Sweden

Sweden used for many years camouflaged shelter covers, but the uniforms were plain coloured. The Swedish firm Barracuda developed a camouflage pattern that was not used by the Swedish Army. In 1990 the M90 camouflage pattern was introduced.

Swedish Camouflage Patterns

• Quartershelter used during the 1960ies and 1970ies

• Barracuda test pattern - never adopted. The photo shows it in use on the tarpaulin of a Swedish Army truck. It was also used for uniforms.

• M90 pattern - there is also a desert version of this pattern

• M90K pattern - Introduced in 2004, this is the standard pattern worn by Swedish military contingents serving in desert regions.