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---title: Sweden---::: mw-parser-output::: {.eu4box style="width:330px; height:auto; float:right; clear:right"}::: heading::: {style="font-size:larger; padding: 3px 0px; text-align:center;"}[Country guides](/wiki/Country_guides "Country guides")::::::::: {style="font-weight: bold; text-align:center;"}[Major powers](/wiki/Major_power "Major power"){.mw-redirect}:::------------------------------------------------------------------------::: {style="columns:105px 3; column-gap: 5px;-webkit-columns:105px 3; -webkit-column-gap: 5px;-moz-columns:105px 3; -moz-column-gap: 5px;"}[France](/wiki/France "France")\[Germany](/wiki/Germany "Germany")\[Italy](/wiki/Italy "Italy")\[Japan](/wiki/Japan "Japan")\[Soviet Union](/wiki/Soviet_Union "Soviet Union")\[United Kingdom](/wiki/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom")\[USA](/wiki/USA "USA"):::::: {style="font-weight: bold; text-align:center;"}Regional powers:::------------------------------------------------------------------------::: {style="columns:105px 3; 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Move the slider to more freemarket to get better build bonuses. You could also move the sliderstowards Authoritarian if you want to invade Norway later. Just keepbuilding IC and researching industry, infantry & upgrade your troops inpeacetime but then again, it doesn\'t matter much since you won\'t beusing Swedish forces to win the war. Kill time by improving relationswith Germany.## [ Wartime ]{#Wartime .mw-headline}Join the first winter war to get more interventionism and if possibletry to take control over the Finnish forces. Don\'t bother actuallytrying to win the war by sending your troops into Finland. The SU isjust too powerful and you won\'t gain anything by invading SU fromFinland. Instead just let the war drag on and make sure that FIN is weakbut not weak enough to be annexed (yet). When the peace-events comes,accept them. By now, FIN is rather weak and should probably have lost alot of divisions. And now you are back to peace.## [ The Waiting Game ]{#The_Waiting_Game .mw-headline}Germany will probably run over SU at first so you can just relax for awhile and also all of your factories should be done about this time sostart producing some Marines and Mountaineers. After a couple of monthsyou should be ready to join the Axis so take military control overGermany and Finland. Move Guderians 9 Panzer to Luleå and at the sametime make sure that Finland is annex by SU. At the same time make surethat you kill as many Russian divisions as possible with German forces,since it\'s not your troops or your land you can have fun with all kindsof strategies. When the SU have annexed Finland and most Russian forcesare dead, withdraw all German forces from SU and put them on hold inPoland. Now is the time to strike out from Sweden with German panzer. Ina matter of months you should have control over all the Baltic\'s. Fromthere you just have to push forward and annex SU from Swedish territory.And voilà, a new Swedish empire. From there you can pretty much dowhatever you want. Maybe strike into china? Maybe take Norway? Maybeattack Turkey and push forward into Africa?This was tested in 1.02## [ Neutrality ]{#Neutrality .mw-headline}Sweden has during her lifetime avoided war and the Swedish people arerather avoiding to interfere in any hostile actions. Why not try thisstrategy in HOI2?Before I can give you any hints you should notice that this strategy isdifferent and dove compared to conventional gameplay of Hearts of Iron2.Sweden begins with only a few units on land and a practicallynon-existent airforce wich in case of war would not make significantdamage. However her navy is somewhat powerfull and should be used as afirst front line to repell aggression from Germany or the Soviet Union.All the neighbours of Sweden will be at war, sooner or later, which willhamper the trade of this country. Be sure to get enough resources toyour pool before the war begins, you should be able to survive withoutany bigger trade deals during the war.Concentrating a big portion of Industrial Capacity for producingConsumer Goods might sometimes give an additional factory and increaseyour capacity.War is not your biggest strength, with underpowered forces and a too bigcountry to defend it is not wise to engage in war, well, at least not inthe beginning.Norwegian and Finnish support is recommended. Try to send forces andsupplies to both countries to help them prevent getting occupied byeither Germany or the Soviet Union but do not engage in combat yet.When Germany is at the brink of an utterly defeat, then you can engagein combat by helping the Allies liberate Norway and Denmark. Joiningtheir alliance for a short time is recommended since you will not onlyget an economic support by also blueprints for future development.Good luck and try to avoid a bloodshed!## [ Use WWII to your advantage ]{#Use_WWII_to_your_advantage .mw-headline}Sweden starts with rather small army and almost non existing air forcebut they start with good naval armies. This strategy enables you Swedento become a Major power and also, It\'s quite fun to play. Remember toenable the option so that democracies can declare War. Also Full IC Takeover is recommended You have to Annex Norway, Denmark, Latvia, Estoniaand Lithuania before the German or Soviet Union.The first you shall do is to trade you metal for a huge amount of energyfrom Germany, German Energy is quite and you don\'t have to worry aboutyour metal stockpile. Then Trade supply and metal for money from eitherSoviet Union or another country nearby (I used to make this deal withUSSR and The Republic of Spain). If you want, you can also change yourministers.Before you attack Norway, Be sure to produce some infantries(and IC)Then Move you troops to the Norwegian border and Cancel thenon-aggression pact and Declare war. Attack Oslo from the south butdon\'t battle the divsion in Narvik. Wait until it occupies one Swedishprovince and then march in to Narvik. Once Narvik is yours, AnnexNorway. Ususaly the allied don\'t attack you if you do this quick andearly.After Norway, Wait until Germany annexes Austria and the Declare war onDenmark. Until now, your Infanteries shall be finished. Ferry somedivisions to odense and make more troops to attack and occupieCopenhagen and then take Århus before Denmarks last Divison move there.By now you shall have around 40 IC and a third Techslot (Maybe a forthif you have build IC in your Country) Continue to upgrade and producemore Divisions. It\'s also recommended if you have som land doctorine,Infantry, Naval and Artillery researched. Now, Wait until the FinnishWinter-war and choose Swedish intervention. Don\'t send all your troopsto Finland as the Soviet will kick your ass back to Sweden and ifyou\'re unlucky: You will lose half of you army. Under this time, It\'srecommended to have 2 fleets of 3 transports ship and a pool of at least30 convoy ready to launch an assault on the Baltic stats. When theWinter war is over, declare war on Estonia and Latvia. Ferry some troopsand take the weakest of Tallinn or Riga (every Baltic stat only got 1province with victory points) first and Annex one of them first. Thenwait until the other capital is empty and then launch a Amphibiousassault and annex. When your done with Estonia and Latvia, Move yourtroops to the border, Lithuania shall be very weakened do to the germenattack on Poland. Declare war immediately and rush to the the capitaland Annex.Now you shall be in the middle of 1940 and you may have around 55 ICright now depends on If you have built IC or not. Upgrade your troops to41 model Infantry and produce more armies to prepare an assault onIreland, Yes you can do that from Sweden because you controls thenorthern part of the Atlantic. You shall be around 1942 when your troopsare ready and then ferry some men over to Ireland, Launch an Amphibiousassault and rush to the Capital and Annex. Now you got around 70 IC andyou\'re now a Swedish major power.Either you can stop your conquest here OR choose from one of following:Try to take parts of Northern Germany to Control the whole Eastern sea,Do this when Soviet and The Allies are pushing the German back toGermany, OR Produce some more troops and a better fleet to Occupy Spain.When this is done and WWII is over. You can choose now to stay inNeutrality or Join either the Allies or (If you\'re lucky enough)Commintern. Depends on what strategy you\'re to play you shall chooseyour side Carefully:::