Swedish military
| Swedish Armed Forces Försvarsmakten |
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Coat of Arms of the Swedish Armed Forces.
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War flag and Naval Ensign of Sweden
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| Founded | 1521 |
| Current form | 1975 |
| Service branches |
 Swedish Army Swedish Air Force Swedish Navy Home Guard Swedish Amphibious Corps
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| Headquarters | |
| Leadership | |
| Command-in-Chief |
Government of Sweden (Löfven Cabinet) |
| Minister for Defence | Peter Hultqvist |
| Supreme Commander | General Micael Bydén |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 16-70 years old |
| Conscription | Yes. Beginning 1 July 2017 |
| Available for military service |
2,065,782 males, age 18-47 (2010 est.), 1,995,451 females, age 18-47 (2010 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
1,709,592 males, age 18-47 (2010 est.), 1,649,875 females, age 18-47 (2010 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
58,937 males (2010 est.), 56,225 females (2010 est.) |
| Active personnel | 25,340 Soldiers |
| Reserve personnel | 29,830 Reservists |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | SEK 48.451 billion (USD ~5.77 billion) (2015) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.24% (2015) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Sweden |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces |
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten) is the government agency that forms the military forces of Sweden, and which is tasked with defence of the country, as well as promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting international peacekeeping efforts, and providing humanitarian aid.
It consists of: the Swedish Army, the Swedish Air Force and the Swedish Navy, with addition of a military reserve force, the Home Guard (Swedish: Hemvärnet). Since 1994, all the Swedish armed services are organised within a single unified government agency, headed by the Supreme Commander, even though the individual services maintain their distinct identities. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is traditionally attributed as Honorary General and Admiral à la suite.
The military history of Sweden includes several unions and wars with all of its neighbour states, including extended Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War at the times of the Swedish Empire during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Wars with Russia culminated in the Finnish War (1808-1809), with Sweden losing Finland. During the World Wars, the Cold War and throughout the 20th century, Sweden maintained a national policy of non-alignment, while the Swedish Armed Forces strength was based upon the concepts of conscription. In 2010, peacetime conscription was abolished, replacing it with volunteer armed forces including the Home Guard – National Security Force until 2018.
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