The Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm is completely unlike similar museums in other countries. Across its three floors, all the milestones of history are presented, from the ancient Scandinavian Vikings to the present day. At the entrance, visitors are greeted by a monument to those who fell at Poltava. The museum facade is decorated with greened antique cannons, and in the cozy courtyard a tank stands next to a pair of armored cars.
Inside the building there is an exhibition of historical edged weapons, antique pistols, muskets, and arquebuses. Curiously, each exhibit has a plaque containing information about the films in which this weapon became famous.
Instead of a tragic chronicle of fierce battles, the Swedish Army Museum mostly presents exhibitions with a strong social subtext. The displays tell of the horrors of war, the history of battles, the psychology of conflict, and hygiene problems at the front. The picture is completed by wax figures of nobles, soldiers, peasants, and even animals.
