Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces, or ''F�rsvarsmakten'', is a Government agencies in Sweden responsible for the peacetime operation of the armed forces of Sweden. The primary long time task of the agency is to prepare for the defense of the country in the event of war, with the short-term task of training and deploying peacekeeping abroad. The Armed Forces is branched into army, air force and navy. As a Government agency, it reports to the Swedish Ministry of Defence. The head of armed forces is the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces (''�verbef�lhavaren'', ''�B''), the most senior officer in the country.

Swedish Armed Forces
Military manpower
Military age	18 years of age
Availability	males age 15-49: 2,062,566 (2001 est.)
Fit for military service	males age 15-46: 1,802,955 (2001 est.)
Reaching military age annually	males: 51,506 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure	$5 billion (FY98)
Percent of GDP	2.1% (FY98)

== Possible enemies == Usually, the adversary in tactical wargames and scenarios is thought to use equipment from the former Warsaw Pact, although a specific country is never mentioned for political reasons. The majority of Swedish equipment is NATO compatible, and most scenarios include some form of cooperation with one or more of the NATO members. Recent political decisions have strongly emphasized the will to participate in international peace support operations, to the point where this has become the main short-term goal of training and equipment acquisition. Sweden is aiming at remaining neutral country in case of proximate war, and therefore not a formal member of NATO or any other military alliance. Its military is built on conscription, and until the end of the Cold War nearly all males reaching the age of military service were conscripted. In recent years, the number of conscripted males has reduced dramatically, while the number of female volunteers has increased slightly. == Current deployments == Currently, Sweden has deployed military forces in Liberia, Afghanistan and Kosovo. Observers from Sweden have been sent to a large number of countries, including Georgia (country), North Korea and Lebanon. == Training == Officers are trained at the Swedish Armed Forces Military Academy which has establishments at Karlberg Castle outside Stockholm, in Halmstad and in �stersund. Conscriptions are trained at the different units of the three branches, the purpose of which primarily being training installations and without significant wartime importance. == Military Ranks == Swedish military ranks, essentially corresponds to those used by the armed forces of the English language speaking world. Swedish ranks correspond even more closely to those in German language usage due to linguistic similarities. See comparative military ranks. There are two different systems of rank for commissioned officers, depending on whether one is commissioned according to the system used in the Army, or the one in the Navy. The Air Force and the non-navy Marine Forces uses the same system as the Army.

Swedish	English	German	Swedish	English	German
Army Ranks			Navy Ranks
F�ltmarskalk	Field Marshal	Feldmarschall		Fleet Admiral
General	General	General	Amiral	Admiral	Admiral
Generall�jtnant	Lieutenant General	Generalleutnant	Viceamiral	Vice Admiral	Vizeadmiral
Generalmajor	Major General	Generalmajor	Konteramiral	Rear Admiral	Konteradmiral
Brigadgeneral	Brigadier General	Brigadegeneral	Flottiljamiral	Commodore	Flottillenadmiral
�verste	Colonel	Oberst	Kommend�r	Captain	Kapit�n zur See
�verstel�jtnant	Lieutenant Colonel	Oberstleutnant	Kommend�rkapten	Commander	Fregattenkapit�n
Major	Major	Major	�rlogskapten	Lieutenant Commander	Korvettenkapit�n
Kapten	Captain	Hauptmann	Kapten	Lieutenant	Kapit�nleutnant
L�jtnant	Lieutenant	Oberleutnant	L�jtnant	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Oberleutnant zur See
F�nrik	Second Lieutenant	Leutnant	F�nrik	Ensign	Leutnant zur See

The military introduced the rank of Brigadier General in 2001. The rank and the responsibilities associated with it existed before 2001, but all officers were commissioned as "Colonel First Class", or ''�verste av f�rsta graden'', i. e. not a General. The same goes for ''Flottiljamiral'' which used to be ''Kommend�r av f�rsta graden'', or "Captain First Class". The background for this anomaly was a Politics of Sweden to limit the number of Generals in the armed forces. No Swedish Field Marshals has been appointed since the 19th century.

Warrant Officer & NCO Ranks
Class	Swedish	English
Warrant Officer Warrant Officer	''Fanjunkare''	Sergeant Major
Warrant Officer Warrant Officer	Sergeant	Master Sergeant
non-commissioned officer	''�verfurir''	First Sergeant
	Furir	Sergeant
	Korpral	Corporal
Private	''Vicekorpral''	Lance Corporal
Private	Menig	Private

All officer's ranks below commissioned officers use the same system of rank independent of their branch of service and are divided into two classes. The higher class, ''"underofficer"'', has a status comparable to that of a warrant officer and often carries a responsibility comparable to that of a lower ranking commissioned officer. The lower class, ''"underbef�l"'', are the non-commissioned officers of the armed forces. Cadet's hold a rank equivalent to that of a WO "Sergeant", but wear different insignia. The ranks of ''fanjunkare'', ''�verfurir'' and ''vicekorpral'' are rarely used in the regular service. They are however used in volunteer and auxiliary forces. == Organization == === Branches === *Swedish Army (''Arm�n'') *Royal Swedish Navy (''Marinen'') *Swedish Air Force (''Flygvapnet'') === Military Districts === *Gotland Military District (''MD G'') *Central Military District (''MD M'') *Northern Military District (''MD N'') *Southern Military District (''MD S'') === Schools === Some of the schools listed below answers to other units, listed under the various branches of the Armed Forces. *Amphibious Combat School (''AmfSS'') located in Vaxholm *Artillery Combat School (''ArtSS'') located in Kristinehamn *Army Technical School (''ATS'') located in �stersund *Air Force Uppsala Schools (''F 20'') located in Uppsala *Field Work School (''FarbS'') located in Eksj� *Air Force Air Officer School (''FBS'') located in Uppsala *Airborne Ranger School (''FJS'') located in Karlsborg *Flight School (''FlygS'') located in Link�ping/Malmen *Armed Forces Halmstad Schools (''FMHS'') located in Halmstad *Helicopter Combat School (''HkpSS'') located in Link�ping/Malmen *Home Guard Combat School (''HvSS'') located in S�dert�lje *Command School (''LedS'') located in Enk�ping *Anti-Aircraft Combat School (''LvSS'') located in Halmstad *Military Academy Halmstad (''MHS H'') located in Halmstad *Military Academy Karlberg (''MHS K'') located in Stockholm/Karlberg *Military Academy �stersund (''MHS �'') located in �stersund *Ground Combat School (''MSS'') located in Sk�vde *Naval Schools (''�S'') located in Karlskrona === Centres === *Armed Forces War Case Centre (''FKSC'') located in Stockholm *Armed Forces Medical Centre (''FSC'') located in Karlstad/Hammar� *Air Medicine Centre (''FMC'') located in Stockholm *Armed Forces Logistics (''FMLOG'') located in Karlstad, Boden, Karlskrona and Arboga *Armed Forces Intelligence and Security Centre (''FMUndS�kC'') located in Uppsala *Armed Forces Musical Centre (''F�MusC'') located in Str�ngn�s *Joint Forces Command (''OPIL'') with Army, Air and Naval Tactical Commands (''ATK'', ''FTK'' and ''MTK'') located in Stockholm and Uppsala *Recruitment Centre (''RekryC'') located in Stockholm *Total Defense Protection Centre (''SkyddC'') located in Ume� *Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (''SWEDEC'') located in Eksj� *Swedish Armed Forces International Centre (''Swedint'') located in Stockholm/Kungs�ngen == Government agencies reporting to the Ministry of Defence == ''Main article: Government agencies in Sweden'' *Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, or ''F�rsvarets materielverk (FMV)'' [http://www.fmv.se external link] *Swedish National Service Administration, or ''Pliktverket'' *Swedish National Defence College, or ''F�rsvarsh�gskolan'' *Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment, or ''F�rsvarets radioanstalt (FRA)'' [http://www.fra.se external link] *Swedish Defence Research Agency, or ''Totalf�rsvarets forskningsinstitut (FOI)'' [http://www.foi.se external link] *Swedish Coast Guard, or ''Kustbevakningen'' *Swedish Emergency Management Agency, or ''Krisberedskapsmyndigheten'' [http://www.krisberedskapsmyndigheten.se external link] *Swedish Rescue Services Agency, or ''R�ddningsverket'' *Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence, or ''Styrelsen f�r psykologiskt f�rsvar'' [http://www.psycdef.se external link] == Voluntary Defence Organizations == *Swedish Home Guard (''Hemv�rnet'') *Lottorna (''Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service'') == See also == *Government of Sweden *Society and Defense *Scandinavian defense union *Per Albin Line *List of Swedish wars *List of Swedish Field Marshals *List of Swedish military commanders *List of Swedish monarchs *List of Swedish regiments *List of military aircraft of Sweden == References == * CIA World Factbook 2001 == External links== *[http://www.mil.se/?lang=E Swedish Armed Forces] - Official site (in English) *[http://www.armen.mil.se/ Swedish Army] - Official site *[http://www.flygvapnet.mil.se/ Swedish Air Force] - Official site *[http://www.marinen.mil.se/ Swedish Navy] - Official site *Svante Wendel's [http://www.wendel.se/rswa/index.htm Unofficial Royal Swedish Army page] *[http://www.kamouflage.net/ kamouflage.net: online index of camouflage uniforms from around the world] **[http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00161/en_index.php kamouflage.net > Europe > Sweden (Kingdom of Sweden) > index] Swedish government agencies Military of Sweden Militaries

Swedish Armed Forces

Almost every single one of the 128 articles in :Category:Militaries is in the form 'Military of ''country'. Sweden should probably also be. Lets move it back to 'Military of Sweden' User:IngoolemoUser_talk:IngoolemoUser:IngoolemoUser_talk:Ingoolemo 04:08, 2004 Sep 22 (UTC) :No, lets not do that. I think we should move all those articles from their generic "Military of XYZ" to their proper names instead. I guess most militaries have official english names we can use. -- User:Jniemenmaa 07:13, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC) ::Agreeing with Jniemenmaa. ''Military of country'' sounds very generic. When an armed force of a country has an official name in English, why not use it? Maybe remove the redirect from Military of Sweden, and write a short article about the history of the ''SAF'' and what it has done through the centuries, with links to the proper pages of the Armed Forces, Army, Air Force and Navy? User:Johan Elisson 19:28, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC) The article covers a specific agency of the Swedish government; The Swedish Armed Forces, or ''F�rsvarsmakten''. Virtually no military activity in Sweden exists outside it. There are other agencies under the ministry of defense however they primarily relate to security policy and defense, and defense is an issue which is wider than military defense. What is really lacking is a comprehensive structure to cover this. However, the main problem seems to be that this information and these articles have not been written yet. A possible stucture for this would be: *Security policy **Security policy by country ***Security policy of Sweden ****Swedish neutrality ****... ****Swedish Department of Defense *****Swedish Emergency Management Agency *****... *****Military of Sweden ******Swedish Armed Forces *******Swedish Army *******... ******Swedish military history A Military of Sweden entry would presently be little more than a stub linking to this article and to military history, but perhaps that is needed. Anything more that fits under it? -- User:Mic 21:48, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)

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