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This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden.
*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.
Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome |
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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[1] |
Anunds raid of Estonia (600s) 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[2][3] |
Swedish expedition to Courland (862) | Sweden | Curonians | Swedish victory |
Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870)
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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 |
Jomsviking–Swedish War (980s) Location: Uppsala |
Sweden | Jomsviking | Swedish Victory[4] |
Erik the Victorious invasion of Denmark (990s)
Location: Hedeby Baltic Sea |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish Victory[5][6] |
Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire (990s) |
Sweden Denmark |
Holy Roman Empire | Unclear results[7] |
Olof Skötkonungs attack on Denmark
Location: In Denmark |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish victory
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Viking expedition to Wendland
Location: In Wendland |
Sweden | Wends | Successful expedition |
Battle of Svolder (999–1000) |
Sweden Denmark Jarls of Lade |
Norway | Swedish victory |
Swedish Norwegian war (1015–1018)
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Sweden | Norway | Norwegian victory[8] |
Battle of Helgeå | 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) | 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 | Byzantine Empire | Swedish defeat |
Yaroslav the Wise and Mstislav of Chernigovs civil war
Battle of Listven (1024) Location: Ukraine Russia |
Kievan Rus' | 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 |
Eric IX of Sweden, Henry (bishop of Finland) | 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) | Sweden | Oeselians | Death of Karl the Deaf |
Värmland campaign (1225/1249)[9] Location: Värmland |
Sweden | Norway | Peace of Lödöse |
Öselborn's attack on Sweden (1226)[10] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Öselborn's | The Öselborn's take plunder and hostages |
Attack on Tavastia (1227–1228)[11] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Novgorod | Indecisive |
Battle of Olustra (1229)[12]
Location: Södermanland or Östergötland |
Eric XI | Knut Långe | Victory for Knut Långe
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Eric XI's reinstatement war (1234)[13] Location: Unknown |
Eric XI
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Knut Långe | Victory for Eric XI
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Livonian Crusade (13th century) |
Crusade | Pagans (Indigenous peoples) | Crusader victory. However, the Swedish expedition ended in disaster |
Tavastian uprising (1236–1237) Location: Finland |
Sweden | Tavastians Novgorod Karelians |
Uprising crushed
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Battle of Neva (1240) | Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Tavastians | Novgorod Republic and Karelians | Novgorodian victory. |
First Folkung Uprising (1247)[14] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Victory of the Swedish king |
Second Swedish Crusade (1249–1250) Location: Finland |
Birger Jarl, Christians | Tavastians | Area of Tavastians and south-western Finland fall to Swedish rule, Häme Castle is founded |
Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome |
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Second Folkung Uprising (1251)[15] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Swedish victory
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Campaign against Narva (1256–1257)[16] Location: Unknown |
Sweden
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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
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Third Folkung Uprising (1278–1280)[17] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Victory of the Swedish king
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Ladoga Campaign (1283–1284)[18] 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[19] |
Third Swedish Crusade (1293–1295) Location: Finland |
Sweden | Karelians Novgorod republic |
Swedish victory
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Neva Campaign (1300–1301)[20] 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)[21] Location: Gotland |
Sweden | Gotland | Gutes agree to pay an increased tax to the Swedish king. |
Tavastian war (1311–1314)[22] Location: Tavastia |
Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
Uprisings in Hälsingland and Småland (1316–1317)[23] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Rebels in Hälsingland and Småland | Insurgents lose their property after a verdict by King Birger |
Attack on Åbo (1318)[24] Location: Åbo |
Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Novgorodians burn the outskirts of Åbo |
War of Deposition against Birger Magnusson (1317–1319)[25] Location: Sweden |
Birger Magnusson | Insurgents loyal to the Dukes Valdemar and Erik | Birger is deposed |
Kexholm war (1321–1323)[26] 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)[27] Location: Sweden |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara
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Mats Kettilmundssons war against Reval (1325–1326)[28] 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)[29] Location: Novgorod |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Peace signed in either August or September 1339.
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Johan Offessons Uprising (1339)[30] 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)[31] Location: Sweden |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Swedish-Norwegian victory
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Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345)[32]
Location: Unknown |
Swedish-Norwegian Union Estonians |
Denmark Teutonic Order |
Indecisive
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Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351)[33] Location: Unknown |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat
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Campaign between Magnus and his son (1356–1359)[34] 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)[35] Location: Scania |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Denmark conquers all of Scania |
Valdemar Atterdags conquest of Gotland (1361)[36] 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)
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First Phase (1361–1365)
Kingdom of Denmark Second Phase (1367–1370) |
First Phase: Danish Victory
Second Phase: Hanseatic victory Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania |
War of deposition against Magnus (1363–1371)[37] Location: Unknown |
Magnus IV | Albert of Mecklenburg | Albert becomes king of Sweden |
Swedish involvement in the Danish war of succession (1379–1381)[38] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Denmark | Truce signed in 1381 |
Invasion of Scania (1384)[39][40] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Denmark | Truce likely signed in 1384
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War of deposition against Albrekt of Mecklenburg[41] (1388–1395) |
Sweden | Denmark | Margaret I becomes regent |
Attack on Jama[42] (1395) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
Northern Ladoga Campaign[43] (1396) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome |
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Campaign against the Victual Brothers[44] (1395–1398) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Victual Brothers | The Victual Brothers surrender their fortresses in Sweden |
War in Gotland (1398) | Sweden Kalmar Union |
Teutonic Order | Gotland is conquered by the Teutonic Order |
Campaign against Knut Bosson Grip[45] (1398) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Knut Bosson Grip | Grip surrenders his Finnish fortresses to the crown. |
Novgorod's attack in the north (1399)[46] Location: Unknown |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorodian Republic | Indecisive |
War in Gotland (1403–1404)
Location: Unknown |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Teutonic Order | Teutonic victory |
Engelbrekt rebellion (1434–1436) |
Sweden | Kalmar Union | Swedish victory |
Pukefejden (1436–1437) |
Charles VIII of Sweden | Erik Puke | Erik Puke is executed |
War against the Flemingar (1437)[47] |
Sweden | Flemingar | Indecisive |
Rebellion in Östergötaland (1437)[48] Location: Östergötland |
Sweden | Rebels in Östergötaland | Uprising crushed |
Värmland rebellion (1437–1438)[49] Location: Värmland |
Sweden | Rebels in Värmland | Uprising crushed |
David's Rebellion (1438–1439) |
Sweden | Tavastian insurgents | Uprising quelled |
Karl Knutssons campaign against Eric of Pomerania (1439–1440)[50] |
Sweden | Eric of Pomerania | The remaining fortresses loyal to Eric fall |
Karl Knutssons campaign against Novgorod (1444)[51] |
Sweden | Novgorodian Republic | Indecisive |
War in Gotland (1446)[52] |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Eric of Pomerania | Indecisive |
Novgorods war against Karl Knutsson (1448)[53] |
Sweden | Novgorodian Republic | Indecisive |
War on Gotland (1448–1449) | Sweden | Eric of Pomerania Denmark |
Swedish failure |
War for Norway (1448–1451) | Sweden | Denmark | Danish victory |
Karl Knutssons war against Denmark (1449–1457)[54] |
Sweden | Denmark | Christian I fails to retake the Swedish throne |
War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1457)[55] |
Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna | Christian I becomes King of Sweden |
Battle of Haraker (1464) |
Sweden | Denmark | Karl Knutsson regains the throne |
Second War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1464–1465)[56] |
Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna | Jöns Bengtsson takes power |
War of depositon against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1466–1467)[57] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Denmark |
Karl Knutsson retakes the throne |
Dano-Swedish War (1468–1469)[58] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Denmark | Christian I fails to retake the throne |
Erik Karlsson Vasa's Uprising (1469–1470)[59] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Erik Karlsson Vasa | Uprising crushed |
Dano-Swedish War (1469–1470)[60] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Denmark | Christian I fails to retake the throne |
Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) (1470–1471) Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish Victory |
First campaign to Livonia (1473–1475)[61] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive |
Tott's first Russian war (1475―1476)[62] Location: Finland |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Truce in December 1475 or early 1476 |
Second campaign to Livonia (1478)[63] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive
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Tott's second Russian war (1479–1482)[64] Location: Finland |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Truce in Novgorod 17 January 1482
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Third campaign to Livonia (1485–1486/1488)[65] Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive, peace signed in 1488. |
Sten Stures war against the Tott's (1487)[66] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Tott | Tott family's power is reduced Gotland falls into Danish control |
Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) (1495–1497)[67] Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Swedish victory |
Battle of Rotebro (1497) |
Sweden | Denmark | Danish victory
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Border conflict at Nyslott (1499) Location: Nyslott |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Swedish Victory
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War of Deposition against King Hans (1501–1503) Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish Victory
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Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) (1501–1512) Location: Sweden |
Sweden Norwegian rebels (1501–1504) Free City of Lübeck (1509–12) |
Kalmar Union | Treaty of Malmö:
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Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520) (1512–1520) Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Kalmar Union | Surrender of Stockholm:
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Swedish War of Liberation (1521–23)[67] Location: Scandinavia |
Sweden Free City of Lübeck (from 1522) |
Kalmar Union | Kingdom of Sweden proclaims independence |
Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | Casualties |
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Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) (Part of the War of the Austrian Succession)[67] | Sweden | Russian Empire | Russian victory | 7000 |
Dalecarlian rebellion (1743) (1743) Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Dalecarlian rebels | Rebellion crushed | +150 |
Expedition to the Mediterranean (1759–1760)[77] Location: Mediterranean Sea |
Sweden | Pirates | Successful expedition | None |
Pomeranian War (13 September 1757 – 22 May 1762)[67]
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)[78] Location: Mediterranean |
Sweden | Tunis Ottoman Empire (De-jure) |
Inconclusive | Unknown |
Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | Casualties |
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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
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5 |
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)[67]
Location: Finland, Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Sweden | Russian Empire Denmark-Norway(1788–1789)[79] |
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)[67] Location: Off the Mediterranean coast of Tripoli; Derna |
United States Sweden (1801–02) Sicily[80][81] |
Tripolitania Morocco (1802)[82][83] |
Peace Treaty | Unknown |
Franco-Swedish War (31 October 1805 – 6 January 1810)[67] Location: Swedish Pomerania |
Co-belligerents:
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Co-belligerents:
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French victory | +6000 |
Finnish War (21 February 1808 – 17 September 1809)[67] Location: Scandinavia |
Supported by: |
Supported by: |
Russian victory | 7000 |
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 (1808–1809) Location: Scandinavia |
Supported by: |
Status quo ante bellum | ~200 |
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