Swedish Navy

naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces

right|alt=A scale model of a three-masted sailing rigged with square sails seen from the side at a right angle. It has 14 cannons protruding from gunports below the weather deck. Between the gunports are multiple smaller ports designed for oars. The hull is a light brown color, painted white below the waterline.|thumb|Contemporary model of the hemmema Styrbjörn from the collections of the Maritime Museum (Stockholm)|Maritime Museum in Stockholm A hemmema (from Finnish "Hämeenmaa", Tavastia) was a type of warship built for the Swedish archipelago fleet and the Russian Baltic Fleet in the late 1

1756-1823 coastal protection branch of Sweden's military

thumb|The Hårsfjärden, looking north from Märsgarn island in September 2010

thumb|300px|Painting of a turuma off the fortifications at Sveaborg by A. E. Geete, 1770. A turuma (from the Finnish word "Turunmaa") was a type of warship built for the Swedish archipelago fleet in the late 18th century. It was specifically developed for warfare in the Archipelago Sea and along the coasts of Svealand and Finland. The turuma was designed by the prolific naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman for use in an area of mostly shallow waters and groups of islands and islets that extend from Stockholm all the way to the Gulf of Finland.

thumb|A contemporary model of the udema Ingeborg (built in 1776) from the collections of the Maritime Museum (Stockholm)|Maritime Museum in Stockholm

military unit