List of peacekeeping missions involving Sweden

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.^{[citation needed]}

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  Denmark	Prevent fighting between Denmark and Prussia	Success Peace restored between Denmark and Prussia
Swedish volunteers in Persia (1911–1916)	Sweden 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)	Sweden  France	Prevent violence from occurring	Success
United Nations Emergency Force (1956–1967)	United Nations  Sweden	Prevent further engagements between Israel and Egypt	Withdrawal Six day war
Congo Crisis (1960–1965)	Congo-Léopoldville United Nations  Sweden	Suppress regional uprisings and restore order	Success Katangesee rebellion crushed
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (1964–)	United Nations  Sweden	Prevent further engagements between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots	Ongoing
United Nations Emergency Force II (1973–1979)	United Nations  Sweden	Prevent further engagements between Israel and Egypt	Success End of the Yom kippur war
Gulf War (1991)	Sweden  United States of America  Saudi Arabia  Kuwait	Take down Saddam Hussein from power	Success
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (1991–)	Western Sahara United Nations  Sweden	Conduct a referendum in accordance with the Settlement Plan	Ongoing
United Nations Operation in Somalia II (1993–1995	United Nations  Sweden	Intervene in Somalia	Defeat
Operation Deliberate Force (1995)	United Nations  Sweden	Undermine the military capability of the Army of Republika Srpska	Success
MONUSCO (1999–) Includes: Ituri conflict Kivu conflict Dongo conflict	Democratic Republic of the Congo United Nations  Sweden	Restore peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ongoing
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan  Sweden	Prevent a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan	Defeat Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009)	Chad  European Union  Sweden	Protect civilians	Withdrawal
First Libyan Civil War (2011)	Sweden Anti-Gaddafi forces  NATO	Establish a no-fly zone	Success No-fly zone established
Mali War (2012–)	France Mali United Nations  Sweden	Stabilize the northern regions of Mali	Withdrawal
War against the Islamic State (2014-)	Sweden  United States of America	Put down terrorism	Ongoing

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

References

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