List of Swedish Army brigades


This is a list of Swedish Army brigades. Brigades were introduced to the Swedish Army in 1948. The last brigades were phased out in 2000.

Infantry brigades

Norrland brigades

Norrland Brigades were infantry brigades specialiced in sub-arctic warfare.
DesignationNameTypePart ofActiveComment
NB 5FältjägarbrigadenNorrland brigadeJämtland Ranger Regiment1994–2000Designation changed in 1994 from NB 35 Jämtland Ranger Brigade
NB 13Dala BrigadeNorrland brigadeDalarna Regiment1984–2000Designation changed in 1984 from IB 13
Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000
NB 19Norrbotten BrigadeNorrland brigadeNorrbotten Regiment1964–1994Designation changed in 1964 from IB 19
Designation changed in 1994 to MekB 19
NB 20Västerbotten BrigadeNorrland brigadeVästerbotten Regiment1949–1972Reorganized in 1972 into three Norrland rifle battalions Type F
NB 20Lappland BrigadeNorrland brigadeVästerbotten Regiment1994–1997Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51
Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000
NB 21Ångermanland BrigadeNorrland brigadeVästernorrland Regiment1972–2000Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51
Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000
NB 35Jämtland BrigadeNorrland brigadeJämtland Ranger Regiment1963–1988Name changed in 1988 to Jämtland Ranger Brigade
Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5
NB 35Jämtland Ranger BrigadeNorrland brigadeJämtland Ranger Regiment1988–1994Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5
NB 50Lappland BrigadeNorrland brigadeVästerbotten Regiment1965–1994Designation changed in 1965 from IB 50
Designation changed in 1994 to NB 20
NB 51Ångermanland BrigadeNorrland brigadeVästernorrland Regiment1972–1994Designation changed in 1972 from IB 51
Designation changed in 1994 to NB 21

Armoured brigades

Mechanized brigades

New brigades