List of Swedish regiments


This is a list of Swedish regiments and other military units that have existed since the 16th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Listed here are commonly used names.
Regiments were the highest organized organic units in the Swedish Army from the time of Gustavus Adolphus on to the Second World War. In 1949, the Swedish Army was reorganised, with the regiments being used as training units for conscripts during peacetime. The new main fighting unit was the brigade, only organised in wartime. The division is not a static organization, but can have brigades assigned and removed when needed, similar to other countries' corps formations.
For a short background of the Swedish conscription system historically used, see the article on the Swedish allotment system.

Grand regiments

Storregementen or landsregementen, these regiments were organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the end of the 1610s from the smaller units fänika and fana raised in the various parts of Sweden during the time of Gustav Vasa:
The original provincial regiments were raised by splitting the old grand regiments, forming 20 infantry and eight cavalry regiments as written in the Swedish constitution of 1634. As time went on, new regiments were raised by conscription, created by splitting old regiments or enlisting soldiers from various dominions of Sweden. There were also times when temporary regiments were raised; these regiments were called männingsregementen.

Infantry

Cavalry

Artillery and other regiments

Artillery

Armour

Anti-aircraft

Coastal artillery

Engineer

Signal

Logistic