Swedish Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Swedish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Sweden, responsible for the country’s defense, crisis management, and participation in international peacekeeping and security operations.

Aliases (2)

Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters ×2
Försvarsmakten ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
abbreviation	FM →
allows	women in all branches →
commanderInChief	Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces →
conscriptionStatus	active →
country	Sweden →
founded	16th century →
hasBranch	Home Guard → Swedish Air Force → Swedish Armed Forces Cyber Defence → Swedish Armed Forces Logistics → Swedish Army → Swedish Navy →
hasCapability	air warfare → cyber defence → intelligence and signals intelligence → land warfare → logistics support → naval warfare →
hasComponent	Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters → Swedish Defence Materiel Administration → Swedish Defence Research Agency → Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment →
headquarters	Stockholm →
legalBasis	Instrument of Government of Sweden → Swedish Defence Act →
motto	Försvara Sverige, främja fred →
nativeName	Försvarsmakten →
operatesIn	Swedish territory → international theaters →
overseenBy	Ministry of Defence of Sweden →
participatesIn	European Union missions → NATO Partnership for Peace activities → Nordic Defence Cooperation → United Nations peacekeeping missions →
primaryLanguage	Swedish →
reorganized	1994 →
reportsTo	Government of Sweden →
responsibleFor	crisis management in Sweden → international peacekeeping operations → international security operations → national defense of Sweden →
role	collective security operations → international military cooperation → peace support operations → support to civil society in crises → territorial defense →
serviceType	conscription → professional military service →
uses	Swedish military ranks →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
40 mm Bofors autocannon → Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle → Du gamla, Du fria → Flag of Sweden → Giraffe radar family → Patria AMV → RBS 70 →	usedBy
Armed Forces of Sweden (medical support) → Swedish Air Force → Swedish Army →	partOf
Saab Kockums → Swedish Defence Materiel Administration →	collaboratesWith
Stockholm Palace →	guardedBy
Swedish government →	hasAgency
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration →	hasClient
Swedish Air Force ("Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters") →	hasCommandStructure
Swedish Armed Forces ("Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters") →	hasComponent
Swedish Air Force →	militaryBranchOf
Swedish Armed Forces ("Försvarsmakten") →	nativeName
Armed Forces of Sweden (medical support) →	operatedBy
Swedish Army →	serviceBranchOf
Bofors →	suppliedTo