This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden.
- Swedish victory
- Swedish defeat
- Another result *
*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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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
| Oleg's coalition
Yaropolk's coalition
| Vladimir the Great victorious |
| Jomsviking–Swedish War (980s)
Location: Uppsala | Sweden | Jomsviking | Swedish Victory |
| Eric the Victorious invasion of Denmark (990s) Location: Hedeby Baltic Sea | Sweden | Denmark | Swedish Victory
|
| Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire (990s) | Sweden Denmark | Holy Roman Empire | Unclear results |
| Olof Skötkonungs attack on Denmark Location: In Denmark | Sweden | Denmark | Swedish victory
|
| 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)
| Sweden | Norway | Norwegian victory |
| 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
Location: Georgia (country) | Varangians Kingdom of Georgia | Byzantine Empire 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 jarl Karl the Deaf |
| Värmland campaign (1225/1249) Location: Värmland | Sweden | Norway | Peace of Lödöse |
| Öselborn's attack on Sweden (1226) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Öselborn's | The Öselborn's take plunder and hostages |
| Attack on Tavastia (1227–1228) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Novgorod | Indecisive |
| Battle of Olustra (1229) Location: Södermanland or Östergötland | Eric XI | Knut Långe | Victory for Knut Långe
|
| Eric XI's reinstatement war (1234) Location: Unknown | Eric XI
| Knut Långe | Victory for Eric XI
|
| Livonian Crusade (13th century) Location: Estonia, Latvia | Crusade
Pskov Republic | Pagans (Indigenous peoples)
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
| Crusader victory. However, the Swedish expedition ended in disaster |
| Tavastian uprising (1236–1237) Location: Finland | Sweden | Tavastians Novgorod Karelians | Uprising crushed
|
| Battle of Neva (1240) | Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Tavastians | Novgorod Republic and Karelians | Novgorodian victory. |
| First Folkung Uprising (1247) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Folkung Uprising (1251) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Folkung
| Swedish victory
|
| Campaign against Narva (1256–1257) Location: Unknown | Sweden
| Novgorod | Neither side achieved much success |
| The war against Valdemar Birgersson (1275)
| 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
|
| Third Folkung Uprising (1278–1280) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Folkung | Victory of the Swedish king
|
| Ladoga Campaign (1283–1284) 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 |
| Third Swedish Crusade (1293–1295) Location: Finland | Sweden | Karelians Novgorod republic | Swedish victory
|
| Neva Campaign (1300–1301) 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) Location: Gotland | Sweden | Gotland | Gutes agree to pay an increased tax to the Swedish king. |
| Tavastian war (1311–1314) Location: Tavastia | Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
| Uprisings in Hälsingland and Småland (1316–1317) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Rebels in Hälsingland and Småland | Insurgents lose their property after a verdict by King Birger |
| Attack on Åbo (1318) Location: Åbo | Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Novgorodians burn the outskirts of Åbo |
| War of Deposition against Birger Magnusson (1317–1319) Location: Sweden | Birger Magnusson | Insurgents loyal to the Dukes Valdemar and Erik | Birger is deposed |
| Kexholm war (1321–1323) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Novgorod | Treaty of Nöteborg |
| Swedish–Novgorodian Wars (1142–1323) Location: Finland | Sweden Norway (1319–1323) | Novgorod Republic | Treaty of Nöteborg (1323) |
| Campaign against Ingeborg (1323) Location: Sweden | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara
|
| Mats Kettilmundssons war against Reval (1325–1326) 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) Location: Novgorod | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Peace signed in either August or September 1339.
|
| Johan Offessons Uprising (1339) 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) Location: Sweden | Swedish-Norwegian Union Holstein | Denmark Lübeck | Swedish-Norwegian victory
|
| Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345) Location: Unknown | Swedish-Norwegian Union Estonians | Denmark Teutonic Order | Indecisive
|
| Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351) Location: Unknown | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat
|
| Campaign between Magnus and his son (1356–1359) 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) Location: Scania | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Denmark conquers all of Scania |
| Valdemar Atterdags conquest of Gotland (1361) Location: Gotland | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Denmark conquers Gotland |
| Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) Location: Northern Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Sea | First phase (1361–1365)
Second phase (1367–1370)
| First phase (1361–1365) Kingdom of Denmark Second phase (1367–1370) Kingdom of Denmark 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) Location: Unknown | Magnus IV Haakon VI | Albert of Mecklenburg | Albert becomes king of Sweden |
| Swedish involvement in the Danish war of succession (1379–1381) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Denmark | Truce signed in 1381 |
| Invasion of Scania (1384) Location: Unknown | Sweden | Denmark | Truce likely signed in 1384
|
| War of deposition against Albrekt of Mecklenburg (1388–1395) | Sweden | Denmark | Margaret I becomes regent |
| Attack on Jama (1395) | Sweden Kalmar Union | Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
| Northern Ladoga Campaign (1396) | Sweden Kalmar Union | Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
Union of Kalmar (1397–1521)
Vasa era (1523–1611)
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count's Feud (May 1534 – 29 July 1536) Location: Denmark | Christian III (Protestants) Schleswig Holstein Sweden Duchy of Prussia Jutland Funen Supported by: Norwegian nobles Duchy of Guelders | Christian II (Catholics) County of Oldenburg Free City of Lübeck Scania Malmö Copenhagen Zealand Supported by: Norwegian nobles Habsburg Netherlands | Victory for Christian III and the Danish Protestants. |
| Möre uprising (1536) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Rebels led by Jon Andersson | Peasant uprising defeated |
| Dacke War (1542–1543) Location: Sweden | 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) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Tsardom of Russia | Disputed |
| Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570) Location: Scandinavia | Sweden | Denmark-Norway Free City of Lübeck Polish–Lithuanian Union | Swedish victory against Poland-Lithuania Dano-Norwegian victory against Sweden |
| Livonian War (1558–1583) Location: Sweden | Livonian Confederation Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (before 1569 the Polish–Lithuanian union) Denmark–Norway Kingdom of Sweden | Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate Kingdom of Livonia | Treaty of Teusina
|
| Claus Kurssell's coup (1570–1571) Location: Reval (Tallinn) | Sweden Supported by Reval | Mercenaries | Revolutionary failure |
| Russo-Swedish War (1590–1595) (1590–1595) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Tsardom of Russia | Swedish victory |
| Cudgel War (1596–1597) Location: Finland | Sweden | Finnish rebels | Nobility victory
|
| War against Sigismund (1598–1599) Location: Sweden | Polish–Swedish union
| Swedish separatists | Separatist victory, Polish-Swedish Union dissolved |
| Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) (1600–1629) Location: Baltic Sea, Prussia, Latvia, Poland | Sweden | Poland (Poland-Lithuania) Holy Roman Empire (1626–1629) | Truce of Altmark, Livonia ceded to Sweden |
| De la Gardie campaign (1609–1610) Location: Russia | Sweden Tsardom of Russia | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth False Dmitry II | Polish-Lithuanian Victory |
| Ingrian War (1610–1617) Location: Russia | Sweden Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | Treaty of Stolbovo, Ingria ceded to Sweden |
| Kalmar War (1611–1613) Location: Scandinavia | Sweden Swedish Empire | Denmark-Norway | 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 | Sweden | Peasants and knights | Uprising quelled | Unknown |
| Stockholm riots (1623) Location: Stockholm | Sweden | Rioters | Riots quelled | Unknown |
| Jödde Stims uprising (1624) Location: Småland | Sweden | Småland rebels | Uprising crushed | Unknown |
| Dalecarlian uprising (1627) Location: Dalarna | Sweden | Dalecarlian rebels | Uprising crushed | Unknown |
| Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) Location: Central Europe | Anti-Imperial alliance: prior to 1635
Post-1635 Peace of Prague
| Imperial alliance prior to 1635
Post-1635 Peace of Prague
| Peace of Westphalia | 110 000 |
| Torstenson War (1643–1645) Location: Denmark-Norway, Swedish Empire | Swedish Empire Dutch Republic | Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire | Swedish/Dutch victory Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) | Unknown |
| Siege of Carolusborg (1652) Location: Cape Coast Castle | Swedish Empire | Dutch Republic | Swedish victory | Unknown |
| First Bremian War (1654) Location: Bremen | Swedish Empire |
| First Stade Recess, Bremen pays homage to Sweden | Unknown |
| Capture of Fort Casimir (1654) Location: Delaware | Swedish Empire | Dutch Republic | Swedish victory | Unknown |
| Jämtland uprising (1655) Location: Jämtland | Swedish Empire | Jämtlanders | Uprising crushed | Unknown |
| Conquest of New Sweden (1655) Location: New Sweden | Swedish Empire | Dutch Republic | Dutch victory | Unknown |
| Capture of Carolusborg (1658) Location: Carolusborg | Swedish Empire |
Rebellious slaves | Dano-Norwegian victory | Entire garrison captured |
| Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) Location: Livonia, Finland | Swedish Empire | Russia | Swedish victory | Unknown |
| Second Northern War (1655–1660) Location: Denmark–Norway, Swedish Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Swedish colonies in North America | Swedish Empire Brandenburg-Prussia (1656–57) Principality of Transylvania Ukrainian Cossacks (1657) Grand Duchy of Lithuania Wallachia Moldavia | Poland (Poland-Lithuania) Denmark–Norway (1657–60) Habsburg Monarchy Moscow Tsardom (1656–58) Crimean Khanate Brandenburg-Prussia (1655–56, 1657–60) Duchy of Courland (1656–58) Dutch Republic | Swedish victory against Denmark-Norway Dutch victory in North America Swedish invasion of Poland-Lithuania unsuccessful | 70 000 |
| Second Bremian War (1666) Location: Bremen | Swedish Empire |
| Treaty of Habenhausen, Conflicting Results | Unknown |
| War of Devolution (24 May 1667 – 2 May 1668) Location:
| Spanish Empire Triple Alliance:
| France | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
| Unknown |
| Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) Location: Low Countries, Rhineland, Italy, France, North Sea, Catalonia, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and East Indies |
|
| Treaties of Nijmegen | Unknown |
| Scanian War (1675–1679) Location: Scandinavia, Europe | Swedish Empire Kingdom of France | Denmark–Norway Dutch Republic Brandenburg-Prussia Holy Roman Empire | Treaty of Fontainebleau (1679) Treaty of Lund (1679) Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679)
| Heavy |
| Siege of Hamburg (1686) Location: Hamburg | Swedish Empire Hamburg Brandenburg-Prussia Holy Roman Empire | Denmark–Norway Kingdom of France | Siege lifted
| Heavy |
| Nine Years' War (1688–1697) Location: Bremen | Grand Alliance:
| France | Treaty of Ryswick | Unknown |
| Great Northern War (22 February 1700 – 10 September 1721) Location:
|
|
| Coalition victory:
| 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) Location: Finland, Russia | Sweden | Russian Empire | Russian victory
| 7000 |
| Dalecarlian rebellion (1743) (1743) Location: Sweden | Sweden | Dalecarlian rebels | Rebellion crushed | +150 |
| Expedition to the Mediterranean (1759–1760) Location: Mediterranean Sea | Sweden | Pirates | Successful expedition | None |
| Pomeranian War (13 September 1757 – 22 May 1762) Location: Swedish Pomerania, Prussian Pomerania, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Sweden Russian Empire | Prussia | Prussian victory Status quo ante bellum | A couple thousands |
| Tunis-Swedish War (1763) Location: Mediterranean | Sweden | Tunis 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 | Swedish Navy | United Kingdom | Swedish victory | 3 |
| Theatre War 1788–1789 Location: Sweden | Sweden Supported by: | Denmark–Norway | Status quo ante bellum
| 5 |
| Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Location: Finland, Baltic Sea, Sweden | Sweden | Russian Empire Denmark-Norway(1788–1789) | Favourable outcome for Sweden; Status quo ante bellum | 3000 |
| Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 (1791–1792) Location: Mediterranean | Sweden | Regency of Algiers Ottoman Empire (De-jure) | Sweden agrees to pay tribute | Unknown |
| First Barbary War (10 May 1801 – 10 June 1805) Location: Off the Mediterranean coast of Tripoli; Derna | United States Sweden (1801–02) Sicily | Tripolitania Morocco (1802) | Peace Treaty | Unknown |
| Franco-Swedish War (31 October 1805 – 6 January 1810) Location: Swedish Pomerania |
Co-belligerents:
|
Co-belligerents:
| French victory
| +6000 |
| Finnish War (21 February 1808 – 17 September 1809) Location: Scandinavia |
Supported by: |
Co-belligerent:
Supported by:
| Russian victory
| 7000 |
| Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 (1808–1809) Location: Scandinavia |
Co-belligerent:
Supported by:
| 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 | Sweden | Mutineers | Mutinist victory | Unknown |
| Anglo-Swedish War (1810–1812) Location: N/A | Sweden | United Kingdom | Status quo ante bellum | None |
| Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) Location: Duchy of Schleswig, Duchy of Holstein | Sweden Russian Empire Hanover United Kingdom | Denmark-Norway | Coalition victory
| Unknown |
| War of the Sixth Coalition (3 March 1813 – 30 May 1814) Location: Central and Eastern Europe, France, Italy | Original coalition
After the Armistice of Pläswitz
After the Battle of Leipzig
After January 1814 Denmark | France
Until January 1814
| Coalition victory | Unknown |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) Location: Norway |
Supported by:
| Norway | Swedish victory
| 400 |
| Saint-Barthélemy affair (1821) | Sweden-Norway | Pirates France | Victory | None |
| Invasion of Åland (1918) Location: Åland | Central Powers: Germany Sweden | Soviet Russia | Åland Islands dispute | 1 |
| Congo Crisis 5 July 1960 – 25 November 1965 Location: Republic of the Congo | 1960–1963: Congo-Léopoldville Supported by: Soviet Union (1960)
1964–1965: Congo-Léopoldville United States Belgium Supported by: ONUC (1964) | 1960–1963: Katanga South Kasai Supported by:
1960–1962: Congo-Stanleyville Supported by: Soviet Union 1964–1965: Kwilu and Simba rebels Supported by:
| Victory | 19 |
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location:
| United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia Egypt Kuwait Coalition:
| Iraq | Allied victory | None |
| Operation Deliberate Force (30 August – 20 September 1995) Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina | NATO
UNPROFOR (Sweden was a part of UNPROFOR) | Republika Srpska | Strategic NATO victory
| 6 (in accidents) |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Location: Afghanistan | ISAF/RS phase (from 2001): Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF (2001–2015)
(from 2015) | ISAF/RS phase (from 2001): Taliban
(al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)) Taliban splinter groups
Supported by:
| Defeat
| 5 |
| First Libyan Civil War Location: Libya | Anti-Gaddafi forces
Qatar Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:
Other countries
Minor border clashes: Arms suppliers:
| Libyan Jamahiriya
| Rebel victory | None |
| Mali War (16 January 2012 – Present) Location: Northern Mali | Government of Mali
France Full list
Chad Supported by: Full list
Non-state combatants: | * National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)
Nigerian jihadist volunteers
Islamic State | Withdrawal in 2023 | 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
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