Sweden has a military legacy. It was a world power in early modern Europe. I suggest you Google Gustavus Adolphus & Charles XII.
Absolutely.
Ancient history that few Swedes likely know about and even fewer celebrate. The reality is that no modern Swede has any relative closer than 6 or 7 gereratioms that ever shot a weapon in defence of their country. Most Americans don’t have to go further back than 1 or 2 generations to find a patriotic warrior in the family tree. It makes a huge difference.