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This is a list ofwars and war-like conflicts involvingSweden.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Folkung Uprising (1251)[15] Location:Sweden | Sweden | Folkung | Swedish victory
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| Campaign against Narva (1256–1257)[16] Location: Unknown | Sweden
| 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 theKarelians andIzhorians (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 andValdemar | 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 byKing 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
| 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 andOxie 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: NorthernGermany,Scandinavia, and theBaltic Sea | First phase (1361–1365) Second phase (1367–1370) | First phase (1361–1365)
| First phase: Danish victory Second phase: Hanseatic victory Hanseatic League gains control over several forts inScania |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Swedish victory |
| 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 OxenstiernaDenmark | 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 Sture's war against the Totts (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
|
| 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 | SwedenFree City of Lübeck (from 1522) | Kalmar Union | Kingdom of Sweden proclaims independence |
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) (Part of theWar 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 | SwedenRussian Empire |  Prussia | Prussian victory Status quo ante bellum | A couple thousands |
| Tunis-Swedish War (1763)[78] Location:Mediterranean | Sweden |  Tunis.svg) Ottoman Empire (De-jure) | Inconclusive | Unknown |
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Ibiza (28–29 February 1780) Location: coast ofIbiza |  Swedish Navy |  United Kingdom | Swedish victory | 3 |
| Theatre War 1788–1789 Location:Sweden | Sweden Supported by: |  Denmark–Norway | Status quo ante bellum
| 5 |
| Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)[67] Location:Finland,Baltic Sea,Sweden | Sweden | Russian EmpireDenmark-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 AlgiersOttoman Empire (De-jure) | Sweden agrees to pay tribute | Unknown |
| First Barbary War (10 May 1801 – 10 June 1805)[67] Location: Off theMediterranean coast ofTripoli;Derna |  United StatesSweden(1801–02) Sicily[80][81] |  Tripolitania
| Peace Treaty | Unknown |
| Franco-Swedish War (31 October 1805 – 6 January 1810)[67] Location:Swedish Pomerania | Co-belligerents: | Co-belligerents:
| 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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