The bill covers land, naval and air forces, with deployment schedules and the scale of contributions to follow NATO planning. It requires approval from the Riksdag.
Sweden plans to provide Patriot air defence systems for NATO operations in Poland from December 2026. The government wants parliamentary approval to continue that contribution during the first half of 2027.
Air force units and ground-based air defence would also be available for NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence. The proposal includes naval units for the alliance’s maritime forces.
On land, Sweden would contribute to NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland, where it is framework nation, and in Latvia. The bill also covers forces for other operations and activities that may arise during the year.
Those contributions could draw on ground troops, special forces, naval and air units. Ground-based air defence could also be assigned to those tasks.
“Russia is the most serious threat to Sweden and the security of our Allies,” said Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. “Our continued contribution to NATO’s deterrence and defence embodies the solidarity in which we implement our Alliance policy.”
Stenergard said the commitments would strengthen Sweden’s security and that of the alliance. She also pointed to Europe’s growing responsibility for its own security within NATO.
“In the current serious security situation, it is essential that NATO has a strong and credible deterrence and defence capability,” said Defence Minister Pål Jonson. “By contributing military units to NATO’s collective defence, we are strengthening the Alliance’s capability to defend its member countries.”
