Possessions of Sweden

This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period.

Fiefs
Fiefs that were held for a short period of time.
 * Scania (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
 * Hven (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
 * Blekinge (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
 * Halland (Treaty of Varberg, 1343–1360)
 * Elbing (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Braunsberg (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Pillau (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Fischhausen (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Lochstädt (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Memel (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
 * Bremen (Recess of Stede, 1654–1666)
 * Bornholm (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)
 * Trøndelag (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)

Colonies



 * Fort Apollonia, present Beyin: 1655–1657.
 * Fort Christiansborg/Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652–1658
 * Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650–1656.
 * Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653–1658.
 * Carolusborg: April 1650 – January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
 * New Sweden on the banks of the Delaware River in North America: 1638–1655
 * Guadeloupe (1813–1814; returned to France)
 * Saint-Barthélemy (1784–1878; sold to France)

Mint cities
Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established.
 * Stade (Saxony)
 * Osnabrück (Saxony)
 * Erfurt (Thuringia)
 * Mainz (Electorate of the Palatinate)
 * Würzburg (Bavaria)
 * Fürth (Bavaria)
 * Nuremberg (Bavaria)
 * Augsburg (Bavaria)
 * Elbląg (Poland, 1626–1635 and 1655–1660)
 * Toruń (Poland, 1655–1658)

Territories held under martial law

 * Brodnica, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Tczew, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Orneta, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Melzak, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Frombork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Malbork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Sztum, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Gdańska Głowa, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
 * Landsberg (Gorzów Wielkopolski) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
 * Frankfurt (Oder) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
 * Leipzig (agreement with Saxony, 1646–1648)
 * Memmingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)
 * Überlingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)