List of wars involving Sweden

This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden.

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*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Sweden, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

Kingdom of Sweden (800–1397)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome
Swedish–Gothic wars (500–800) Location: Sweden	Svealand	Geats	Consolidation of Swedes and Goths into a unified kingdom.
Swedish slave revolts (500s) Location: Sweden	Svealand	Thralls	Slaves depose the king of Sweden and win their freedom.
Ingvars raid of Estonia (600s) Location: Estonia	Svealand	Estonians	Estonian Victory<ref>Scandinavians were defeated in a battle in Saaremaa (in Estonian) https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/32908835/skandinaavlased-said-saaremaal-suures-lahingus-tappa</ref>
Anunds raid of Estonia (700s) Location: Estonia	Svealand	Estonians	Swedish Victory
Battle of Brávellir (750s) Location: Brávellir	Svealand Estonians	Danes (tribe) Wends Geats	Swedish Victory Eastern Geatland falls under Swedish dominion
Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus'	Rus'/Swedish Vikings	Byzantine Empire	Successful raid
Swedish expedition to Courland (854)	Sweden	Curonians	Swedish victory
Swedish raids in the Mediterranean Sea (859) Location: Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Italy Luni, Italy	Swedes (Germanic tribe)	Islamic Spain Carolingian Empire	Swedish victory<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Swedish expedition to Courland (862)	Sweden	Curonians	Swedish victory
Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870) Location: Eastern Europe	Swedes (Germanic tribe)	Slavs Curonians Semigallians Finnic peoples.	Swedish victory establishment of control over the Route from the Varangians to the Greeks and Starya Ladoga route.
Great Heathen Army (865–878)	Vikings Swedes Danes Norwegians	Wessex Northumbria Mercia East Anglia	Swedes, Norwegians and Danes under Ragnar Lodbrok sons occupies England and establishes the Danelaw
Caspian expeditions of the Rus' (913–1041)	Template:Tree list Kievan Rus Swedes	Khazars Abbasid Caliphate	Swedes establish trade routes
Olof the Brashs conquest of Denmark (900s) Location: Denmark	Swedes (Germanic tribe)	Denmark	Swedish victory
Feud of the Sviatoslavichi (970s) Location: Kievan Rus	Vladimir the Great Sweden Veliky Novgorod	Oleg's coalition Drevlians Yaropolk's coalition Kiev Polotsk	Vladimir the Great victorious
Jomsviking–Swedish War (980s) Battle of Fýrisvellir Location: Uppsala	Sweden	Jomsviking	Swedish Victory <ref>Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation). Retrieved 5 January 2021.</ref>
Eric the Victorious invasion of Denmark (990s) Location: Hedeby Baltic Sea	Sweden	Denmark	Swedish Victory <ref>Lagerqvist, Lars O., Sveriges regenter från forntid till nutid, Norstedts förlag, Stockholm 1996. ISBN 91-1-963882-5 (andra upplagan) Lagerqvist, Lars O., Sveriges regenter från forntid till nutid, Norstedts förlag, Stockholm 1996. ISBN 91-1-963882-5 (andra upplagan) pages 27–30</ref> <ref>Erik Segersäll (1953) Sture Bolin. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15407 Template:Webarchive</ref>
Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire (990s)	Sweden Denmark	Template:FlagiconHoly Roman Empire	Unclear results<ref>Adam av Bremen (1984) pp. 87–8 (Book II, Chapters 31–32).</ref>
Olof Skötkonungs attack on Denmark Location: In Denmark	Sweden	Denmark	Swedish victory Denmark is occupied by Olof Sweyn Forkbeard is expelled
Viking expedition to Wendland Location: In Wendland	Sweden	Wends	Successful expedition
Battle of Svolder (999–1000) Location: In Øresund or near Rügen	Sweden Denmark Jarls of Lade	Norway	Swedish victory
Swedish Norwegian war (1015–1018) Battle of Nesjar (1016)	Sweden	Norway	Norwegian victory<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Battle of Helgeå Location: In Helge å or in Uppland	Sweden Norway	North Sea Empire Kingdom of England	Anglo-Danish victory
Battle of Stiklestad Location: In Stiklestad	Sweden Olaf II of Norway	North Sea Empire	Anglo-Danish victory
Swedish support for Magnus invasion of Norway (1035) Location: In Øresund or near Rügen	Sweden Magnus the Good	North Sea Empire	Swedish victory Magnus the Good becomes king of Norway defeats the Danish forces
(1042) Ingvar the Far-Travelleds expedition Battle of Sasireti Location: Georgia (country)	Varangians Kingdom of Georgia	Template:Flag Duchy of Kldekari	Swedish defeat
Yaroslav the Wise and Mstislav of Chernigovs civil war Battle of Listven (1024) Location: Ukraine Russia	Kievan Rus' Varangians	Mstislav of Chernigov	Swedish defeat
Swedish–Norwegian War (1063) Location: Vänern	Sweden	Kingdom of Norway	Swedish defeat
Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101) Location: Unknown	Sweden	Norway	Inconclusive
First Swedish Crusade (1150) Location: Unknown	Sweden	Finns	Eventual incorporation of Southwest Finland into the Swedish kingdom
Sweyn III's invasion of Småland (1153)	Sweden	Denmark	Invasion failed
Harald Skraengs uprising (1182)	Harald Skraeng Sweden	Denmark	Uprising quelled
Pillage of Sigtuna (1187) Location: Sigtuna	Sweden	Pagans from Eastern Baltic (probably Estonians or Karelians)	Sigtuna is sacked. Archbishop Johannes of Uppsala is killed.
Battle of Lihula (1220) Location: Lihula, Estonia	Sweden	Oeselians Rotalians	Death of Karl the Deaf
Värmland campaign (1225/1249)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Värmland	Sweden	Norway	Peace of Lödöse
Öselborn's attack on Sweden (1226)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Öselborn's	The Öselborn's take plunder and hostages
Attack on Tavastia (1227–1228)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Novgorod	Indecisive
Battle of Olustra (1229)<ref>Template:Cite book Online at Pennan & Svärdet (archived)</ref> Location: Södermanland or Östergötland	Eric XI	Knut Långe	Victory for Knut Långe Knut Långe is crowned King of Sweden
Eric XI's reinstatement war (1234)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Eric XI Possibly supported by an army from Denmark	Knut Långe	Victory for Eric XI Eric XI regains the throne Death of Knut Långe
Livonian Crusade (13th century) Location: Estonia, Latvia	Crusade Sword-Brothers Livonian Order Denmark Duchy of Estonia Principality of Rügen Nordalbingia within Saxony Bishopric of Riga Bishopric of Dorpat Sweden Tālava Christianized Livs, Letts, Estonians, Latgalians and Ungannians Bishopric of Courland Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek Pskov Republic	Pagans (Indigenous peoples) Livs (Livonians) Latgalians Curonians Estonians Oeselians Selonians Semigallians Rotalians Ungannians Vends Grand Duchy of Lithuania Samogitians	Crusader victory. However, the Swedish expedition ended in disaster
Tavastian uprising (1236–1237) Location: Finland	Sweden	Tavastians Novgorod Karelians	Uprising crushed Swedish influence in Finland is preserved
Battle of Neva (1240)	Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Tavastians	Novgorod Republic and Karelians	Novgorodian victory.
First Folkung Uprising (1247)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Sweden	Folkung	Victory of the Swedish king
Second Swedish Crusade (1249–1250) Location: Finland	Sweden	Tavastians	Area of Tavastians and south-western Finland fall to Swedish rule, Häme Castle is founded

Folkung era (1250–1389)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome
Template:Ill (1251)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Sweden	Folkung Danes Germans	Swedish victory Filip Knutsson captured and executed
Campaign against Narva (1256–1257)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden Tavastians Finns "Didman"	Novgorod	Neither side achieved much success
The war against Valdemar Birgersson (1275) Battle of Hova	Valdemar's Forces	Duke Magnus's Forces	Valdemar, King of Sweden is deposed Magnus Ladulås is crowned king of Sweden.
6000 mark war (1276–1278)	Sweden	Denmark	Danish victory Sweden agrees to pay a reduced amount of 4000 marks to Denmark.
Template:Ill (1278–1280)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Sweden	Folkung	Victory of the Swedish king Insurgents captured One of the leaders is fined while two others are executed.
Ladoga Campaign (1283–1284)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Novgorod	Indecisive
War in Gotland (1288) Location: Gotland	Visby	Gotland	Victory for Visby
Swedish campaign against the Karelians and Izhorians (1292) Location: Unknown	Sweden	Karelians Izhorians	Swedish defeat<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Third Swedish Crusade (1293–1295) Location: Finland	Sweden	Karelians Novgorod republic	Swedish victory Swedish border expands eastwards
Neva Campaign (1300–1301)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Neva river	Sweden	Novgorod	Landskrona captured by Novgorod
Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310) Location: Sweden	Birger Magnusson	Duke Eric and Valdemar	Victory for Birger Magnusson, death of Valdemar and Duke Eric
War on Gotland (1313)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Gotland	Sweden	Gotland	Gutes agree to pay an increased tax to the Swedish king.
Tavastian war (1311–1314)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Tavastia	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Novgorod Republic	Indecisive
Uprisings in Hälsingland and Småland (1316–1317)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Rebels in Hälsingland and Småland	Insurgents lose their property after a verdict by King Birger
Attack on Åbo (1318)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Åbo	Sweden	Novgorod Republic	Novgorodians burn the outskirts of Åbo
War of Deposition against Birger Magnusson (1317–1319)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Birger Magnusson	Insurgents loyal to the Dukes Valdemar and Erik	Birger is deposed
Kexholm war (1321–1323)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Novgorod	Treaty of Nöteborg
Swedish–Novgorodian Wars (1142–1323) Location: Finland	Template:Flagicon image Sweden Template:Flagicon Norway (1319–1323)	Novgorod Republic	Treaty of Nöteborg (1323)
Campaign against Ingeborg (1323)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Ingeborg of Norway	Peace of Skara Ingeborg is forced to exchange Axvall for the unfortified Dåvö in Västmanland
Mats Kettilmundssons war against Reval (1325–1326)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Swedish-Norwegian Union (Mats Kettilmundsson)	Reval	Mats Kettilmundsson dies before any confrontations take place, peace signed in 31 May 1326
Sten bielkes war against Novgorod (1338–1339)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Novgorod	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Novgorod	Peace signed in either August or September 1339. Novgorodian strategic failure
Johan Offessons Uprising (1339)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Johan Offesson	Lindholm Castle is destroyed, and Johan is forced to give Skytts and Oxie to the king
Kalundborg War (1341–1343)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Swedish-Norwegian Union Holstein	Denmark Lübeck Rostock Hamburg Stralsund Wismar Greifswald	Swedish-Norwegian victory Valdemar IV admits his sale of Scania, Blekinge, and Halland to Sweden-Norway Copenhagen Castle is given back to Denmark
Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Swedish-Norwegian Union Estonians	Denmark Teutonic Order	Indecisive Swedish-Norwegian troops plunder Reval Estonian uprising crushed
Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Novgorod	Truce of Dorprat Swedish-Norwegian success in the beginning Swedish-Norwegian failure to keep Nöteborg
Campaign between Magnus and his son (1356–1359)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Magnus IV	Eric	According to the arbitration in Jönköping, Sweden is divided between Magnus and Erik, this ends after Eric's death in 1359
Valdemar Atterdags reconquest of Scania (1360)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Scania	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Denmark	Denmark conquers all of Scania
Valdemar Atterdags conquest of Gotland (1361)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Gotland	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Denmark	Denmark conquers Gotland
Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) Location: Northern Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Sea	Template:Tree list First Phase (1361–1365) File:Hanseatenwimpel.svg Hanseatic League File:Visby vapen.svg Gotland File:Hanse Lübeck.svg Lubeck File:Hanse Stralsund.svg Stralsund File:Arms of Haakon IV of Norway.svg Kingdom of Norway File:Royal Banner of Sweden (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Sweden Template:Tree list/end Template:Tree listSecond Phase (1367–1370) Confederation of Cologne Towns in Holland Towns in Zeeland File:Hanseatenwimpel.svg Hanseatic League Towns in Prussia Towns in Livonia File:Hanse Lübeck.svg Lubeck File:Hanse Stralsund.svg Stralsund File:Hanse Rostock.svg Rostock File:Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg Teutonic Order File:Royal Banner of Sweden (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Sweden File:Schaumburg Holstein Nesselblatt Wappen coat of arms.svg County of Holstein File:Wappen Mecklenburg 2.svg Duchy of Mecklenburg Danish Noble Rebels	First Phase (1361–1365) File:State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Denmark Second Phase (1367–1370) File:State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Denmark File:Arms of Haakon IV of Norway.svg Kingdom of Norway	First Phase: Danish Victory Second Phase: Hanseatic victory Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania
War of deposition against Magnus (1363–1371)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Magnus IV Haakon VI	Albert of Mecklenburg	Albert becomes king of Sweden
Swedish involvement in the Danish war of succession (1379–1381)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Denmark	Truce signed in 1381
Invasion of Scania (1384)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Denmark	Truce likely signed in 1384 Temporary capture of Laholm by Sweden, followed by subsequent retreat
War of deposition against Albrekt of Mecklenburg<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1388–1395)	Sweden	Denmark	Margaret I becomes regent
Attack on Jama<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1395)	Sweden Kalmar Union	Novgorod Republic	Indecisive
Northern Ladoga Campaign<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1396)	Sweden Kalmar Union	Novgorod Republic	Indecisive

Union of Kalmar (1397–1521)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome
Campaign against the Victual Brothers<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1395–1398)	Sweden Kalmar Union	Victual Brothers	The Victual Brothers surrender their fortresses in Sweden
War in Gotland (1398)	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon Kalmar Union	Template:Flagicon Teutonic Order	Gotland is conquered by the Teutonic Order
Campaign against Knut Bosson Grip<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1398)	Sweden Kalmar Union	Knut Bosson Grip	Grip surrenders his Finnish fortresses to the crown.
Novgorod's attack in the north (1399)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden Kalmar Union	Novgorodian Republic	Indecisive
War in Gotland (1403–1404) Location: Unknown	Sweden Kalmar Union	Teutonic Order	Teutonic victory
Engelbrekt rebellion (1434–1436)	Sweden	Kalmar Union	Swedish victory
Pukefejden (1436–1437)	Charles VIII of Sweden	Erik Puke	Erik Puke is executed
War against the Flemingar (1437)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Flemingar	Indecisive
Rebellion in Östergötaland (1437)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Östergötland	Sweden	Rebels in Östergötaland	Uprising crushed
Värmland rebellion (1437–1438)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Location: Värmland	Sweden	Rebels in Värmland	Uprising crushed
David's Rebellion (1438–1439)	Sweden	Tavastian insurgents	Uprising quelled
Karl Knutssons campaign against Eric of Pomerania (1439–1440)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Eric of Pomerania	The remaining fortresses loyal to Eric fall
Karl Knutssons campaign against Novgorod (1444)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Novgorodian Republic	Swedish victory
War in Gotland (1446)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden Kalmar Union	Eric of Pomerania	Indecisive
Novgorods war against Karl Knutsson (1448)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Novgorodian Republic	Indecisive
War on Gotland (1448–1449)	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	File:Kong Erik av Pommern PI XX 1.jpg Eric of Pomerania Template:Flagicon Denmark	Swedish failure
War for Norway (1448–1451)	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Danish victory
Karl Knutssons war against Denmark (1449–1457)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Denmark	Christian I fails to retake the Swedish throne
War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson (1457)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna	Christian I becomes King of Sweden
Battle of Haraker (1464)	Sweden	Denmark	Karl Knutsson regains the throne
Second War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1464–1465)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Sweden	Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna	Jöns Bengtsson takes power
War of depositon against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1466–1467)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Template:Flag	Karl Knutsson retakes the throne
Dano-Swedish War (1468–1469)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Christian I fails to retake the throne
Erik Karlsson Vasa's Uprising (1469–1470)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	File:COA-family-sv-Vasa medeltid.png Erik Karlsson Vasa	Uprising crushed
Dano-Swedish War (1469–1470)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Christian I fails to retake the throne
Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) (1470–1471) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Swedish Victory
First campaign to Livonia (1473–1475)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Teutonic Order	Indecisive
Tott's first Russian war (1475―1476)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Finland	Sweden	Grand Duchy of Moscow	Truce in December 1475 or early 1476
Second campaign to Livonia (1478)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Teutonic Order	Indecisive Swedish military failure
Tott's second Russian war (1479–1482)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Finland	Sweden	Grand Duchy of Moscow	Truce in Novgorod 17 January 1482 Russian raids around Nyslott Swedish raids 120 km into Russian territory.
Third campaign to Livonia (1485–1486/1488)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown	Sweden	Teutonic Order	Indecisive, peace signed in 1488.
Sten Sture's war against the Totts (1487)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	File:COA family sv Tott.svg Tott	Tott family's power is reduced Gotland falls into Danish control
Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) (1495–1497)<ref name="Sundberg">Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Grand Duchy of Moscow	Swedish victory
Battle of Rotebro (1497)	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Danish victory King John becomes king of Sweden
Border conflict at Nyslott (1499) Location: Nyslott	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Grand Duchy of Moscow	Swedish Victory Russian attacks repelled
War of Deposition against King Hans (1501–1503) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Swedish Victory King Hans deposed as king of Sweden
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) (1501–1512) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Norwegian rebels (1501–1504) Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck (1509–12)	Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Norway	Treaty of Malmö: Sweden and Lübeck agree to pay contribution to Denmark Sweden preserves its independence
Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520) (1512–1520) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Norway	Surrender of Stockholm: Kristian II is elected King of Sweden and the Kalmar Union temporarily resurrected Stockholm Bloodbath
Swedish War of Liberation (1521–23)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck (from 1522)	Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Norway	Kingdom of Sweden proclaims independence

Vasa era (1523–1611)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome
Count's Feud (May 1534 – 29 July 1536)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Denmark	Christian III (Protestants) Template:Flagicon image Schleswig Template:Flagicon image Holstein Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Duchy of Prussia Jutland Funen Supported by: Template:Flagicon image Norwegian nobles<ref>Norwegian nobles supported, fought and send troops to aid in the war.</ref> File:Wappen Geldern-Juelich.svg Duchy of Guelders	Christian II (Catholics) Template:Flagicon image County of Oldenburg Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck Template:Coat of arms Template:Coat of arms Template:Coat of arms Zealand Supported by: Template:Flagicon image Norwegian nobles<ref>Norwegian Catholic nobles supported Christian II.</ref> Template:Flagicon image Habsburg Netherlands	Victory for Christian III and the Danish Protestants.
Möre uprising (1536) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Rebels led by Jon Andersson	Peasant uprising defeated
Dacke War (1542–1543) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Rebels led by Nils Dacke	Peasant uprising defeated
Lappvesi Peasant Revolt (1551–1553)	Sweden	Karelian insurgents	Uprising quelled
Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557) (1554–1557)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flagicon image Tsardom of Russia	Disputed
Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg Polish–Lithuanian UnionTemplate:NoteTag	Swedish victory against Poland-Lithuania Dano-Norwegian victory against Sweden
Livonian War (1558–1583)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Sweden	File:Baltic coat of arms.svg Livonian Confederation Template:Flag (before 1569 the Polish–Lithuanian union) Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway Template:Flagicon Kingdom of Sweden File:Прапор В.З..png Zaporozhian Cossacks Template:Flagicon image Principality of Transylvania (after 1577)Template:Sfn	Template:Flagicon image Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate Template:Flagicon image Kingdom of Livonia	Treaty of Teusina Estonia ceded to Sweden
Claus Kurssell's coup (1570–1571) Location: Reval (Tallinn)	Template:Flagicon Sweden Supported by File:Coat of arms of Swedish Estonia correct colours.svg Reval	Mercenaries	Revolutionary failure
Russo-Swedish War (1590–1595) (1590–1595)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flagicon image Tsardom of Russia	Swedish victory
Cudgel War (1596–1597) Location: Finland	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Finnish rebels	Nobility victory Suppression of the uprising
War against Sigismund (1598–1599)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Sweden	File:Polish House of Vasa Coa.svg Polish–Swedish union Template:Flagicon image Poland Template:Flagicon Sweden	Swedish separatists	Separatist victory, Polish-Swedish Union dissolved
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) (1600–1629)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Baltic Sea, Prussia, Latvia, Poland	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flagicon image Poland (Poland-Lithuania) Template:Flag (1626–1629)	Truce of Altmark, Livonia ceded to Sweden
De la Gardie campaign (1609–1610) Location: Russia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Tsardom of Russia	Template:Flagicon image Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth False Dmitry II	Polish-Lithuanian Victory
Ingrian War (1610–1617)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Russia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon image Tsardom of Russia	Treaty of Stolbovo, Ingria ceded to Sweden
Kalmar War (1611–1613)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flag	Treaty of Knäred, Dano-Norwegian victory

Swedish Empire (1611–1721)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome	Casualties
Västbo peasant uprising (1616) Location: Småland	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Template:Flagicon Peasants and knights	Uprising quelled	Unknown
Stockholm riots (1623) Location: Stockholm	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Template:Flagicon Rioters	Riots quelled	Unknown
Jödde Stims uprising (1624) Location: Småland	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Template:Flagicon Småland rebels	Uprising crushed	Unknown
Dalecarlian uprising (1627)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Dalarna	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Template:Flagicon Dalecarlian rebels	Uprising crushed	Unknown
Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Central Europe	Anti-Imperial alliance: prior to 1635Template:NoteTagTemplate:Plainlist Post-1635 Peace of PragueTemplate:Plainlist	Imperial alliance prior to 1635Template:NoteTagTemplate:Plainlist Post-1635 Peace of PragueTemplate:Plainlist	Peace of Westphalia	110 000
Torstenson War (1643–1645)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Denmark-Norway, Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire Template:Flag	Template:Flag Template:Flag	Swedish/Dutch victory Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645)	Unknown
Siege of Carolusborg (1652) Location: Cape Coast Castle	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon Dutch Republic	Swedish victory	Unknown
First Bremian War (1654)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Bremen	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Plainlist	First Stade Recess, Bremen pays homage to Sweden	Unknown
Capture of Fort Casimir (1654) Location: Delaware	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flag	Swedish victory	Unknown
Jämtland uprising (1655)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Location: Jämtland	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon Jämtlanders	Uprising crushed	Unknown
Conquest of New Sweden (1655) Location: New Sweden	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon Dutch Republic	Dutch victory	Unknown
Capture of Carolusborg (1658) Location: Carolusborg	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Tree list Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Dutch Gold CoastTemplate:Tree list endFetu Kingdom Rebellious slaves	Dano-Norwegian victory	Entire garrison captured
Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) Location: Livonia, Finland	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Flagicon Russia	Swedish victory	Unknown
Second Northern War (1655–1660)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Denmark–Norway, Swedish Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Swedish colonies in North America	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire Template:Flagicon Brandenburg-Prussia (1656–57) Template:Flagicon Principality of Transylvania File:Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Ukrainian Cossacks (1657)<ref>Hrushevsky (2003), pp. 327ff.</ref> File:Royal banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania Template:Flag Template:Flag	File:Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Poland (Poland-Lithuania) Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway (1657–60) Template:Flag File:Flag of Oryol (variant).svg Moscow Tsardom (1656–58) File:Gerae-tamga.svg Crimean Khanate Template:Flagicon Brandenburg-Prussia (1655–56, 1657–60) File:Flag of Courland (state).svg Duchy of Courland (1656–58) Template:Flag	Swedish victory against Denmark-Norway Dutch victory in North America Swedish invasion of Poland-Lithuania unsuccessful	70 000
Second Bremian War (1666)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Bremen	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire	Template:Plainlist	Treaty of Habenhausen, Conflicting Results	Unknown
War of Devolution (24 May 1667 – 2 May 1668)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Spanish Netherlands Franche-Comté Northern Catalonia	Template:Flagicon Spanish Empire Triple Alliance:Template:Plainlist	Template:Flagcountry	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) Armentières, Bergues, Charleroi, Kortrijk, Douai, Veurne, Lille, Oudenaarde and Tournai to France	Unknown
Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) Location: Low Countries, Rhineland, Italy, France, North Sea, Catalonia, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and East Indies	Template:Plainlist	Template:Plainlist	Treaties of Nijmegen	Unknown
Scanian War (1675–1679)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia, Europe	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire Template:Flagicon Kingdom of France	Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway Template:Flag File:Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg-Prussia Template:Flag	Treaty of Fontainebleau (1679) Treaty of Lund (1679) Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679) Sweden restores their territories in Pomerania	Heavy
Siege of Hamburg (1686) Location: Hamburg	Template:Flagicon image Swedish Empire Template:Flagicon Hamburg Template:Flagicon Brandenburg-Prussia Template:Flagicon Holy Roman Empire	Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway Template:Flag	Siege lifted Danish withdrawal Hamburg pays 300,000 thalers in compensation to Denmark	Heavy
Nine Years' War (1688–1697)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Bremen	Grand Alliance: Template:Plainlist	Template:Flagicon FranceTemplate:Sfn	Treaty of Ryswick	Unknown
Great Northern War (22 February 1700 – 10 September 1721)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Template:Ublist	Template:Plainlist	Template:Plainlist	Coalition victory: Treaty of Nystad Treaties of Stockholm Treaty of Frederiksborg Treaty of the Pruth	200 000

Age of Liberty (1718–1772)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome	Casualties
Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) (Part of the War of the Austrian Succession)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Finland, Russia	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag	Russian victory Treaty of Turku	7000
Dalecarlian rebellion (1743) (1743) Location: Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Dalecarlian rebels	Rebellion crushed	+150
Expedition to the Mediterranean (1759–1760)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Location: Mediterranean Sea	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	Pirates	Successful expedition	None
Pomeranian War (13 September 1757 – 22 May 1762)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Swedish Pomerania, Prussian Pomerania, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flag	Template:Flagicon Prussia	Prussian victory Status quo ante bellum	A couple thousands
Tunis-Swedish War (1763)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Mediterranean	Template:Flagicon image Sweden	File:Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Tunis File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire (De-jure)	Inconclusive	Unknown

Gustavian era (1772–1809)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome	Casualties
Battle of Ibiza (28–29 February 1780) Location: coast of Ibiza	Template:Navy	Template:FlagiconUnited Kingdom	Swedish victory	3
Theatre War 1788–1789 Location: Sweden	Template:Flag Supported by: Template:FlagiconUnited Kingdom Template:Flagcountry	Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway	Status quo ante bellum Swedish political and diplomatic victory Danish military victory	5
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Finland, Baltic Sea, Sweden	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Template:Flag Template:Flag(1788–1789)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Favourable outcome for Sweden; Status quo ante bellum	3000
Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 (1791–1792) Location: Mediterranean	Template:Flagicon Sweden	Template:Flagicon image Regency of Algiers File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire (De-jure)	Sweden agrees to pay tribute	Unknown
First Barbary War (10 May 1801 – 10 June 1805)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Off the Mediterranean coast of Tripoli; Derna	Template:Flagicon United States Template:Flagdeco Sweden (1801–02) Template:Flagicon image Sicily<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="VeteranMuseum">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Flagicon image Tripolitania Template:Flagicon Morocco (1802)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire (De-jure)	Peace Treaty	Unknown
Franco-Swedish War (31 October 1805 – 6 January 1810)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Swedish Pomerania	Template:Plainlist Co-belligerents: Template:Flagicon Russian Empire (−1807) Template:Flagicon Austrian Empire Template:Flagicon image Saxony	Template:Plainlist Co-belligerents: Template:Flagicon Russian Empire (1808–09) Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway (1808–09)	French victory Treaty of Paris	+6000
Finnish War (21 February 1808 – 17 September 1809)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia	Template:Plainlist Supported by: Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Template:Plainlist Supported by: Template:Flagicon French Empire	Russian victory Treaty of Fredrikshamn	7000
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 (1808–1809) Location: Scandinavia	Template:Plainlist	Template:Plainlist Supported by: Template:Flagicon French Empire	Status quo ante bellum	~200

Kingdom of Sweden (1809–present)

Conflict	Sweden & its Allies	Sweden's opposition	Outcome	Casualties
Saint-Barthélemy Mutiny (1810) Location: Saint Barthélemy	Template:Flagdeco Sweden	Mutineers	Mutinist victory	Unknown
Anglo-Swedish War (1810–1812)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: N/A	Template:Flag	Template:Flag	Status quo ante bellum	None
Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) Location: Duchy of Schleswig, Duchy of Holstein	Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag	Template:Flag	Coalition victory Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden Sweden cedes Swedish Pomerania to Denmark	Unknown
War of the Sixth Coalition (3 March 1813 – 30 May 1814)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Central and Eastern Europe, France, Italy	Original coalition Template:Plainlist Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagicon Spain Template:Flag Template:Endplainlist After the Armistice of Pläswitz Template:Plainlist Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Endplainlist After the Battle of Leipzig Template:Plainlist Template:Flagicon image Baden Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagicon Netherlands Template:Flagcountry Template:Endplainlist After January 1814 Template:Plainlist Template:Flagicon Denmark Template:Endplainlist	Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Duchy of WarsawTemplate:NoteTag Template:Flag Template:Flagicon image Naples Until January 1814 Template:Startplainlist Confederation of the Rhine (many member states defected after the Battle of Leipzig) Template:Flagicon Denmark–Norway	Coalition victory	Unknown
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Norway	Template:Plainlist Supported by: Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom (naval blockade)	Template:Flagdeco Norway	Swedish victory Convention of Moss	400
Saint-Barthélemy affair (1821)	State flag and naval ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844) Sweden-Norway	Template:Flagicon image Pirates Template:Flag	Victory	None
Invasion of Åland (1918) Location: Åland	Central Powers: Template:Flagicon Germany Template:Flag	Template:Flag	Åland Islands dispute	1
Congo Crisis 5 July 1960 – 25 November 1965 Location: Republic of the Congo	1960–1963: Template:Flagicon Congo-Léopoldville Supported by: Template:Flag (1960) Template:Collapsible list 1964–1965: Template:Flagicon Congo-Léopoldville Template:Flag Template:Flag Supported by: Template:Flagicon ONUC (1964)	1960–1963: Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Collapsible list 1960–1962: Template:Flagicon Congo-Stanleyville Supported by: Template:Flag 1964–1965: Template:Flagicon image Kwilu and Simba rebels Template:Collapsible list	Victory	19
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location: Template:Flatlist	Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag Coalition: Template:Flag	Template:Flagcountry	Allied victory	None
Operation Deliberate Force (30 August – 20 September 1995) Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Collapsible list Template:Flagicon UNPROFOR (Sweden was a part of UNPROFOR)	Template:Flagcountry	Strategic NATO victory Bosnian Serbs return to negotiations	6 (in accidents)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Location: Afghanistan	ISAF/RS phase (from 2001): Template:Flag Template:Collapsible listTemplate:Flagicon image Resolute Support (from 2015)<ref name="News – Resolute Support Mission">Template:Cite web</ref>	ISAF/RS phase (from 2001): Template:Flagicon Taliban Islamic Jihad Union<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Haqqani network<ref name="longwarjournal.org">The Taliban's new leadership is allied with al Qaeda Template:Webarchive, The Long War Journal, 31 July 2015</ref> (from 2002) Template:Flagicon image al-Qaeda (al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS))<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flagicon Taliban splinter groups Fidai Mahaz (from 2013) Mullah Dadullah Front (from 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> IEHCA loyal to Muhammad Rasul (from 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="red on red">Template:Cite web</ref>	Defeat Taliban takeover of Afghanistan	5
First Libyan Civil War Location: Libya	Template:Flagdeco Anti-Gaddafi forces Template:Flagicon image National Liberation Army Template:Flagicon image National Transitional Council Template:Flagicon image Islamic Fighting Group Anti-Gaddafi tribes<ref name="tribewsj">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="tribespiegel">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="bbc.co.uk">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Black">Template:Cite news</ref> Foreign mercenaries (alleged)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="Al Jazeera"/><ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><ref name="Black"/> Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973: Template:Flag Minor border clashes: Template:Flag	Template:Flagdeco Libyan Jamahiriya Libyan Armed Forces Paramilitary forces Pro-Gaddafi tribes<ref name="tribewsj"/><ref name="tribespiegel"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Foreign mercenaries (alleged)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=childmercs>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=nervous>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=chadtuareg>Template:Cite news</ref>	Rebel victory	None
Mali War (16 January 2012 – Present) Location: Northern Mali	Template:Flagicon Government of Mali Military of Mali Template:Flag ECOWAS Template:Collapsible list Template:Flag<ref name="Courier Mail-Chad">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="Africa Review">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flag<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="nzweek1">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="nzweek1"/> Template:Flag<ref name="nzweek1"/> Template:Flag<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="armyrecognition.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="dw.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="err.ee">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref name="egypt">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flag<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Supported by: Template:Collapsible list Non-state combatants: Template:Flagicon image Ganda Iso Template:Flagicon image FLNA<ref name="FLNA">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Template:Flagicon image MSA (from 2016) Template:Flagicon image GATIA (from 2014)	* Template:Flagicon image National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA)<ref name="El País">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flagicon image Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (2017–present) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17) Ansar al-Sharia (2012–present) Ansar Dine (2012–17)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Template:Flagicon image AQIM (2012–17) Macina Liberation Front (2015–17)<ref name="reuters">Template:Cite news</ref> MOJWA (2011–13)<ref name="mojwa">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flagicon image Nigerian jihadist volunteers Boko Haram (2012–13)Template:Sfnp Ansaru (2012–13)Template:Sfnp Islamic State in the Greater Sahara	Withdrawal in 2023<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	None

See also

• List of Swedish peacekeeping missions
• Realm of Sweden
• Dominions of Sweden
• List of Swedish monarchs
• List of Swedish military commanders
• List of Swedish field marshals
• List of Swedish regiments

References

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