- Yes.
Sweden has sent plenty of troops and other personnel to various war zones across the globe ever since the end of WWII.
I'm not an expert of these things, but I guess the expenses for these operations often are booked as “aid” and not “military expenditure”.
“Over the last 50 years 100 000 Swedish men and women have served in altogether 120 international operations in 60 different countries in support of peace, security and development. Some of these missions are long term - we´ve been in Korea for more than 50 years.”
(From a 2007 speech by Sten Tolgfors, Swedish Minister for Defence)
Regarding Swedish intervention in Afghanistan;
http://www.mil.se/en/Forces-abroad2/Afghanistan/
About the Swedish Armed Forces:
Naturally, I don't want to belittle sincere efforts, especially when they involve risks & danger in defending peace and freedom. God bless you for that.
But I think we're talking about UN Peace Keeping forces here, not combat units. There's usually a difference, and you can often see that difference in the numbers of casualties.
Anyway, if I understand, your whole point here is to ask for recognition of Sweden's important roles in defending Western Civilization as we know it, right? I'm only saying that from here, it looks like a pretty thin resume.
On the question of declining birth rates, you are correct of course. But my understanding is that Sweden is among the leaders in the charge towards self anihilation, with the US bringing up the rear, thanks in part to higher immigration rates.
My point was that Sweden shows us where we will be, if we continue down the path...