Editing Pirates of the Baltic Sea (section)

===Sweden===

A nation of over 10 million people, and the most important ally for Åland. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy, and king is the head of state, but the role of the monarch is limited to ceremonial and representative functions. Swedish foreign policy is based on the principle of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality in wartime.

Sweden is the sixteenth-richest country in the world with a high standard of living and an export-oriented mixed economy with a heavy emphasis on foreign trade. The largest trade flows are with Germany, the United States, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports and it is the ninth-largest arms exporter in the world. A significant number of armaments the Buccaneers use have been made in Sweden.

Buccaneers generally leave Swedish shipping alone, even that of Swedish corporations. Exceptions do happen for various reasons, but as a rule, raiding a Swedish ship is a sure way for a crew to end up in trouble with Ålandic authorities and the Buccaneer Admirality.

====Stockholm====

The capital of Sweden and the most populous urban area in Scandinavia, with two and a half million people living in the metropolitan area. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. It is the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, it hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and is the seat of the Swedish government. Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch, while Drottningholm Palace on the outskirts of Stockholm serves as the Royal Family's private residence.
The central parts of the city consist of fourteen islands that are continuous with the Stockholm archipelago. Over 30% of the City area is made up of waterways and another 30% is made up of parks and green spaces.

====Gotland====

Sweden's largest island. It occupies a strategic location in the Baltic Sea, located about 90 km (56 miles) east of the Swedish mainland and about 130 km (81 miles) from the Baltic states, Latvia being the nearest. The island has a bit over 60 000 inhabitants, most of whom live in Visby, the main town. Swedish Army has a permanent military presence on Gotland, the Gotland Regiment, along with a support helicopter squadron and an Air Force fast response jet squadron. Despite its importance as a naval base in the past, there are no naval units based out of Gotland. Except for a mercenary unit, Victual Brothers.

====Navy====

Swedish Navy consists of two Naval Warfare Flotillas, one Submarine Flotilla, and an Amphibious Marine unit. The navy has two bases. Karlskrona naval base to the far southern Sweden, and Muskö naval base, an underground naval facility located at Muskö island in the Stockholm archipelago. Right next door to the Buccaneers in Åland.

The ships of the Navy number 7 corvettes, 9 mine countermeasure vessels, 5 submarines, 14 patrol vessels, close to 150 Gunboats, and various auxiliary vessels including close to a hundred Landing Craft.

Swedish submarines are locally made, with air-independent propulsion and GHOST (Genuine HOlistic STealth) technology, making them extremely quiet. They are also designed to withstand significant shock loads from underwater explosions and can launch and recover vehicles through their torpedo tubes.

With the exception of some specialized auxiliary vessels, Swedish surface ships are also of Swedish design. They include patrol boats, combat boats, minesweepers, ocean patrol vessels, signal intelligence vessels, and auxiliary craft such as a submarine salvage ships. The main combat vessels are Visby-class corvettes. The ship's design heavily emphasizes low visibility, radar cross-section and infrared signature. To put it simply, they are stealth ships.

Buccaneer wisdom on Swedish Navy: “By the time you see them coming, it is already too late.”