Analysiz : Sweden in the T2k world

One question arise for me for the most part, why didn't Sweden enter the 'Twilight War' at all, or at least why isn't that covered at all ?

The finnish books (v1.0) tells about the civil war in Sweden… But is that possible ?

The follwoing I going to ask and try to answer, yes it is foul to ask a question and then give the answer, but in this case I think there aren't to many Twilighters that might be able to give a good answer.

The first question you have to ask is not Sweden is to enter war but are they forced to warfare ?

Lets approach it from this side. NATO has attacked USSR or at least Poland (T2k timeline), that gives USSR a trumphcard to at least keep Sweden outside war and possible to become ally with Sweden. But Sweden and USSR as allies is very fictional. The defence of Sweden has been build up around defending as much as possible of those airfields so when possible NATO can strengthen the Nordic flank from been overrun. If USSR tries to take only Norway, there is a possibility that Sweden enters the war, couse in the WW2 they didn't and Sweden let Nazi-Germany take Norway. If this would happen a second time there would be a slight chanse that any diplomatic relation with Norway would be very cold for a long time forward. Also, if USSR would be succesful in takeing Norway, Sweden would have a very hard chair to sit on, from two sides you could cut of Sweden from West to East (from Norway to the Gulf of Botthnia).

So lets face it, is it worth being alone ?

You need more facts. The northern Europe is a strategic hotpoint. The Baltic Fleet has to go thru firerange from both Sweden and Denmark. The Murmansk Fleet would have a hard time to enter the war if they where the attacker in this war without takeing Sweden/Norway. And even after that they would be very hungry for that 'Nordic landbased aircraftcarrier' of Sweden/Norway.

Then the thing we allmost have forgot, USSR attacked initially China that gives the rest of the world a reason to stand back at least. And also it gives no real 'casus belli' for USSR to attack Sweden, they are allready hostile to anyone right now.

So the answer is as follows If USSR would attack Norway they would have some difficulties in doing to good progress on that front, they would soon face both Swedes and Norwegians. Not only of the brotherhood of the nationalities but also due to the strategic hotspot that Sweden has to face being surronded by 'enemies'. And let not forget that some Swedes would join the Norwegian resistance and the question is only who gives them the arms to fight with.

Then it comes to the eastern country of Finland...

That is a tricky one really. It just depends on what the USSR would do if they attacked Finland? I give you a clue there lives aprox 500.000 in Sweden that has their origin from Finland. And they would raise the question of helping the 'brother nation' Finland. What would really happen is hard to tell. Swedes is hated in some parts of Finland even those Finnish that have moved to Sweden are treathed as betrayors. But in war is any helping hand welcome even former 'enemies'. And the fear of the USSR in Finland is more real than in Sweden. You can see that in todays politics, Finland is more pro-NATO and pro-EU than any other nation in Europe after the Wall fell.

On the other hand if Finland would be attacked there are a lesser chanse of Sweden to enter the war than if Norway would be attacked.

The answer to the Question is the following : Yes, Sweden would possibly enter the war if Norway would be attacked by USSR.

A Civil War in Sweden ? Noone can really predict a Civil War beforehand for Sweden. In one sence there is a Civil War going on allready in Sweden by more frequent demonstrations that goes to long in violence, the ethnical-problem is allways on the news at least once a week. The problem is that Sweden might get into that Civil War trap, becouse the politicians tend to belive in what they say and what they belive is good for the common man or woman. The fact is that someday someone just puts his or her foot down and start the civil war by saying the wrong things. And tention in the world might help that scenario come thru, but you don't need to forget that war all over the globe can unite a nation as Sweden to keep them out of any trouble.

The answer to the question is the following : No, Sweden would not have a civil war, but it is cool to play the modules from Finland. A yes and No answer =)