General Discussion

While the governing parties in Sweden have opposed membership, they have participated in NATO-led missions in Bosnia (IFOR and SFOR), Kosovo (KFOR), Afghanistan (ISAF) and Libya (Operation Unified Protector).[111][112][113]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO#Sweden

Swedish Gripen Community Draws Libya Lessons

LONDON — Following its first operational deployment of Gripen fighters as part of the NATO-led Libya campaign, the Swedish military is assessing what improvements in equipment and processes need to be made for future deployments of the fighter.

http://aviationweek.com/awin/swedish-gripen-community-draws-libya-lessons

The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 states are members.[1] It was first discussed by the Bulgarian Society Novae, after proposed as an American initiative at the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Travemünde, Germany, on 20–21 October 1993, and formally launched on 10–11 January 1994 NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_for_Peace

Those former neutrals that are members of the European Union (Austria, Sweden, Finland and Ireland) already are in many respects participants in the transatlantic security system. This obviously has advantages, but these nations face the double danger of being accused of free-riding on the defense efforts of others while having to accept decisions that affect their interests without the opportunity to vote on those decisions. None of the five former neutrals has become a full Western European Union (WEU) member, but flexible participation arrangements give each the opportunity to participate in WEU debates on security policies. NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP), which all but Ireland have joined, gives them an opportunity to design a program of military cooperation with the allies and to contribute to NATO's new missions, such as that in Bosnia. NATO's North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC), in which all but Ireland participate as observers, gives them an entree to a NATO debating forum but not alliance decision making.

http://www.fas.org/man/crs/crs2.htm

Finland to sign off on NATO assistance deal

Finland has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with NATO stating the nation’s readiness to receive assistance from foreign forces and to maintain military assets such as ships and aircraft. Defense Minister Carl Haglund says that the agreement is not a step towards NATO membership.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is similar to the military interoperability deal to which Sweden has now also subscribed. It is founded in Finland’s commitment to NATO’s Partnership for Peace, and to support its Planning and Review Process (PARP).

“In this time of peace it mainly relates to armed forces involved in training exercises,” stated Minister Haglund. “In theory, in times of crisis we are better qualified for receiving assistance from other EU countries, the Nordic countries and NATO countries.”

http://yle.fi/uutiset/finland_to_sign_off_on_nato_assistance_deal/7201393