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Swedish Veteran Monument

A ceremony is held here on the Swedish Veteran Day. While Sweden evaded the World Wars and the wars of the Swedish Empire are long past, many Swedish soldiers have served in international missions. The monument was erected in 2013 to commemorate those veterans.

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