thumb|290px|[[Sweden at the height of its territorial expansion, following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.]]

This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period.

Fiefs

Fiefs that were held for a short period of time.

  • Scania (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Hven (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Blekinge (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Halland (Treaty of Varberg, 1343–1360)
  • Elbing (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Braunsberg (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Pillau (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Fischhausen (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Lochstädt (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Memel (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Bremen (Recess of Stede, 1654–1666)
  • Bornholm (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)
  • Trøndelag (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)

Colonies

thumb|Map of the Swedish Empire and all of its colonial possessions

  • Fort Apollonia, present Beyin: 1655–1657.
  • Fort Christiansborg, present Osu: 1652–1658
  • Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650–1656.
  • Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653–1658.
  • Carolusborg: April 1650 – January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
  • New Sweden on the banks of the Delaware River in North America: 1638–1655
  • Guadeloupe (1813–1814; returned to France)
  • Saint-Barthélemy (1784–1878; sold to France)
  • Esequibo (1732–1739)
  • Tobago (1733)
  • Porto Novo (1733; lost to the French and British East India Companies)

Mint cities

Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established.

  • Stade (Saxony)
  • Osnabrück (Saxony)
  • Erfurt (Thuringia)
  • Mainz (Electorate of the Palatinate)
  • Würzburg (Bavaria)
  • Fürth (Bavaria)
  • Nuremberg (Bavaria)
  • Augsburg (Bavaria)
  • Elbląg (Poland, 1626–1635 and 1655–1660)
  • Toruń (Poland, 1655–1658)

Territories held under martial law

  • Brodnica, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Tczew, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Orneta, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Melzak, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Frombork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Malbork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Sztum, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • , Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Landsberg (Gorzów Wielkopolski) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
  • Frankfurt (Oder) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
  • Leipzig (agreement with Saxony, 1646–1648)
  • Memmingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)
  • Überlingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)

See also

  • Swedish Empire
  • Swedish overseas colonies
  • Swedish colonization of the Americas
  • Lands of Sweden
  • Provinces of Sweden
  • Dominions of Sweden
  • Unions of Sweden
  • Thirty Years' War
  • History of Guadeloupe
  • History of Ghana
  • Swedish settlement of Svalbard
  • Swedish slave trade
  • Mémoire St Barth | History of St Barthélemy (archives & history of slavery, slave trade and their abolition), Comité de Liaison et d'Application des Sources Historiques.