List of Swedish wars
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This is a list of war
s fought by Sweden
between 1496 and the present day. Note that Sweden has, in fact, not been involved in any declared war since 1814:
War
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s fought by Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
between 1496 and the present day. Note that Sweden has, in fact, not been involved in any declared war since 1814:
| Year | War | Conclusion |
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| 15th century | ||
| 1495–1497 | Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) | Eternal Peace of 1508 |
| 16th century | ||
| 1521–1523 | Swedish War of Liberation Swedish War of Liberation The Swedish War of Liberation , , was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the Danish king Christian II as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden. The war started in January 1521 when Gustav Vasa was appointed "hövitsman" over Dalarna. After Gustav Vasa sacked... (Befrielsekriget) |
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| 1534–1536 | Danish Count's Feud Count's Feud The Count's Feud , also called the Count's War, was a civil war that raged in Denmark in 1534–36 and brought about the Reformation in Denmark... (Danska Grevefejden) |
Armistice of Copenhagen Armistice of Copenhagen The Armistice of Copenhagen of 1537 ended the Danish war known as the Count's Feud. No formal peace was signed but the Swedish debt to Lübeck was considered settled and the trade monopoly of Lübeck in Sweden came to an end.... (1537) |
| 1554–1557 | Great Russian War (Stora ryska kriget) | Treaty of Novgorod Treaty of Novgorod (1557) The Treaty, Truce or Second Peace of Novgorod was concluded in March 1557. It ended the Russo-Swedish War , a series of skirmishes in the Vyborg and Oreshek areas resulting from Swedish attempts to keep Livonia, where the Teutonic Order's rule had collapsed, out of the Russian sphere of... (1557) |
| 1563–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War Northern Seven Years' War The Northern Seven Years' War was the war between Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck and the Polish–Lithuanian union, fought between 1563 and 1570... (Nordiska sjuårskriget) |
Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
| 1570–1595 | Livonian War Livonian War The Livonian War was fought for control of Old Livonia in the territory of present-day Estonia and Latvia when the Tsardom of Russia faced a varying coalition of Denmark–Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland.During the period 1558–1578,... and Russo-Swedish War (1590–1595) (25-årskriget mot Ryssland) |
Treaty of Teusina (1595) |
| 1598–1599 | War against Sigismund War against Sigismund The war against Sigismund was a war between Duke Charles, later King Charles IX and Sigismund, King of Sweden and Poland. Lasting from 1598 to 1599, it is also called War of Deposition against Sigismund, since the focus of the conflicts was the attempt to depose the latter from the throne of Sweden... (Kriget mot Sigismund) |
Armistice of Stångebro (1598) |
| 17th century | ||
| 1600–1629 | Polish War Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) The Polish–Swedish War was twice interrupted by periods of truce and thus can be divided into:* Polish–Swedish War * Polish–Swedish War... (Polska kriget) |
Armistice of Altmark (1629) |
| 1609–1610 | De la Gardie Campaign De la Gardie Campaign The De la Gardie Campaign refers to the actions of a 15,000-strong Swedish military unit, commanded by Jacob De la Gardie and Evert Horn in alliance with the Russian commander Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Polish–Muscovite War... (De la Gardieska fälttåget) |
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| 1610–1617 | Ingrian War Ingrian War The Ingrian War between Sweden and Russia, which lasted between 1610 and 1617 and can be seen as part of Russia's Time of Troubles, is mainly remembered for the attempt to put a Swedish duke on the Russian throne... (Ingermanländska kriget) |
Treaty of Stolbovo Treaty of Stolbovo The Treaty of Stolbovo is a peace treaty of 1617 that ended the Ingrian War, fought between Sweden and Russia.After nearly two months of negotiations, representatives from Sweden and Russia met at the village of Stolbova, south of Lake Ladoga, on 27 February 1617.From the outset, Sweden had gone... (1617) |
| 1611–1613 | Kalmar War Kalmar War The Kalmar War was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden. Though Denmark soon gained the upper hand, she was unable to defeat Sweden entirely... (Kalmarkriget) |
Treaty of Knäred Treaty of Knäred The Treaty of Knäred was signed on 21 January 1613 and ended the Kalmar War between Denmark and Sweden. It is named after the village of Knäred in Halland, where it was signed. As a result, Sweden had to pay a ransom for the return of the fortress of Älvsborg... (1613) |
| 1630–1648 | Thirty Years' War Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.... (Trettioåriga kriget) |
Treaty of Stettin (1630) The Treaty of Stettin or Alliance of Stettin was the legal framework for the occupation of the Duchy of Pomerania by the Swedish Empire during the Thirty Years' War... : Alliance with / occupation of Pomerania Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania .... Treaty of Bärwalde The Treaty of Bärwalde of 23 January 1631 was a treaty concluding an alliance between Sweden and France during the Thirty Years' War, shortly after Sweden had invaded Northern Germany then occupied by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor's forces... (1631): Alliance with France Peace of Westphalia The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the... with the Holy Roman Empire (1648) |
| 1643–1645 | Torstenson War (Torstensonkriget) | Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) |
| 1654 | First Bremian War Swedish Wars on Bremen The Swedish Wars on Bremen were fought between the Swedish Empire and the Hanseatic town of Bremen in 1654 and 1666. Bremen claimed to be subject to the Holy Roman Emperor, maintaining Imperial immediacy, while Sweden claimed Bremen to be a mediatised part of her dominions of Bremen-Verden,... (Första bremiska kriget) |
Recess of Stade (1654) |
| 1655–1661 | Second Northern War Second Northern War The Second Northern War was fought between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Russia , Brandenburg-Prussia , the Habsburg Monarchy and Denmark–Norway... (Nordiska krigen) |
Treaty of Roskilde The Treaty of Roskilde was concluded on 26 February or 8 March 1658 during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish city of Roskilde... with Denmark-Norway (February 26, 1658) Treaty of Oliva The Treaty or Peace of Oliva of 23 April /3 May 1660 was one of the peace treaties ending the Second Northern War... with Poland (April 23, 1660) |
| 1666 | Second Bremian War Swedish Wars on Bremen The Swedish Wars on Bremen were fought between the Swedish Empire and the Hanseatic town of Bremen in 1654 and 1666. Bremen claimed to be subject to the Holy Roman Emperor, maintaining Imperial immediacy, while Sweden claimed Bremen to be a mediatised part of her dominions of Bremen-Verden,... (Andra bremiska kriget) |
Treaty of Habenhausen (1666) |
| 1674–1679 | Scanian War Scanian War The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany... (Skånska kriget) |
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679) The Treaty or Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 19 June or 29 June 1679 was a peace treaty between France and the Electorate of Brandenburg. It restored to France's ally Sweden her dominions Bremen-Verden and Swedish Pomerania, lost to Brandenburg in the Scanian War... with Brandenburg (1679) Treaty of Fontainebleau (1679) The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on 23 August / 2 September 1679, ended hostilities between Denmark-Norway and the Swedish Empire in the Scanian War. Denmark, pressured by France, restored all conquests made during the war to Sweden in turn for a "paltry indemnity". The treaty was confirmed,... with Denmark-Norway (1679) |
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| 1700–1721 | Great Northern War Great Northern War The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of... (Stora nordiska kriget) |
Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) The Treaty of Altranstädt was concluded between Charles XII of Sweden and Augustus the Strong of Saxony and Poland-Lithuania, on 13 October 1706, during the Great Northern War... with Saxony (1706) Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War) With the death of Charles XII of Sweden in 1718 it was obvious that the Great Northern War was coming to a close. His successor Frederick I began negotiating the Treaty of Stockholm, which refers to the two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden on one side and Hanover... with Hanover and Prussia (1719, 1720) Treaty of Frederiksborg The Treaty of Frederiksborg refers to the treaty signed at Frederiksborg Palace on 3 July 1720 that ended the Great Northern War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. Sweden paid 600,000 Riksdaler in damages, broke the alliance with Holstein and forfeited its right to duty free passage of Öresund... with Denmark-Norway (1720) Treaty of Nystad The Treaty of Nystad was the last peace treaty of the Great Northern War. It was concluded between the Tsardom of Russia and Swedish Empire on 30 August / 10 September 1721 in the then Swedish town of Nystad , after Sweden had settled with the other parties in Stockholm and Frederiksborg.During... with Russia (1721) |
| 1741–1743 | Hats' Russian War (Hattarnas ryska krig) | Treaty of Åbo Treaty of Åbo The Treaty of Åbo or the Treaty of Turku was a peace treaty signed between the Russian Empire and Sweden in Turku on 7. Augustjul./ 18. Augustgreg... (1743) |
| 1757–1762 | Seven Years' War Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines... (Pommerska kriget) |
Treaty of Hamburg (1762) |
| 1788–1790 | Gustav III's Russian War (Gustav III:s ryska krig) | Treaty of Värälä Treaty of Värälä The Treaty of Värälä was a treaty signed in Värälä, Elimäki Municipality, Finland, between Russia and Sweden . It was signed on August 14, 1790 and concluded the Russo-Swedish War... (1790) |
| 1788–1789 | Theater War Theater War The Theater War , alias Cowberry War , was a brief war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden, starting on 24 September 1788, formally lasting until 9 July 1789... (Teaterkriget) |
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| 19th century | ||
| 1801–1802 | First Barbary War First Barbary War The First Barbary War , also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United States and the North African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States... |
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| 1805–1810 | War of the Fourth Coalition War of the Fourth Coalition The Fourth Coalition against Napoleon's French Empire was defeated in a war spanning 1806–1807. Coalition partners included Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.... (Första kriget mot Napoleon) |
Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris (1810) The Treaty of Paris, signed on January 6, 1810, ended the war between France and Sweden after Sweden's defeat by Russia, an ally of France, in the Finnish War of 1808-1809... (1810) |
| 1808–1809 | Finnish War Finnish War The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire... (Finska kriget) |
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| 1808–1809 | Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 The Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the coalition during the Napoleonic Wars... (Dansk-svenska kriget 1808–1809) |
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| 1810–1812 | War against United Kingdom Anglo-Swedish War (1810-1812) During the Napoleonic Wars until 1810, Sweden and the United Kingdom were allies in the war against Napoleon. As a result of Sweden's defeat in the Finnish War and the Pomeranian War, and the following Treaty of Fredrikshamn and Treaty of Paris, Sweden declared war on the United Kingdom... (Kriget mot England) |
Treaty of Örebro Treaty of Orebro The Treaties of Orebro were both signed on the same day, 18 July 1812, and they formally end the Anglo-Russian War and the Anglo-Swedish War .-External links:... (1812) |
| 1813–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition War of the Sixth Coalition In the War of the Sixth Coalition , a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Elba. After Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia, the continental powers... (Andra kriget mot Napoleon) |
Treaty of Kiel The Treaty of Kiel or Peace of Kiel was concluded between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway on the other side on 14 January 1814 in Kiel... with Denmark-Norway (1814) Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) The Treaty of Fontainebleau was an agreement established in Fontainebleau on 11 April 1814 between Napoleon Bonaparte and representatives from Austria, Hungary and Bohemia , as well as Russia and Prussia. The treaty was signed at Paris on 11 April by the plenipotentiaries of both sides, and... with Napoleon (1814) Treaty of Paris (1814) The Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 May 1814, ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, following an armistice signed on 23 May between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies... with France (1814) |
| 1814 | Campaign against Norway (Fälttåget mot Norge) | Convention of Moss Convention of Moss The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. It followed the Swedish-Norwegian War due to Norway's claim to sovereignty... (1814) |
| 21st century | ||
| 2001 – present | War in Afganistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present) The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom... |
ongoing |
| 2011 | Libyan Civil War | debellation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
See also
- Swedish–Novgorodian Wars
- List of Swedish monarchs
- List of Swedish military commanders
- List of Swedish Field Marshals
- List of Swedish politicians
- List of Swedish regiments
- List of wars
- List of battles
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