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| unit_name = Østersjøflåten
| native_name = Baltic Fleet
| image = [[File:SK Østersjøflåten insignia.png|150px]]
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| caption = Insignia of the Østersjøflåten
| dates =1957-
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| country ={{flag|Skandinavia}}
| countries = [[Skandinavia]]
| allegiance =[[Forsvaret av Skandinavia]]
| branch =[[Kongelige Sjøforsvaret av Skandinavia|Sjøforsvaret]]
| type =Fleet
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| size = 1 LPD<br/>2 Frigates<br/>10 corvettes<br/>4 mine countermeasures vessel<br/>4 submarines<br/>Auxiliary ships
| command_structure = SJF Flåte (Fleet)
| garrison =Karlskrona orlogsstasjon
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| current_commander = Kontreadmiral ''(Rear Admiral)''<br/>[[Lisa Torbenssen]]
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|identification_symbol=[[File:SK Naval insignia.png|100px]]
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The '''Østersjøflåten''' ''(Baltic Fleet)'' is a named fleet of the [[Kongelige Sjøforsvaret av Skandinavia|Sjøforsvaret]]. The mission of the Østersjøflåten is to conduct the full range of Maritime Operations and Theater Security Cooperation missions, in concert with coalition, joint, interagency, and other parties, in order to advance security and stability in the Baltic Area.

==History==
Baltic Sea has been a fundamental part of the development of the Scandinavian nations for centuries. Since the birth of the Marines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Baltic has always been one of its main points of attention. For centuries, the Danish and Swedish navies, along with the Russian, have dominated the Baltic.

With the birth of [[Skandinavia]], the Baltic theater of operations became one of the two most important focuses of attention for the navy in the context of the Cold War. The threat of a Soviet invasion caused the Scandinavian navy to divide its effort between the Arctic and the Baltic.

After the end of the Cold War and with the eliminated Soviet threat, the Baltic fleet has been reduced as the navy adjusts to the new scenario paying more attention to the Atlantic and the Arctic and adapting to new roles of international projection. However, the Baltic fleet remains key in the national defense strategy.

==Campaigns==

==Fleet Composition==
*'''Østersjøflåten''' (''Baltic Fleet'')
**'''KSS Funen''' [[Zealand Class]] Landing Helicopter Dock
**'''KSS Lardal''' [[Numedalslagen Class]] Landing Platform Dock
**'''KSS Erling Kagee''' [[Fridtjof Nansen Class]] Frigate
**'''KSS Tore Gjelsvik''' [[Fridtjof Nansen Class]] Frigate
**'''KSS Visby''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Helsingborg''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Härnösand''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Nyköping''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Karlstad''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Uddevalla''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Trollhättan''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Borlänge''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Nybro''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''KSS Kungälv''' [[Visby Class]] corvette
**'''M 41''' [[Koster Class]] mine countermeasures vessel
**'''M 42''' [[Koster Class]] mine countermeasures vessel
**'''M 43''' [[Koster Class]] mine countermeasures vessel
**'''M 44''' [[Koster Class]] mine countermeasures vessel
**'''KSS Ula'''	[[Ula Class]] submarine
**'''KSS Utsira''' [[Ula Class]] submarine
**'''KSS Utstein''' [[Ula Class]] submarine
**'''KSS Utvær''' [[Ula Class]] submarine
**Auxiliary Ships (tanker, replenishment, etc.)


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