This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki><small>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.</small>
Kingdom of Sweden (800–1397)
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! rowspan="1" | Conflict
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden and its allies
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden's opposition
! rowspan="1" width=340px| Outcome
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Swedish–Gothic wars <br />(500–800)
Location: Sweden
|Svealand
| Geats
| Consolidation of Swedes and Goths into a unified kingdom.
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Swedish slave revolts <br />(500s)
Location: Sweden
|Svealand
| Thralls
| Slaves depose the king of Sweden and win their freedom.
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Ingvars raid of Estonia <br />(600s)
Location: Estonia
|Svealand
| Estonians
| Estonian Victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Anunds raid of Estonia <br />(700s)
Location: Estonia
|Svealand
| Estonians
| Swedish Victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Battle of Brávellir <br />(750s)
Location: Brávellir
|Svealand Estonians
| Danes (tribe) Wends Geats
| Swedish Victory Eastern Geatland falls under Swedish dominion
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus'
|Rus'/Swedish Vikings
|Byzantine Empire
| Successful raid
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish expedition to Courland (854)
|Sweden
|Curonians
|Swedish victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish raids in the Mediterranean Sea (859)
Location: Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Italy Luni, Italy
|Swedes (Germanic tribe)
|Islamic Spain<br>Carolingian Empire
| Swedish victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish expedition to Courland (862)
|Sweden
|Curonians
|Swedish victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe <br />(850s-870)
Location: Eastern Europe
|Swedes (Germanic tribe)
|Slavs <br> Curonians <br> Semigallians <br> Finnic peoples.
|Swedish victory establishment of control over the Route from the Varangians to the Greeks and Starya Ladoga route.
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
| Caspian expeditions of the Rus' (913–1041)
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- Kievan Rus
- Swedes
|Khazars Abbasid Caliphate
|Swedes establish trade routes
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Olof the Brashs conquest of Denmark <br />(900s)
Location: Denmark
|Swedes (Germanic tribe)
|Denmark
|Swedish victory
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Feud of the Sviatoslavichi<br />(970s)
Location: Kievan Rus
| Vladimir the Great
- Sweden
- Veliky Novgorod
|Oleg's coalition
- Drevlians
Yaropolk's coalition
- Kiev
- Polotsk
| Vladimir the Great victorious
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Jomsviking–Swedish War<br />(980s)
- Battle of Fýrisvellir
Location: Uppsala
|Sweden
|Jomsviking
| Swedish Victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Eric the Victorious invasion of Denmark (990s)
Location: Hedeby Baltic Sea
|Sweden
|Denmark
| Swedish Victory
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire <br />(990s)
|Sweden <br> Denmark
|Holy Roman Empire
|Unclear results
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Olof Skötkonungs attack on Denmark
Location: In Denmark
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Swedish victory
- Denmark is occupied by Olof
- Sweyn Forkbeard is expelled
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Viking expedition to Wendland
Location: In Wendland
|Sweden
|Wends
|Successful expedition
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Battle of Svolder<br />(999–1000)
Location: In Øresund or near Rügen
|Sweden<br />Denmark<br />Jarls of Lade
|Norway
|Swedish victory
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| Swedish Norwegian war <br /> (1015–1018)
- Battle of Nesjar <br /> (1016)
|Sweden
|Norway
|Norwegian victory
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| Battle of Helgeå
Location: In Helge å or in Uppland
|Sweden<br />Norway
|North Sea Empire<br /> Kingdom of England
|Anglo-Danish victory
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| Battle of Stiklestad
Location: In Stiklestad
|Sweden Olaf II of Norway
|North Sea Empire<br />
|Anglo-Danish victory
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99
|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
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| (1042) Ingvar the Far-Travelleds expedition
- Battle of Sasireti
Location: Georgia (country)
| Varangians
Kingdom of Georgia
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Duchy of Kldekari
|Swedish defeat
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| Yaroslav the Wise and Mstislav of Chernigovs civil war
Battle of Listven (1024)
Location: Ukraine Russia
| Kievan Rus'
Varangians
|Mstislav of Chernigov
|Swedish defeat
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1063)
Location: Vänern
| Sweden
|Kingdom of Norway
|Swedish defeat
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Norway
|Inconclusive
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|First Swedish Crusade<br />(1150)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Finns
|Eventual incorporation of Southwest Finland into the Swedish kingdom
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Sweyn III's invasion of Småland (1153)
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Invasion failed
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Harald Skraengs uprising (1182)
|Harald Skraeng <br> Sweden
|Denmark
|Uprising quelled
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Pillage of Sigtuna<br />(1187)
Location: Sigtuna
|Sweden
|Pagans from Eastern Baltic<br />(probably Estonians or Karelians)
|Sigtuna is sacked. Archbishop Johannes of Uppsala is killed.
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Battle of Lihula (1220)
Location: Lihula, Estonia
|Sweden
|Oeselians
Rotalians
|Death of jarl Karl the Deaf
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Värmland campaign <br />(1225/1249)
Location: Värmland
|Sweden
|Norway
|Peace of Lödöse
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Saaremaa attack on Sweden <br />(1226)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Saaremaa
|Saarema take plunder and hostages
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Attack on Tavastia <br />(1227–1228)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Novgorod
|Indecisive
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Battle of Olustra (1229)
Location: Södermanland or Östergötland
|Eric XI
|Knut Långe
|Victory for Knut Långe
- Knut Långe is crowned King of Sweden
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Eric XI's reinstatement war <br />(1234)
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
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Livonian Crusade<br />(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
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Tavastian uprising<br />(1236–1237)
Location: Finland
|Sweden
|Tavastians <br> Novgorod <br> Karelians
|Uprising crushed
- Swedish influence in Finland is preserved
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|-bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Battle of Neva (1240)
|Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Tavastians
|Novgorod Republic and Karelians
|Novgorodian victory.
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|First Folkung Uprising<br />(1247)
Location: Sweden
|Sweden
|Folkung
|Victory of the Swedish king
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Second Swedish Crusade<br />(1249–1250)
Location: Finland
|Sweden
|Tavastians
|Area of Tavastians and south-western Finland fall to Swedish rule, Häme Castle is founded
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Folkung era (1250–1389)
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! rowspan="1" | Conflict
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden and its allies
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden's opposition
! rowspan="1" width=340px| Outcome
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Second Folkung Uprising<br />(1251)
Location: Sweden
|Sweden
|Folkung
- Danes
- Germans
|Swedish victory
- Filip Knutsson captured and executed
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Campaign against Narva <br />(1256–1257)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
- Tavastians
- Finns
- "Didman"
|Novgorod
|Neither side achieved much success
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|The war against Valdemar Birgersson<br />(1275)
- Battle of Hova
|Valdemar's Forces
|Duke Magnus's Forces
|Valdemar, King of Sweden is deposed<br />Magnus Ladulås is crowned king of Sweden.
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|6000 mark war<br />(1276–1278)
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Danish victory
- Sweden agrees to pay a reduced amount of 4000 marks to Denmark.
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Third Folkung Uprising <br />(1278–1280)
Location: Sweden
|Sweden
|Folkung
|Victory of the Swedish king
- Insurgents captured
- One of the leaders is fined while two others are executed.
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Ladoga Campaign <br />(1283–1284)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Novgorod
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|War in Gotland (1288)
Location: Gotland
|Visby
|Gotland
|Victory for Visby
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Swedish campaign against the Karelians and Izhorians<br />(1292)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Karelians<br />Izhorians
|Swedish defeat
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Third Swedish Crusade<br />(1293–1295)
Location: Finland
|Sweden
|Karelians <br /> Novgorod republic
|Swedish victory
- Swedish border expands eastwards
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Neva Campaign <br />(1300–1301)
Location: Neva river
|Sweden
|Novgorod
|Landskrona captured by Novgorod
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310)
Location: Sweden
|Birger Magnusson
|Duke Eric and Valdemar
|Victory for Birger Magnusson, death of Valdemar and Duke Eric
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|War on Gotland<br />(1313)
Location: Gotland
|Sweden
|Gotland
|Gutes agree to pay an increased tax to the Swedish king.
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Tavastian war <br />(1311–1314)
Location: Tavastia
| Sweden
|Novgorod Republic
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Uprisings in Hälsingland and Småland <br />(1316–1317)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Rebels in Hälsingland and Småland
|Insurgents lose their property after a verdict by King Birger
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Attack on Åbo<br />(1318)
Location: Åbo
|Sweden
|Novgorod Republic
| Novgorodians burn the outskirts of Åbo
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|War of Deposition against Birger Magnusson<br />(1317–1319)
Location: Sweden
|Birger Magnusson
|Insurgents loyal to the Dukes Valdemar and Erik
| Birger is deposed
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Kexholm war <br />(1321–1323)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Novgorod
|Treaty of Nöteborg
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Swedish–Novgorodian Wars<br />(1142–1323)
Location: Finland
| Sweden
Norway (1319–1323)
|Novgorod Republic
|Treaty of Nöteborg (1323)
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Campaign against Ingeborg <br />(1323)
Location: Sweden
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
|Ingeborg of Norway
|Peace of Skara
- Ingeborg is forced to exchange Axvall for the unfortified Dåvö in Västmanland
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Mats Kettilmundssons war against Reval <br />(1325–1326)
Location: Unknown
|Swedish–Norwegian Union (Mats Kettilmundsson)
| Reval
| Mats Kettilmundsson dies before any confrontations take place, peace signed in 31 May 1326
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Sten bielkes war against Novgorod <br />(1338–1339)
Location: Novgorod
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
| Novgorod
| Peace signed in either August or September 1339.
- Novgorodian strategic failure
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Johan Offessons Uprising <br />(1339)
Location: Sweden
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
|Johan Offesson
|Lindholm Castle is destroyed, and Johan is forced to give Skytts and Oxie to the king
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Kalundborg War <br />(1341–1343)
Location: Sweden
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
Holstein
|Denmark
Lübeck <br /> Rostock <br /> Hamburg <br /> Stralsund <br /> Wismar <br /> Greifswald
|Swedish-Norwegian victory
- Valdemar IV admits his sale of Scania, Blekinge, and Halland to Sweden-Norway
- Copenhagen Castle is given back to Denmark
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345)
Location: Unknown
|Swedish–Norwegian Union<br /> Estonians
|Denmark <br /> Teutonic Order
|Indecisive
- Swedish-Norwegian troops plunder Reval
- Estonian uprising crushed
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Magnus's war against Russia <br />(1348–1351)
Location: Unknown
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
|Novgorod
|Truce of Dorprat
- Swedish-Norwegian success in the beginning
- Swedish-Norwegian failure to keep Nöteborg
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Campaign between Magnus and his son <br />(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
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Valdemar Atterdags reconquest of Scania<br />(1360)
Location: Scania
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
|Denmark
| Denmark conquers all of Scania
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Valdemar Atterdags conquest of Gotland<br />(1361)
Location: Gotland
|Swedish–Norwegian Union
|Denmark
| Denmark conquers Gotland
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Danish–Hanseatic War (1361–1370)
Location: Northern Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Sea
| First phase (1361–1365)
- 23px Hanseatic League
- 22px Gotland
- 15px Lubeck
- 15px Stralsund
- 22px Kingdom of Norway
- 22px Kingdom of Sweden
Second phase (1367–1370)
- Confederation of Cologne
- Towns in Holland
- Towns in Zeeland
- 23px Hanseatic League
- Towns in Prussia
- Towns in Livonia
- 15px Lubeck
- 15px Stralsund
- 15px Rostock
- 22px Teutonic Order
- 22px Kingdom of Sweden
- 22px County of Holstein
- 22px Duchy of Mecklenburg
- Danish Noble Rebels
|First phase (1361–1365)
26x26px Kingdom of Denmark
Second phase (1367–1370)
26x26px Kingdom of Denmark
25x25px Kingdom of Norway
|First phase: Danish victory
Second phase: Hanseatic victory
Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|War of deposition against Magnus <br />(1363–1371)
Location: Unknown
|Magnus IV
Haakon VI
|Albert of Mecklenburg
|Albert becomes king of Sweden
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Swedish involvement in the Danish war of succession <br />(1379–1381)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Truce signed in 1381
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Invasion of Scania <br />(1384)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Truce likely signed in 1384
- Temporary capture of Laholm by Sweden, followed by subsequent retreat
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|War of deposition against Albrekt of Mecklenburg<br />(1388–1395)
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Margaret I becomes regent
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Attack on Jama<br />(1395)
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Novgorod Republic
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Northern Ladoga Campaign<br />(1396)
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Novgorod Republic
|Indecisive
|}
Union of Kalmar (1397–1521)
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! rowspan="1" | Conflict
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden and its allies
! rowspan="1" width=170px| Sweden's opposition
! rowspan="1" width=340px| Outcome
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Campaign against the Victual Brothers <br /> (1395–1398)
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Victual Brothers
|The Victual Brothers surrender their fortresses in Sweden
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| War in Gotland (1398)
| Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
| Teutonic Order
|Gotland is conquered by the Teutonic Order
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Campaign against Knut Bosson Grip <br /> (1398)
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Knut Bosson Grip
|Grip surrenders his Finnish fortresses to the crown.
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Novgorod's attack in the north<br />(1399)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Novgorodian Republic
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB
|War in Gotland (1403–1404)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Teutonic Order
|Teutonic victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Engelbrekt rebellion <br /> (1434–1436)
|Sweden
|Kalmar Union
|Swedish victory
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF "
|Pukefejden <br /> (1436–1437)
|Charles VIII of Sweden
|Erik Puke
|Erik Puke is executed
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|War against the Flemingar <br /> (1437)
|Sweden
|Flemingar
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Rebellion in Östergötaland <br />(1437)
Location: Östergötland
|Sweden
|Rebels in Östergötaland
|Uprising crushed
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Värmland rebellion <br />(1437–1438)
Location: Värmland
|Sweden
|Rebels in Värmland
|Uprising crushed
|-
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|David's Rebellion <br /> (1438–1439)
|Sweden
|Tavastian insurgents
|Uprising quelled
|-
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Karl Knutssons campaign against Eric of Pomerania <br /> (1439–1440)
|Sweden
|Eric of Pomerania
|The remaining fortresses loyal to Eric fall
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Karl Knutssons campaign against Novgorod <br /> (1444)
|Sweden
|Novgorodian Republic
|Swedish victory
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|War in Gotland <br /> (1446)
|Sweden <br /> Kalmar Union
|Eric of Pomerania
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Novgorods war against Karl Knutsson <br /> (1448)
|Sweden
|Novgorodian Republic
|Indecisive
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| War on Gotland (1448–1449)
| Sweden
|20px|border Eric of Pomerania <br /> Denmark
|Swedish failure
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
| War for Norway (1448–1451)
| Sweden
|
|Danish victory
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Karl Knutssons war against Denmark <br /> (1449–1457)
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Christian I fails to retake the Swedish throne
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB "
|War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson <br /> (1457)
|Sweden
|Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
|Christian I becomes King of Sweden
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Battle of Haraker <br /> (1464)
|Sweden
|Denmark
|Karl Knutsson regains the throne
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Second War of deposition against Karl Knutsson <br /> (1464–1465)
|Sweden
|Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
|Jöns Bengtsson takes power
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|War of deposition against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna<br />(1466–1467)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna <br />
|Karl Knutsson retakes the throne
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Dano-Swedish War<br />(1468–1469)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
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|Christian I fails to retake the throne
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Erik Karlsson Vasa's Uprising<br />(1469–1470)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|20px Erik Karlsson Vasa
|Uprising crushed
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Dano-Swedish War<br />(1469–1470)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|
|Christian I fails to retake the throne
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471)<br />(1470–1471)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
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|Swedish Victory
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|First campaign to Livonia<br />(1473–1475)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Teutonic Order
|Indecisive
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Tott's first Russian war <br />(1475―1476)
Location: Finland
|Sweden
| Grand Duchy of Moscow
| Truce in December 1475 or early 1476
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Second campaign to Livonia<br />(1478)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Teutonic Order
|Indecisive
- Swedish military failure
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Tott's second Russian war <br />(1479–1482)
Location: Finland
|Sweden
| Grand Duchy of Moscow
| Truce in Novgorod 17 January 1482
- Russian raids around Nyslott
- Swedish raids 120 km into Russian territory.
|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF
|Third campaign to Livonia<br />(1485–1486/1488)
Location: Unknown
|Sweden
|Teutonic Order
|Indecisive, peace signed in 1488.
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Sten Sture's war against the Totts<br />(1487)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|20px Tott
|Tott family's power is reduced <br /> Gotland falls into Danish control
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497)<br />(1495–1497)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|Grand Duchy of Moscow
|Swedish victory
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB "
|Battle of Rotebro <br /> (1497)
| Sweden
|
|Danish victory
- King John becomes king of Sweden
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Border conflict at Nyslott<br />(1499)
Location: Nyslott
| Sweden
|Grand Duchy of Moscow
|Swedish Victory
- Russian attacks repelled
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|War of Deposition against King Hans<br />(1501–1503)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|
|Swedish Victory
- King Hans deposed as king of Sweden
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512)<br />(1501–1512)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden<br /> Norwegian rebels <br /><small>(1501–1504)</small><br /> Free City of Lübeck<br /><small>(1509–12)</small>
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- Norway
|Treaty of Malmö:
- Sweden and Lübeck agree to pay contribution to Denmark
- Sweden preserves its independence
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520)<br />(1512–1520)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
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- Norway
|Surrender of Stockholm:
- Kristian II is elected King of Sweden and the Kalmar Union temporarily resurrected
- Stockholm Bloodbath
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Swedish War of Liberation<br />(1521–23)<br />20px Duchy of Guelders<br />
|Christian II (Catholics)<br /> County of Oldenburg<br /> Free City of Lübeck<br /><br /><br /><br />Zealand<br /> Supported by:<br /> Norwegian nobles<br /> Habsburg Netherlands
|Victory for Christian III and the Danish Protestants.
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Möre uprising<br />(1536)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|Rebels led by Jon Andersson
|Peasant uprising defeated
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Dacke War<br />(1542–1543)
Location: Sweden
| Sweden
|Rebels led by Nils Dacke
|Peasant uprising defeated
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Lappvesi Peasant Revolt<br /> (1551–1553)
|Sweden
|Karelian insurgents
|Uprising quelled
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557)<br />(1554–1557)
|Swedish victory against Poland–Lithuania <br> Dano-Norwegian victory against Sweden
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Livonian War<br />(1558–1583)
Location: Dalarna
| Sweden
| Dalecarlian rebels
|Uprising crushed
|Unknown
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Thirty Years' War<br />(1618–1648)
- Heilbronn League
- Hesse-Kassel
- Brandenburg-Prussia
<hr>Post-1635 Peace of Prague
|Imperial alliance prior to 1635<hr>
Post-1635 Peace of Prague
|Peace of Westphalia
|110 000
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Torstenson War<br />(1643–1645)
Location: Jämtland
| Swedish Empire
| Jämtlanders
|Uprising crushed
|Unknown
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Conquest of New Sweden (1655)
Location: New Sweden
| Swedish Empire
| Dutch Republic
|Dutch victory
| Unknown
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Capture of Carolusborg (1658)
Location: Carolusborg
| Swedish Empire
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- Dutch Gold CoastFetu Kingdom<br /> Rebellious slaves
|Dano-Norwegian victory
|Entire garrison captured
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|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658)
Location: Livonia, Finland
| Swedish Empire
| Russia
|Swedish victory
| Unknown
|-
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Second Northern War<br />(1655–1660) <br /> 22px Grand Duchy of Lithuania<br /> <br />
|22px|link=|alt= Poland<br /><small>(Poland-Lithuania)</small><br /> Denmark–Norway (1657–1660)<br /><br />20px|link=|alt= Moscow Tsardom (1656–58)<br />22px Crimean Khanate<br /> Brandenburg-Prussia (1655–1656, 1657–1660)<br />24px Duchy of Courland (1656–1658)<br />
|Swedish victory against Denmark–Norway<br />Dutch victory in North America<br />Swedish invasion of Poland–Lithuania unsuccessful
|70 000
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|Second Bremian War<br />(1666)
Location: Mediterranean Sea
| Sweden
| Pirates
|Successful expedition
| None
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Pomeranian War (13 September 1757 – 22 May 1762)
Location: Mediterranean
| Sweden
|22px|border Tunis <br />23px|border Ottoman Empire (De-jure)
|Inconclusive
|Unknown
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Gustavian era (1772–1809)
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|Battle of Ibiza <br>(28–29 February 1780)
Location: coast of Ibiza
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|United Kingdom
|Swedish victory
|3
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|Theatre War <br> 1788–1789
Location: Sweden
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Supported by:
- United Kingdom
| Denmark–Norway
|Status quo ante bellum
- Swedish political and diplomatic victory
- Danish military victory
|5
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|Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
|Favourable outcome for Sweden; Status quo ante bellum
|3000
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|Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 (1791–1792)
Location: Mediterranean
| Sweden
| Regency of Algiers <br />23px|border Ottoman Empire (De-jure)
|Sweden agrees to pay tribute
|Unknown
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|First Barbary War<br />(10 May 1801 – 10 June 1805)
| Tripolitania<br />
Morocco (1802) <br />23px|border Ottoman Empire (De-jure)
|Peace Treaty
|Unknown
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|Franco-Swedish War<br />(31 October 1805 – 6 January 1810)
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| Iran
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|1960–1963:<br /><br /><br /><hr>1960–1962:<br /> Congo-Stanleyville<br />Supported by:<br /><hr>1964–1965:<br /> Kwilu and Simba rebels<br />
|Victory
|19
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|Gulf War (1990–1991)
Location:
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|Allied victory
|None
|- bgcolor="#99ff99"
|Operation Deliberate Force<br />(30 August – 20 September 1995)
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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UNPROFOR (Sweden was a part of UNPROFOR)
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|Strategic NATO victory
- Bosnian Serbs return to negotiations
|6 (in accidents)
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|- bgcolor="#FFCCCB"
|War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Location: Afghanistan
|ISAF/RS phase (from 2001):<br /><br /> Resolute Support<br />(from 2015)
|ISAF/RS phase (from 2001):<br /> Taliban
- Islamic Jihad Union
- Haqqani network (from 2002)
al-Qaeda<br />(al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS))<hr> Taliban splinter groups
- Fidai Mahaz (from 2013)
- Mullah Dadullah Front (from 2012)
- IEHCA loyal to Muhammad Rasul (from 2015)
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|Defeat
- Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
|5
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|First Libyan Civil War
Location: Libya
| Anti-Gaddafi forces
- National Liberation Army
- National Transitional Council
- Islamic Fighting Group
- Anti-Gaddafi tribes
- Foreign mercenaries (alleged)
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- Libyan Armed Forces
- Paramilitary forces
- Pro-Gaddafi tribes
- Foreign mercenaries (alleged)
|Rebel victory
|None
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|- bgcolor="#E0D0FF"
|Mali War<br />(16 January 2012 – Present)
Location: Northern Mali
| Government of Mali
- Military of Mali
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|* National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad<br />(MNLA)
- Islamic Movement of Azawad<br />(MIA)<hr> Al-Qaeda
- Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (2017–present)
- Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17)
- Ansar al-Sharia (2012–present)
- Ansar Dine (2012–17)
- AQIM (2012–17)
- Macina Liberation Front <br /> (2015–17)
- MOJWA (2011–13)
Nigerian jihadist volunteers
- Boko Haram (2012–13)
- Ansaru (2012–13)
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|Withdrawal in 2023
|None
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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
