This is a list of Swedish defence districts. The Swedish
defence district
A defence district ( sv, Försvarsområde, Fo) was a military subdivision of the Swedish Armed Forces created in 1914. It was a lower regional level subdivision, usually corresponding to a Swedish county. The commander of a defence district was ...
( sv, Försvarsområde, Fo) was an administrative division of the
Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...
, and was a lower regional level subdivision, usually corresponding to a
Swedish county
The counties of Sweden (Swedish: ''Sveriges län'') are the top-level geographic subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is today divided into 21 counties; however, the number of counties has varied over time, due to territorial gains/losses and to div ...
. The commander of a defence district was the
Defence District Commander, who usually commanded local defence units, including
infantry
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,
engineers
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,
air defence
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and light
artillery
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, as well as any
Home Guard
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The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting w ...
units in the district. The commander answered to the larger
military district
Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...
that the defence district was part of.
Fo 1–
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Fo 11
**Malmö försvarsområde (1942–1997)
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Fo 12
**Ystads försvarsområde (1942–1947)
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Fo 13
**Helsingborgs försvarsområde (1942–1947)
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Fo 14
**Kristianstads försvarsområde (1942–1997)
**Skånes försvarsområde (1997–2000)
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Fo 15
**Blekinge försvarsområde (1942–1947)
**Karlskrona försvarsområde (1947–2000)
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Fo 16
**Växjö försvarsområde (1942–1974)
**Kronobergs försvarsområde (1974–1992)
**Kronobergs regemente (1992–1997)
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Fo 17
**Jönköpings försvarsområde (1942–1947)
**Jönköpings försvarsområde (1974–1997)
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Fo 18
**Kalmar försvarsområde (1942–1994)
**Kalmar regemente (1994–1997)
Fo 2–
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Fo 21
**Gävle försvarsområde (1942–1966)
**Gävleborgs försvarsområde (1982–1997)
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Fo 22
**Östersunds försvarsområde (1942–1974)
**Jämtlands försvarsområde (1974–2000)
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Fo 23
**Härnösands försvarsområde (1942–1974)
**Västernorrlands försvarsområde (1974–2000)
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Fo 24
**Hemsö försvarsområde (1942–1957)
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Fo 25
**Sundsvalls försvarsområde (1947–1955)
Fo 3–
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Fo 31
**Halmstads försvarsområde (1942–1958)
**Hallands försvarsområde (1958–2000)
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Fo 32
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Göteborgs försvarsområde (1942–1958)
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Göteborgs och Bohus försvarsområde (1958–1981)
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Västra Götalands försvarsområde (1981–2000)
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Fo 33
**Göteborgs skärgårds försvarsområde (1942–1958)
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Fo 34
**Uddevalla försvarsområde (1942–1958)
**Älvsborgs försvarsområde (1958–1997)
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Fo 35
**Skövde försvarsområde (1942–1974)
**Skaraborgs försvarsområde (1974–1997)
Fo 4–
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Fo 41
**Linköpings försvarsområde (1942–1975)
**Östergötlands försvarsområde (1975–1997)
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Fo 42
**Norrköpings försvarsområde (1942–1953)
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Fo 42
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Gotlands försvarsområde (1983–2000)
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Fo 43
**Strängnäs försvarsområde (1942–1973)
**Södermanlands försvarsområde (1973–2000)
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Fo 44
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Stockholms försvarsområde (1942–2000)
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Fo 45
**Norrtälje försvarsområde (1942–1947)
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Fo 46
**Stockholms skärgårds försvarsområde (1942–1947)
**Vaxholms försvarsområde (1947–1975)
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Fo 47
**Uppsala försvarsområde (1942–2000)
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Fo 48
**Västerås försvarsområde (1947–1974)
**Västmanlands försvarsområde (1974–1994)
**Västmanlands regemente (1994–1997)
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Fo 49
**Gävle försvarsområde (1966–1973)
**Gävleborgs försvarsområde (1973–1982)
Fo 5–
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Fo 51
**Örebro fo (1942–1992)
**Livregementets grenadjärer (1992–2000)
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Fo 52
**Karlstads fo (1942–1973)
**Värmlands fo (1973–)
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Fo 53
**Falu fo (1942–1973)
**Kopparbergs fo (1973–)
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Fo 54
**Mora fo (1942–1953)
Fo 6–
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Fo 61
**Umeå fo (1942–1973)
**Västerbottens fo (1973–2000)
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Fo 62
**Storumans fo (1942–1966)
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Fo 63
**Bodens fo (1942–1997)
**Norrbottens fo (1997–2000)
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Fo 64
**Luleå fo (1942–1947)
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Fo 65
**Jokkmokks fo (1942–1975)
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Fo 66
**Kiruna fo (1942–1997)
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Fo 67
**Morjärvs fo (1942–1947)
**Kalix fo (1947–1994)
**Norrbottens gränsjägare (1994–1997)
See also
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Defence district
A defence district ( sv, Försvarsområde, Fo) was a military subdivision of the Swedish Armed Forces created in 1914. It was a lower regional level subdivision, usually corresponding to a Swedish county. The commander of a defence district was ...
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Military district
Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...
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List of Swedish regiments
This is a list of Swedish regiments and other military units ( divisions, brigades, battalions, companies) that have existed since the 16th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Listed here are commonly ...
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