Swedish Soldier Fires an AK5, 1980s.
Due to the Swedish neutrality in the Cold War, all of the Swedish cities and military installations were spared from a nuclear attack. This was the same fate of their neutral neighbor Finland.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Prime Minister Olof Palme were awakened at 3:15 in the morning, Stockholm time, and were informed that the nuclear annihilation of the world had begun. After meeting the King Palme immediately sought contact with the Soviet Embassy and the American Embassy, both located in Stockholm.
With Sweden totally spared by nuclear holocaust in the Third World War, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme would make sure that the Swedish nation would not collapse. His plans were soon tested, however, as refugees from Denmark, would surge along Swedish borders. With a minimalistic army, the Swedish army was not successful in repelling Danish refugees, creating a larger Danish minority in Sweden. Palme served out the remainder of his term as Prime Minister, and was then succeeded as Prime Minister by Ingvar Carlsson in the 1988 general elections.