Ever since Sweden joined NATO, military mobility has taken a more central role

Sweden’s government released its new Arctic strategy on Monday and placed rapid troop movement at the top of its security agenda in the High North.

Tasked with protecting NATO’s North-Eastern flank, the alliance’s newest member is looking to strengthen its military mobility in the Arctic.

For Sweden, “military mobility constitutes an essential component of NATO’s deterrence and defence capabilities in the Arctic and the High North”, the strategy states.

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