Sweden

Sweden

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Capital:

Stockholm

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Government type:

Democratic, Socialist

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Faction:

Neutral

 Sweden is a minor power located in Scandinavia. While being a minor power, it by far exceeds the other scandinavian countries in strength, due to its better manpower and resources. It borders  Norway to the west and north,  Finland to the east and is very close to  Denmark to the southwest. It is bounded by the Baltic Sea to the south and southeast. While rich in useful resources, it remains sharply constrained by its relatively small population and its pursuit of neutrality, leaving it mostly free to watch the coming storm.

Geography

Sweden is located in northern Europe on the Scandinavian peninsular. It mostly consists of flat, arable land in the far south, hills, mountains northwest, and forest. Much of the Swedish land is covered in dense forest, and many large rivers run through the land from the Scandinavian mountains. The Scandinavian Mountains dominate the western side of Sweden and makes up the natural border between Sweden and the neighboring country  Norway. In the far north runs the great river of Torne älv, which is made up of the natural border between Sweden and  Finland. Sweden also borders  Denmark in the south, with a small overseas connection between Zealand and Skåne.

Swedens capital Stockholm lies to the east and is the only urban area in the state.

Historical Background

Despite being aligned with other Democratic nations ideologically, historically Sweden was able to preserve its neutrality during the war. Sweden stayed neutral throughout World War I and II, siding neither with the Axis nor the Allies. But Sweden did let trains carrying German soldiers and supplies go through the country to both  Finland and  Norway (the so-called Permittenttrafik) to avoid getting into a war with the Germans. Sweden was also the biggest supplier of iron ore to  Germany which is often discussed as a potential reason for its successful neutrality, with the metal provided accounting for about 58% of German supplies and 31% of British. The Swedish government allowed British access to its territory to ensure the delivery of the bearings through the German naval blockade. Sweden managed to decrypt the German Geheimfernschreiber(considered more complicated than the famous Enigma machine) in only two weeks in June 1940 and over the course of the war, Sweden spied on German intelligence. In some rare cases, Sweden actively supplied information to the allies about this. The most famous such act was when Sweden provided information to the United Kingdom about the upcoming Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The British submitted the information further to Stalin who ignored it, with devastating results. Being a neutral country, tens of thousands of Jewish refugees fled to Sweden to escape the Nazi Holocaust.

Events

Main article: Swedish events

National Focus

Main article: Generic national focus tree

As a minor nation, Sweden uses the generic National Focus Tree, covering Army, Aviation, Naval, Industrial and Political branches.

Technology

Sweden begins with several technologies for armor, ships, and aircraft, but no doctrines or industrial technologies. Sweden also begins with 3 research slots available; two more can be unlocked through the National Focus tree.

Technology 1936

Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics & Industry
Ag m/42 (Infantry Eq. I) Engineer Company I Recon Company I Strv m/31 (Light Tank I) 10.5 cm m/34 (Towed Artillery I) 20mm m/40 (Towed Anti-Air I)	1936 Destroyer Hull Depth Charges I Early Cruiser Hull 70mm Belt/30mm Deck (Cruiser Armor II) 1936 Submarine Hull 3x 533mm Torpedo Tubes (Torpedo Tubes I) Naval Gunnery 12cm/45 Bofors M24 (Light Battery I) 15.2cm/50 Bofors M03 (Light Cruiser Battery I) 20.8cm/44 Bofors M98 (Medium Battery I) 28.3cm/45 Bofors M12 (Heavy Battery I) Casemate Secondary Battery 152mm/44 Bofors M98 (Secondary Battery I) Contact Mine Minelaying Submarine 25mm/64 Bofors M32 (Anti-Air II) Transport Ship	ASJA SA-14 Jaktfalken (Inter-war Fighter) SAAB Northrop A-17 8A-1 (CAS I) Saab T18 (Naval Bomber I) Carrier Bomber I CVM Fokker C.V S/J-3 (Inter-war Bomber)	None
Doctrines
None	None	None

Without Man the Guns
Göteborg Class Destroyer II Fylgia Class Light Cruiser I Sverige Class Heavy Cruiser I Hajen Class Submarine I Upgraded Draken Class Transports I

Interestingly, with Man the Guns, Sweden starts with the 1936 Cruiser hull available in its production tab even though it does not have it researched, and as such, lacks the 1936 cruiser engine.

Cosmetic names

Sweden has many unique cosmetic names for its equipment, listed here.

Infantry & motorized techs

Type	1918	1936	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944
Infantry Equipment	Mauser M/38	Ag m/42		kpist m/37-39			Kpist m/45
Motorized		Scania-Vabis
Mechanized					NA		NA		m/42 KP

Armor techs

Tech year	Amphibious	Light (TD/SPG/AA)	Medium (TD/SPG/AA)	Modern (TD/SPG/AA)	Heavy (TD/SPG/AA)	Super-Heavy (TD/SPG/AA)
1918		Strv m/21
1934		Strv m/31			Tstrv m/34
1936		NA (Pvkv IVA / NA / Lvkv L-62)
1939			NA (Pvkv II / Pav m/43 / Lvkv L-62 II)
1941		Strv m/40 (Pvkv IVB / NA / Lvkv fm/43)	Strv m/42 (Pvkv m/43 / Sav m/43 / NA)		Tstrv m/41
1943			Strv m/45 (Pvkv III / Ikv 73 / NA)		Tstrv m/43	Tstrv m/44
1945				Strv 81 (NA / Ikv m/53 / Lvkv m/49)

Artillery techs

Tech year	Anti-Air	Artillery	Rocket Artillery	Anti-Tank
1934		10.5 cm m/34
1936	20mm m/40			Bofors 37mm
1939		10,5 cm Haubits m/40
1940	40 mm lvakan m/36			57mm pvkan.
1942		12 cm Haubits m/14
1943	8 cm luftvärnskanon m/30			75mm pvkan m/43

Aircraft techs

Tech Year	Close Air Support (Carrier)	Fighter (Carrier)	Naval Bomber (Carrier)	Heavy Fighter	Tactical Bomber	Strategic Bomber	Scout Plane
1933		ASJA SA-14			CVM S/J-3
1936	SAAB A-17 8A-1	P-35 J9	SAAB T18	NA	Ju-86K	NA
1940	SAAB B-17	Re.2000 J12	NA	NA	SAAB B18A	NA
1944	SAAB B-18B	SAAB J21	NA	NA	NA	NA
Jet Engine Technology
1945		SAAB 21R			NA
1950		SAAB 32			NA	NA

Politics

Sweden is walking a fine line, remaining clear of Democratic entanglements on the European continent while safeguarding its own strict neutrality. Sweden's government faces elections every 4 years.

With the Waking the Tiger expansion, Sweden has two special Decisions to form either the  Nordic Council - which is shared with the other nations that make up the Council - or to restore the old Kalmar Union and create  Scandinavia once Norway and Denmark are under Swedish control, possibly as a stepping stone to the Council later on.

National spirits

Sweden starts with two National Spirits:

En Svensk Tiger

• Ideology drift defense: +10%
• Justify wargoal time on us: +10%

If Sweden is to be like a tiger on the prowl then those who spy on us must not know what we do. In these time of conflict and strife it is the patriotic duty of every Swede to keep silent.

Neutral Foreign Policy

• Join faction tension limit: +100%
• Send volunteers tension limit: +20%
• Guarantee tension limit: +100%
• AI Modifier: Threat receptivity: +1%
• AI Modifier: Desire to be in or expand a faction: −100

Neutrality is sometimes viewed as a craven stance, but this nation trusts that when the dust settles, those who didn't take sides may be better off than those who did.

Laws

The nation starts with the following laws:

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost –40% Fuel gain per oil –25% Fuel capacity	Export Focus 50% Resources to market +5% Research speed +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed +20% Civilian intelligence to others +10% Navy intelligence to others

Ruling party

Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (Democratic)

Striving for equality and a socialist state by reformist means, democratic socialism aims to abolish or mitigate the effects of capitalism with public mandate.

Traits

• Can’t prepare war goals against countries that have caused no World Tension
• Can’t puppet countries in a peace conference
• Can't declare war on the same ideology without a war goal
• Can guarantee nations of other ideologies
• Can lower World Tension by issuing Guarantees
• Take states cost: +25%
• Annex cost: +50%

World tension limits

• Generate war goal : 100%
• Join faction: 80%
• Lend-lease: 50%
• Send volunteers: 50%
• Guarantee: 25%

Political parties

Political Party	Ideology	Popularity	Party Leader	Country Name	Is It Ruling?
Bondeförbundet	Non-Aligned	14%	Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	Kingdom of Sweden	No
Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti	Democratic	75%	Per Albin Hansson	Sweden	Yes
Sveriges kommunistiska parti	Communist	8%	Sven Linderot	Folkhemmet	No
Nationalsocialistiska arbetarepartiet	Fascist	3%	Sven Olov Lindholm	Svea Rike	No

Staff and designers

These are choices of advisors and design companies for Sweden. Unless otherwise noted choices for designers are restricted to generics like "Light Air Company" or "Industrial Concern".

Political Advisors

Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Thorwald Bergquist	Compassionate Gentleman	Improve relations opinion: +15%	150
Östen Undén	Silent Workhorse	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Ernst Wigforss	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Tage Erlander	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.10	150
Hilding Hagberg	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.10	150
Per Engdahl	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.10	150

Armor Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
AB Landsverk	Tank Designer	Armor research speed: +15% Armor reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
Marinverkstäderna	Coastal Defense Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15% All Ship Types: Production Cost: -25% Max Range: -50% Carrier: Deck Size: -20% Capital Ship: Armor: -20% Heavy Attack: -20%	150
AB Götaverken	Atlantic Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Armor: +50% HP: +10% Capital Ship: Armor: +10% Heavy Attack: +10%	150
Kockums	Raiding Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15% All Ship Types: Surface Visibility: -10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier: Deck size: -10% Capital Ship: Naval firepower: -10% Submarine: Sub Visibility: -10%	150

Materiel Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
Bofors	Artillery Designer	Artillery Research Speed: +15% Artillery Support & Line Reliability: +20%	150
Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB	Infantry Equipment Designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Scania-Vabis	Motorized Equipment Designer	Motorization Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
Helge Jung	Military Theorist	Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Land Doctrine Research Speed: +10%	150
Erik Palmstierna	Naval Theorist	Naval Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Naval Doctrine Research Speed: +10%	150

Economy

Sweden begins with a wealth of metals but very little Aluminum, no Oil and no Rubber. While much is traded away, there is still a lot of Tungsten and Chromium to go around. Steel is generally plentiful.

Oil	Rubber	Steel	Aluminium	Tungsten	Chromium
0	0	187	3	56	35

Industry

Sweden has a small industrial base to start with.

Factories 1936

3 Military Factories

3 Naval Dockyards

10 Civilian Factory

Military

In 1936, Sweden starts with 12 total divisions, with an unusual set of Division Templates. 6 Divisions are classified as "militia" Infantry, consisting of 2 infantry battalions and 2 cavalry battalions. Joining these are 5 Regular divisions consisting of 6 infantry battalions backed up by support artillery, engineering and recon companies. Joining these is the lone 3-battalion Cavalry Division along with its recon support company. The navy is spread along the southern coastline, consisting of 7 Destroyers, 9 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers and 10 Submarines. Sweden's relatively small air force consists of 36 CAS, 30 Fighters and 12 Naval Bombers. Remaining recruitable  manpower is at 27.76K at the 1936 starting date. All divisions are suffering from severe equipment shortages.

Army

1936

11 Infantry Divisions	1 Cavalry Division

Manpower Used: 63.0K

1939

11 Infantry Divisions	1 Cavalry Division

Manpower Used: 63.0K

Generals

Name	Skill	ATK	DEF	PLN	LOG	Traits
Erik af Edholm	4	4	1	4	4	Hill Fighter
Folke Högberg	3	1	3	3	3	Commando

Division composition list

Division	Name list	Support companies	Combat battalions
Arméfördelning	Infantry	Artillery, Engineer, Cavalry Recon	6x Infantry
Militärområde	Garrison		2x Infantry, 2x Cavalry, 1x Infantry^
Kavalleribrigaden	Cavalry	Cavalry Recon	3x Cavalry
Pansarregemente	Armored	Cavalry Recon	3x Light Tank
* marks a company or division that is removed in the 1939 start. ^ marks a company or division that is only available in the 1939 start.

Navy

1936

9 Heavy Cruisers	2 Light Cruisers	7 Destroyers	10 Submarines

Total: 28 Ships

Manpower Used: 22.55K

1939

9 Heavy Cruisers	2 Light Cruisers	10 Destroyers	15 Submarines

Total: 36 Ships

Manpower Used: 24.52K

Admirals

Name	Skill	ATK	DEF	MNV	COR	Traits
Claes Lindström	4	3	4	3	3	Battleship Adherent  Blockade Runner

Naval units list

Type	Class	Hull	Engine	# 1936	1936	# 1939	1939	Design note
CA	Sverige	Coastal Defense	Cruiser I	3		3		2x Heavy Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, 2x Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor II
CA	Oscar II*	Coastal Defense	Cruiser I	1		1		2x Heavy Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor I
CA	Äran*	Coastal Defense	Cruiser I	5		5		Heavy Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor II
CL	Gotland	1936 Cruiser	Cruiser I	1		1		Light Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Torpedo Launcher I, Minelaying Rails, Floatplane Catapult I
CL	Fylgia*	Coastal Defense	Cruiser I	1		1		2x Light Cruiser Battery I, 2x Anti-Air I, Cruiser Armor I
DD	Göteborg	1936 Destroyer	Light II		1	3	1	Light Battery I, Anti-Air I, Torpedo Launcher I, Depth Charge I, Minelaying Rails
DD	Clas Fleming*	1936 Destroyer	Light I	1		1		Light Battery I, 2x Minelaying Rails
DD	Ehrensköld*	Early Destroyer	Light I	4		4		Light Battery I, Anti-Air I, Torpedo Launcher I, Depth Charge I, Minelaying Rails
DD	Örnen*	Early Destroyer	Light I	2		2		Light Battery I
SS	Sjölejonet^	1936 Submarine	Submarine II			2	1	Torpedo Tubes II
SS	Delfinen*^	1936 Submarine	Submarine I			3		Torpedo Tubes I, Minelaying Tubes
SS	Draken	1936 Submarine	Submarine I	3	3	3		Torpedo Tubes I
SS	Valen*	Early Submarine	Submarine I	1		1		Torpedo Tubes I, Minelaying Tubes
SS	Hajen*	Early Submarine	Submarine I	6		6		Torpedo Tubes I
* marks a variant as "outdated". ^ marks a variant that is only available in the 1939 start. Ship type terminology: CV - Carrier SHBB - Super-heavy battleship BB - Battleship BC - Battlecruiser CA - Heavy cruiser CL - Light cruiser DD - Destroyer SS - Submarine

Air Force

1936

36 CAS	12 Naval Bombers	30 Fighters

Manpower Used: 1.56K

1939

36 CAS	12 Naval Bombers	36 Fighters	36 Tactical Bombers

Manpower Used: 3.12K

Total manpower used in 1936=87.11k

Total manpower used in1939=90.84k

Military Staff

These are the Military Staff candidates for appointment in Sweden.

Chief of Army

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Olof Thörnell	Old Guard		Army Experience Gain: -10% Political Power Gain: +10%	150
Ivar Holmquist	Army Organization	(Expert)	Division Organization: +8%	150
Per Sylvan	Army Defense	(Specialist)	Division Defense: +5%	150
Oscar Nygren	Army Drill	(Expert)	Division training time: -10%	150

Chief of Navy

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Gösta Ehrensvärd	Commerce Raiding	(Expert)	Commerce Raiding Efficiency: +15%	150
Charles de Champs	Decisive Battle	(Expert)	Capital Ship Attack: +10% Capital Ship Armor: +10% Screen Attack: +10% Screen Defense: +10%	150
Fabian Tamm	Naval Reformer	(Expert)	Naval Experience Gain: +10%	150

Chief of Airforce

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Torsten Friis	All-Weather	(Expert)	Bad Weather Penalty: -20%	150
Bengt Nordenskiöld	Ground Support	(Expert)	Air Superiority: +10%	150

Military High Command

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Axel Rappe	Artillery	(Expert)	Artillery Attack: +15% Artillery Defense: +10%	150
Archibald Douglas	Infantry	(Expert)	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	150
Axel Ljungdahl	Bomber Interception	(Expert)	Interception attack: +3% Interception defense: +3% Interception agility: +3%	150
Helge Strömbäck	Fleet Logistics	(Expert)	Naval max range factor: +10%	150

Strategies and Guides

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Sweden. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Fascist Sweden → Scandinavia → Nordic Empire

As of version 1.12.3 (By Blood Alone), Sweden can fairly easily (re)form Scandinavia and eventually proclaim Nordic Unity and - if one is lucky - without being dragged into the 2nd World War, doing so however can be somewhat a race against the clock.

Start off by taking the focus "Political Effort", then choose the fascist political advisor Per Engdahl and eventually become fascist. After this you can chose whichever focuses you feel like though expanding your industry via the generic focus tree is a good option.

While slowly becoming fascist, make sure to construct civil and military factories as well as naval dockyards, Sweden has a decent navy but if playing the long game, a much stronger navy is a must, in particular if participating in the 2nd World War. You should also not disband your current fleets, but should station them it in Malmö (the southern tip of Sweden just east of Copenhagen), it can be given an exercise order but will most likely deplete your fuel stockpile unless you find enough people to buy oil from. As for military you can make do with 20 width infantry with support engineers, recon, artillery, anti-air, and anti-tank - not a particularly good combination but a decent "jack of all trades", but you should make sure you have at least 12 by the time you declare war on Denmark, however keep training more!

The next step - once fascist - is to save up 120 political power points and fabricate a war goal on both Denmark and Norway, The reason for this is in part to save time, and in part if you begin fabricating a claim on Norway after conquering Denmark some one - usually France or England, but occasionally the Czech Republic - will guarantee Norway. Of your 12 armies you should make 5 naval invasions, 2 on Funen (the island in the middle with the city of Odense) and 3 on the east coast of Jutland (the peninsular to the west). These should be ready by the time the war goal has been fabricated, you can - with some advantage - wait until the very last moment for the war goal to expire to declare war on Denmark. This makes it less likely someone will guarantee Norway while that war goal is being fabricated. Once the war begins move your fleets into Kattegat and initiate the naval invasions and use the naval invasion forces to conquer all of Denmark EXCEPT Bornholm (the island south of Sweden), the Atlantic Islands and Copenhagen - the capital. Make an order to hold the line across the strait from Copenhagen and when the rest of Denmark has been conquered make another order to hold the line on the opposite side of Copenhagen. Man each of these lines with 2 units each, the remainder of your force can be moved to the border of Norway and an attack line along the Norwegian coast can be drawn.

Once war is declared on Norway you can take Copenhagen and capitulate Denmark. Take all of their states. Norway is so easy at this point you do not need to micromanage your units and can just let your general do their thing, however many experienced players can probably do better than this. If you are lucky both Denmark and Norway will be capitulated by late 1938, or early 1939, Scandinavia can be formed and you can decide whether or not to join the upcoming war. Do note however that since By Blood Alone, Germany will have "strategic reasons" not to ally Scandinavia once "German interests in Scandinavia" has happened - perhaps even before, this has not been tested by the writer of this guide.

Once Scandinavia is formed - and if you intent to join the war - your number one priority should be to construct coastal forts on the provinces on the Atlantic islands that has a dockyard and units should be stationed there to avoid a naval invasion from the Allies.

If you wish to go further you only need to get Finland in the fold. Keep building various factories and dock yards and expand your army, but to not even think about fabricating a war goal on Finland until after the Winter War (Soviet invasion of Finland) has taken place - otherwise a democratic country will guarantee Finland. This might be a great way to trap the Soviets in a war against the Allies - but it also make things much more complicated for you.

Instead wait until the Winter War has ended, Finland will be in a much weakened position, to fabricate a war goal. Make 10 naval invasions on the southern coast of Finland and station the rest of your army in the north - forcing Finland to fight on two fronts. Once again your general is adequate to defeat Finland without micromanagement. And once again you don't need to do much micromanagement. with Finland annexed you can proclaim the Nordic Empire, lean back and relax, expand your templates to 40 width over time, and perhaps supply the Axis with some lend lease equipment without being an active participant - with some luck.

If you do want to join the war on the side of the Axis, you should try and time it so that you have a war goal on the Soviet Union by mid-1941, just in time for the German invasion.

Achievements

Med plutonium...

Nuke Denmark as Sweden.

Northern Light

As a Scandinavian country form your own faction, and have Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland in it.

En Svensk Tiger

As Sweden, acquire a production license for a Tiger or Tiger II tank from Germany.

Countries

Europe

Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland France Free France Vichy France German Reich Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Nationalist Spain Republican Spain Romania Slovakia Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey Republic of Ukraine United Kingdom Yugoslavia

North America

Dominion of Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States

South America

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Afghanistan Bhutan British Malaya British Raj China Communist China Dutch East Indies Guangxi Clique Iran Iraq Japan Manchukuo Mengkukuo Mongolia Nepal Oman Philippines Saudi Arabia Shanxi Siam Sinkiang Tannu Tuva Tibet Xibei San Ma Yemen Yunnan

Africa

Angola Sultanate of Aussa Botswana Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopia Liberia South Africa

Oceania

Australia Melanesian Federation New Zealand Tahiti