Northern Military District (Milo N)

Northern Military District (Swedish: Norra militärområdet, Milo N) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Northern Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten. The headquarters of Milo N were located in Boden.

Northern Military District
Norra militärområdet
Active	1993–2000
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Joint service
Type	Military district
Role	Operational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQ	Boden
Colors	Blue and white
March	"Norrlandsfärger" (Widkvist)[note 1]

History

The Northern Military District (Milo N) was created in 1993 when the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) was merged with the Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN), except Gävleborg County, to create this new military district. In 2000, these last three military districts were disbanded and the command for the whole of Sweden was placed at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, in accordance with the Defence Act of 2000.

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Northern Military District Staff 1994–2000. It was also used by the Northern Military District Staff (MD N) 2000–2005 and the Northern Military Region (MR N) 2018–present. Blazon: "Azure, the provincial badge of Västerbotten, a reindeer courant, armed gules, followed by a mullet, both argent. The shield surmounted an erect sword or."^[2]

Medals

In 2000, the Norra militärområdesstabens (MilostabN) minnesmedalj ("Northern Military District Staff (MilostabN) Commemorative Medal") in silver (MiloN SMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal is oval in shape and the medal ribbon is of white moiré with blue edges and a blue stripe on each side.^[3]

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  Medal ribbon

Commanding officers

Map of the Northern Military District.

Military commanders

• 1993–1996: Curt Sjöö
• 1996–1998: Lars G. Persson
• 1998–2000: Mertil Melin

Chiefs of Staff

• 1993–1995: Tomas Warming
• 1995–1996: Folke Rehnström
• 1996–1996: Lars G. Persson
• 1996–1998: Kjell Nilsson
• 1998–2000: Lars Frisk

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
Norra militärområdet	Northern Military District	1993-07-01	–	2000-06-30
Avvecklingsorganisation	Decommissioning Organisation	2000-07-01	–	2001-03-31
Designation		From		To
Milo N		1993-07-01	–	2000-06-30
Location		From		To
Boden Garrison		1993-07-01	–	2001-03-31

See also

• Military district (Sweden)

Footnotes

1. The march was adopted in 1994 and established on 13 June 1996. It was used by the Northern Military District from 2000 to 2005.^[1]