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I went and looked it up, and the last time they were at war was 1814 [0]. Norway lost and was governed in part by the Swedish king, although they had their own parliament. That was also the last time Sweden was in any military conflict, they've been neutral since then.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish%E2%80%93Norwegian_War_...

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Norway and Sweden has historically been relatively chill as far as neighbor relations go.

Now Sweden and Denmark on the other hand hasn't gotten along all too well historically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dano-Swedish_War

FYI Norway was a part of Denmark back then. You guys are talking about the same thing.

Sweden participated in enforcing Libyan no-fly zone in 2011.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci...

The resolution formed the legal basis for military intervention in the Libyan Civil War, demanding "an immediate ceasefire" and authorizing the international community to establish a no-fly zone and to use all means necessary short of foreign occupation to protect civilians.

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