The Eduard Modeller's Den

The Eduard Modeller's Den is an online paid magazine of Czech company Eduard - M. A. designed for enthusiasts of plastic modeling, history, and related subjects. It offers a diverse range of content, including articles on current events, historical articles, museum travel guides, and interviews with notable personalities.

Strana 17

For more than two centuries, Swedish

policy was based on neutrality. The last

military acon abroad occurred in 1814,

when the Swedish army, as part of an

internaonal coalion, helped defeat

Emperor Napoleon, followed that same

year by a short war with Norway, by then

a French ally. Since then, Swedish troops

have not fought abr oa d but have taken par t

i n o p e r a  o n s u n d e r t h e Un i te d N a  o n s  a g .

However, the long-term verbal assaults

on Swedish neutrality by the Soviet Union,

the threat of invasion across the Balc Sea,

and more recently the policies of Pun’s

Russia toward Scandinavian countries,

have intensied over the past decades.

The nal impetus was the Russian invasion

of Ukraine. At that point, both Finland

and Sweden said “enough” and applied

for NATO membership, which they soon

obtained. A well-known example of Soviet

coercion against the Swedish kingdom

is the infamous incident in 1981, when

a Soviet submarine ran aground on reefs

during a covert operaon in the southern

part of Swedish territorial waters.

T he su b ma r i n e w as th e S -3 6 3 o f Pr oje c t 61 3,

known in NATO code as “Whiskey,” leading

the press to dub the event “Whiskey on

the Rocks.”

As menoned earlier, the Swedish

Navy was established by royal decree.

Its strategic tasks include defending the

naonal coastline, prevenng invasion

threats on both islands and mainland, and

protecng Sweden’s polical, security, and

economic interests at sea. Interesngly,

up to 90% of Swedish trade is conducted

via marime routes in the Balc Sea,

highlighng the need to protect these

lanes. Naval command is located on Muskö

Island near Stockholm. Currently, the

Swedish Navy consists of two main parts:

the Fleet, which includes both surface and

Gustav I.

Vasa, king

of Sweden

Photo:

Naonal-

museum

(Stockholm)

Eduard Modeller‘s Den No. 6 - JUNE 2025

Swedish Naval Forces

17

Today’sinstalmentoftheseriesisdedicatedtoanavywithan

unbrokentradionspanningovervecenturies,makingitoneofthe

oldestintheworld.ItwasfoundedbyKingGustavVasain1522and

hassinceremainedapermanentcomponentoftheSwedishArmed

Forces.Historically,Swedenhasbeenoneofseveralcoastalstates

borderingtheBalcSea,givingitalongandrichmarimehistory.

WORLD NAVAL FORCES