aid. It is made of the Swedish Army, the Swedish Air Force and the Swedish Navy, as well as a military reserve force, the Home Guard. Since 1994, all Swedish military branches are in one unified government agency. They are led by the Supreme Commander.
| Swedish Armed Forces Försvarsmakten | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of the Swedish Armed Forces | |
| Established | 1521 |
| Current form | 1975 |
| Parts | |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Government (Kristersson Cabinet) |
| Supreme Commander |  General Micael Bydén
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| Chief of Defence Staff | Vice Admiral Jonas Haggren |
| Serving soldiers | |
| Military age | 18–47[1] |
| Conscription | Yes[2][3][4] |
| Available to be a soldier |
3,020,782 males, age 18–47 (2017 est.), 2,760,451 females, age 18–47 (2017 est.) |
| Fit to be a soldier |
1,980,592 males, age 18–47 (2017 est.), 1,649,875 females, age 18–47 (2017 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
58,937 males (2017 est.), 56,225 females (2017 est.) |
| Active employees/soldiers | 23,600[5] |
| Reserve personnel | 31,300[5] |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 81 billion kr (2021)[6] |
| Percent of GDP | 1.3% (2022)[7] |
| Industry | |
| Suppliers from inland | BAE Systems AB Saab Bofors Dynamics Saab AB |
| See also | |
| History | Military history of Sweden |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces |
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The Swedish Armed Forces is made up of 23,600 active personnel, 11,200 military reserves, 24,000 Home Guard and 5,200 conscripts (set to go up to 8,000 conscripts by 2024) as of 2022.
Swedish Armed Forces Media
Coat of arms of the Amphibious Corps
The Swedish multirole fighter, the Saab JAS 39 Gripen.
NH90 of the Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Visby class corvette.
The Infantry fighting vehicle CV 90 produced and used by Sweden.
References
- ↑ Ministry of Defense (1994-12-15). "SFS 2010:448. Lag (1994:1809) om totalförsvarsplikt" [SFS 2010: 448. Act (1994: 1809) on compulsory military service]. Lagen.nu (in svenska). Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ↑ (in sv) Värnplikten återinförs – tusentals kallas till mönstring. 2 March 2017. https://www.svd.se/uppgifter-varnplikten-aterinfors/om/nya-varnplikten. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ Nilsson, Christoffer (2 March 2017) (in sv). Regeringen inför värnplikt i Sverige – beslut i dag. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/3aq80/regeringsbeslut-i-dag-varnplikten-aterinfors. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ "En kombination av frivillighet och plikt" [A combination of voluntariness and duty]. Swedish Armed Forces (in svenska). 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Personalsiffror" [Personnel Figures]. Swedish Armed Forces (in svenska).
- ↑ "Statens budget i siffror" [State budget in figures]. Government Office of Sweden (in svenska). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "TRENDS IN WORLD MILITARY EXPENDITURE, 2021" (PDF). SIPRI. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
Manpower numbers are taken from "The World Factbook". 21 June 2022.
Other websites
- Official website (in English)