A defence district was the lowest regional unit in the Swedish Armed Forces. Such were found in particularly important coastal areas during World War I and from 1939 on at a time of mobilization. From 1943 they were included as part of the ordinary peace organization.[3] The district was responsible for defence planning, home defence, supervision of fixed facilities, certain territorial units and the Home Guard equipment and equipment. In 1973-76, the defence districts were amalgamated with regiments into defence district regiments (försvarsområdesregementen) (except Fo 67, which remained independent), but in the early 1990s some independent defence districts again were formed.[3] These latter districts were disbanded as a result of the Defence Act of 1996. The locations of the defence districts are often indicated by their names. A defence district has usually been matched by a Swedish county except in Norrbotten where there were three defence districts.[3]
List
1914–1918
Gävleborg Defence District
Northern Uppland Defence District (Norra Upplands försvarsområde)
Norrbotten Defence District
Norrköping Defence District
1939–1942
Ystad Defence District
Malmö Defence District
Kristianstad Defence District
Helsingborg Defence District
Hässleholm Defence District (1939–1942), amalgamated into Kristianstad Defence District
Karlshamn Defence District
Kronoberg Defence District (1939–1940), succeeded by Älmhult Defence District
Älmhult Defence District (1940–1942), succeeded by Växjö Defence District
Eksjö Defence District (1939–1940), succeeded by Nässjö Defence District
Nässjö Defence District (1940–1942), succeeded by Jönköping Defence District
Jönköping Defence District (1942–)
Kalmar Defence District
Gävle Defence District
Härnösand Defence District
Västernorrland Defence District (1939–1940), succeeded by Sollefteå Defence District
Sollefteå Defence District (1940–1942), amalgamated into Härnösand Defence District
Sundsvall Defence District (1940–1942), amalgamated into Härnösand Defence District
Örnsköldsvik Defence District (1940–1942), amalgamated into Härnösand Defence District
Fo 46: Stockholm Archipelago Defence District (Stockholms skärgårds försvarsområde) (naval defence district)
Fo 47: Uppsala Defence District
Fo 51: Örebro Defence District
Fo 52: Karlstad Defence District
Fo 53: Falu Defence District
Fo 54: Mora Defence District
Fo 61: Umeå Defence District
Fo 62: Storuman Defence District
Fo 63: Boden Defence District
Fo 64: Luleå Defence District
Fo 65: Jokkmokk Defence District
Fo 66: Kiruna Defence District
Fo 67: Morjärv Defence District
1973/76–
Since a number of reorganizations took place after 1945, the situation is reported here when the new organization with the defence district regiments (försvarsområdesregementen) has been implemented. The brackets indicate to which regiment the defence district was linked. Situation after 1973-76's creation of the defence district regiments:[3]
Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN91-1-775052-0. SELIBR8345587.
