This is a list of Swedish Army brigades. Brigades were introduced to the Swedish Army in 1948. Brigade size formations were phased out in 2000 and then reintroduced in 2010.
| Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IB 1 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1984 | Disbanded in 1984 through the Defence Act of 1982 | |||
| IB 1 | Infantry brigade | 1984-1991 | Designation and name changed in 1984 from IB 38 Uppland Brigade Designation and name changed in 1991 to MekIB 1 Life Guards Brigade (Livgardesbrigaden) | |||
| IB 2 | Infantry brigade | 1949-2000 | Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| IB 3 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 4 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1994 | Name changed in 1994 to Life Grenadier Brigade (Livgrenadjärbrigaden) | |||
| IB 4 | Infantry brigade | 1994-1997 | Name changed in 1994 namnbyte from Grenadier Brigade Disbanded in 1997 through the Defence Act of 1996 | |||
| IB 10 | Infantry brigade | 1957-1963 | Designation changed in 1957 from PB 10 Designation changed in 1963 to PB 10 | |||
| IB 11 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 12 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1991 | Disbanded in 1991 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 12 | Infantry brigade | 1991-2000 | Designation and name changed in 1991 from IB 42 Kalmar Brigade Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| IB 13 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1984 | Designation changed in 1984 to NB 13 | |||
| IB 14 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1994 | Disbanded in 1994 through the Defence Act of 1992 | |||
| IB 15 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 15 | Infantry brigade | 1994-2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from IB 45 | |||
| IB 16 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1958 | Disbanded in 1958 through the Defence Act of 1958 | |||
| IB 16 | Infantry brigade | 1949-2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from IB 46 | |||
| IB 17 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1991 | Disbanded in 1991 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 18 | Infantry brigade type Gotland | 1949-1966 | Designation changed in 1966 to PB 18 | |||
| IB 19 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1964 | Designation changed in 1964 to NB 19 | |||
| IB 20 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1964 | Designation changed in 1964 to NB 20 | |||
| IB 21 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1990 | Disbanded in 1990 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 25 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1958 | Reorganized in 1958 through the Defence Act of 1958 into three mountain battalions (fjällbataljoner) | |||
| IB 26 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1963 | Designation changed in 1963 to PB 26 | |||
| IB 28 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1984 | Transferred to the Svea Life Guards in 1957, designation changed to IB 38 | |||
| IB 33 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 34 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1958 | Disbanded in 1958 through the Defence Act of 1958 | |||
| IB 35 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1963 | Designation and name changed in 1963 to NB 35 Jämtland Brigade | |||
| IB 37 | Infantry brigade | South Scanian Infantry Regiment (Södra skånska infanteriregementet) | 1949-1963 | Disbanded in 1963 because the regiment was reorganized into armored | ||
| IB 38 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1957 | Disbanded in 1958 through the Defence Act of 1958 | |||
| IB 38 | Infantry brigade | 1957-1984 | Transferred from Uppland Regiment in 1957 Designation and name changed in 1984 to IB 1 Yellow Brigade (Gula brigaden) | |||
| IB 41 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1991 | Disbanded in 1991 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 42 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1991 | Designation and name changed in 1991 to IB 12 Småland Brigade | |||
| IB 43 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Phased out in 1992 as a territorial defense brigade | |||
| IB 44 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 45 | Infantry brigade | 1969-2000 | Designation and name changed in 1951 to till PB 5 Göinge Brigade Designation and name changed in 1969 from PB 5 Göinge Brigade Designation and name changed in 1994 to IB 15 Älvsborg Brigade. | |||
| IB 46 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1964 | Name changed in 1964 to Halland Brigade | |||
| IB 46 | Infantry brigade | 1964-2000 | Designation changed in 1994 to IB 16 | |||
| IB 47 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1992 | Disbanded in 1992 through the Defence Act of 1988 | |||
| IB 50 | Infantry brigade | 1949-1965 | Designation changed in 1965 to NB 50 | |||
| IB 51 | Infantry brigade | 1949-2000 | Designation changed in 1972 to NB 51 |
Norrland Brigades were infantry brigades specialised in sub-arctic warfare.
| Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB 5 | Norrland brigade | 1994–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 35 Jämtland Ranger Brigade (Fältjägarbrigaden) | |||
| NB 13 | Norrland brigade | 1984–2000 | Designation changed in 1984 from IB 13 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| NB 19 | Norrland brigade | 1964–1994 | Designation changed in 1964 from IB 19 Designation changed in 1994 to MekB 19 | |||
| NB 20 | Norrland brigade | 1949–1972 | Reorganized in 1972 into three Norrland rifle battalions (norrlandsskyttebataljoner) Type F | |||
| NB 20 | Norrland brigade | 1994–1997 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| NB 21 | Norrland brigade | 1972–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| NB 35 | Norrland brigade | 1963–1988 | Name changed in 1988 to Jämtland Ranger Brigade (Fältjägarbrigaden) Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5 | |||
| NB 35 | Norrland brigade | 1988–1994 | Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5 | |||
| NB 50 | Norrland brigade | 1965–1994 | Designation changed in 1965 from IB 50 Designation changed in 1994 to NB 20 | |||
| NB 51 | Norrland brigade | 1972–1994 | Designation changed in 1972 from IB 51 Designation changed in 1994 to NB 21 |
| Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB 5 | Armoured brigade | 1949–1969 | Designation and name changed in 1951 from IB 45 Älvsborg Brigade Designation and name changed in 1969 to IB 45 Älvsborg Brigade | |||
| PB 6 | Armoured brigade | 1949–1979 | Disbanded in 1979 through the Defence Act of 1977 | |||
| PB 7 | Armoured brigade | South Scanian Infantry Regiment (Södra skånska infanteriregementet) | 1949–1994 | Designation and name changed in 1994 to MekB 7 South Scania Brigade (Södra skånska brigaden) | ||
| PB 8 | Armoured brigade | 1950–1994 | Name changed in 1950 from 8th Armoured Brigade (8. pansarbrigaden) Name changed in 1994 to Scanian Dragoon Brigade (Skånska dragonbrigaden) | |||
| PB 8 | Armoured brigade | 1994–1997 | Name changed in 1994 from Göinge Brigade Designation changed in 1998 to MekB 8 | |||
| PB 9 | Armoured brigade | 1949–1997 | Designation changed in 1998 to MekB 9 | |||
| PB 10 | Armoured brigade | 1949–1974 | Designation changed in 1957 to IB 10 Designation changed in 1963 from IB 10 Disbanded in 1974 through the Defence Act of 1972 Re-raised in 1982 as MekB 10 | |||
| PB 18 | Armoured brigade type Gotland | 1966–1994 | Designation changed in 1966 from IB 18 Designation changed in 1994 to MekB 18 | |||
| PB 26 | Armoured brigade | 1963–1994 | Designation changed in 1963 from IB 26 Disbanded in 1994 through the Defence Act of 1992 |
| Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MekB 7 | Mechanized brigade | 1994–2000 | Designation and name changed in 1994 from PB 7 Malmö Brigade Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekB 8 | Mechanized brigade | 1998–2000 | Designation changed in 1998 from PB 8 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekB 9 | Mechanized brigade | 1998–2000 | Designation changed in 1997 from PB 9 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekB 10 | Mechanized brigade | 1982–2000 | Re-raised in 1982 as MekB 10 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekB 18 | Mechanized brigade type Gotland | 1994–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from PB 18 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekB 19 | Mechanized brigade | 1994–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 19 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 | |||
| MekIB 1 | Life Guards Brigade (Livgardesbrigaden) | Mechanized infantry brigade | 1991–2000 | Designation and name changed in 1991 from IB 1 Yellow Brigade (Gula brigaden) Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 |
| Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. brig | 2nd Brigade (Andra brigaden) | Brigade staff | 2010–2021 | ||
| 3. brig | 3rd Brigade (Tredje brigaden) | Brigade staff | 2010–2021 | ||
| IB 1 | Life Guard Brigade (Livgardesbrigaden) | Reduced motorized brigade | 2022– | ||
| MekB 4 | Mechanized brigade | 2022– | |||
| MekB 7 | South Scania Brigade (Södra skånska brigaden | Mechanized brigade | 2022– | ||
| NMekB 19 | Mechanized Norrland brigade | 2022– | |||