Current missions

Swedish soldiers off Somalia.

Swedish soldiers off Somalia.
Photographer: Johan Lundahl

Swedish Defence Forces are active in over twenty countries, including Sweden. One mission could be for example to help to fight forest fires in Sweden. Other missions can be despatching peacekeeping troops to conflict torn countries around the world.

A total of around 1,000 of our personnel are in service outside Sweden. In some countries our missions can involve hundreds of people. In other places, it can be a question of one or two observers or advisers. 

In Sweden we have rapid response units ready to be deployed in all parts of the country.

Headquarters
Public Relations Staff
+46 (0)8 - 788 75 00
webbredaktionen@mil.se