News archive

The news published here are mainly from the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre – SWEDINT. For a complete list of news, please visit the Swedish version of the website.

The massive exercise is underway
The massive exercise is underway 25 October 20183:41 PM

It starts in earnest today in Norway. Trident Juncture 18 is one of NATO’s biggest exercises and Sweden is participating with around 2,200 personnel. A total of more than 50,000 are taking part from...

NEW CO at SWEDINT
New Commanding Officer at SWEDINT 12 October 20181:59 PM

On Monday, Colonel Ronnie Nilsson, formally took charge of SWEDINT at a Handover/Takeover ceremony at the centre at the Lifeguards Regiment. The new commanding officer spoke of the challenges that the...

Swedish marines and U.S marines solve a joint operation
Swedish marines and U.S marines solve a joint operation 31 August 201811:33 AM

Swedish marines and American marines are currently practicing to find common approaches in order to fight in the Swedish archipelago. The exercise Archipelago endeavour 2018 is a part of the letter of...

Intensive summer period for the Swedish Armed Forces
Intensive summer period for the Swedish Armed Forces 28 August 201811:31 AM

More than 90 deployments all over the country, an estimated 220,000 working hours, more than 270 hours of helicopter flying – the Swedish Armed Forces have provided all of these to society throughout...

SWEDINT Seminar
SWEDINT SEMINAR 10 July 20184:08 PM

In order to discuss topics relevant to contemporary peacekeeping operations, the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre, SWEDINT, arranged a seminar 18-19 June with focus on Pre-deployment and...

Gender Key Leader Seminar
“We cannot discount more than half of the population if we want to succeed” 18 June 20184:07 PM

During two days, 18-19 June, NCGM is holding the recurring Gender Key Leader Seminar (KLS). The KLS focuses on how to implement gender perspectives in military operations and how this will contribute...

Major support for Veterans’ Day
Major support for Veterans’ Day 4 June 20189:29 AM

Veterans’ Day on 29 May has been declared a general flag day as of 2018, and this year the day began at 8am with the raising of the flags at the Maritime Museum on the island of Djurgården in...

Emotional ceremony at the celebration of the establishment of the Gotland Regiment
Emotional ceremony at the celebration of the establishment of the Gotland Regiment 25 May 20188:50 AM

In front of an audience about 1000-strong that included His Majesty the King, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence and the Commander in Chief, the Gotland Regiment took back the flag that was...

Operations planning seminar 2018
Operations planning seminar 2018 24 May 20184:37 PM

Operations planning seminar 2018 (OPSEM 18) will be conducted on 22-24 May 2018 at the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre. OPSEM is an arena where experienced, long term horizon operations...

VIKING 18 UNDERWAY
VIKING 18 UNDERWAY 20 April 20184:13 PM

At SWEDINT, the location for Site Kungsängen, the exercise Viking 18 is going full steam ahead. The aim of the exercise is to train and educate participants – civilian, military and police - to meet...