List of peacekeeping missions involving Sweden explained

Sweden has had a long history of peacekeeping missions dating back to the late-1400s during the Swedish campaign to Livonia. Sweden is also a frequent participant in UN-peacekeeping missions and has proven to be a reliable ally of the United Nations.

Mission	Sweden and other participents	Mission	Result
Swedish campaign to Livonia (1485–1486)^[1]	Sweden Reval	Restore peace between Reval and the Teutonic Order	Success Peace signed in Reval in 1488
Swedish auxiliary corps to Flensburg (1849–1850)	Sweden-Norway	Prevent fighting between Denmark and Prussia	Success Peace restored between Denmark and Prussia
Swedish volunteers in Persia (1911–1916)	Persia	Quell regional uprisings	Withdrawal Creation of the Iranian Gendarmerie The Swedish government decided to withdraw their soldiers due to pressure from the Allies
1935 Saar status referendum (1934–1935)		Prevent violence from occurring	Success
United Nations Emergency Force (1956–1967)	United Nations	Prevent further engagements between Israel and Egypt	Withdrawal Six day war
Congo Crisis (1960–1965)	Congo-Léopoldville United Nations	Suppress regional uprisings and restore order	Success Katangesee rebellion crushed
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (1964–)	United Nations	Prevent further engagements between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots	Ongoing
United Nations Emergency Force II (1973–1979)	United Nations	Prevent further engagements between Israel and Egypt	Success End of the Yom kippur war
Gulf War (1991)		Take down Saddam Hussein from power	Success
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (1991–)	United Nations	Conduct a referendum in accordance with the Settlement Plan	Ongoing
United Nations Operation in Somalia II (1993–1995	United Nations	Intervene in Somalia	Defeat
Operation Deliberate Force (1995)	United Nations	Undermine the military capability of the Army of Republika Srpska	Success
MONUSCO (1999–)Includes: Ituri conflict Kivu conflict Dongo conflict	United Nations	Restore peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ongoing
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)		Prevent a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan	Defeat Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009)		Protect civilians	Withdrawal
First Libyan Civil War (2011)	Anti-Gaddafi forces	Establish a no-fly zone	Success No-fly zone established
Mali War (2012–)	Mali United Nations	Stabilize the northern regions of Mali	Withdrawal
War against the Islamic State (2014-)		Put down terrorism	Ongoing

See also

• List of Swedish military commanders
• List of Swedish field marshals
• List of Swedish regiments
• List of wars involving Sweden
• List of Canadian peacekeeping missions

Notes and References

1. Book: Sundberg, Ulf . Medeltidens svenska krig . Hjalmarson & Högberg . 1999 . 9189080262 . 1st . Stockholm . 355. Operationen kan möjligtvis gå till historien som Sveriges första fredsbevarande insats..