Veterans Day (Sweden)

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|holiday_name = Veterans Day

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|image = Veterandagen 2013 01.JPG

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|caption = Veterans Day 2013 at the Maritime Museum

|official_name = Veterandagen

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|observedby = Sweden

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|date = 29 May

|scheduling = Same day each year

|duration = 1 day

|frequency = Annual

|celebrations = Ceremony at the Maritime Museum, Stockholm

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File:Sjöhistoriska museet maj 2011a.jpg

Veterans Day ({{langx|sv|Veterandagen}}) is observed annually in Sweden on May 29 at the Maritime Museum in Stockholm in honor of people who are or have been serving with the Swedish Armed Forces in international military operations, as well as commemorating those who died during their service. It coincides with the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Members of the Swedish royal family attend the ceremony.{{cite web |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt2013apriljuni/kungenochprinscarlphilipnarvaradevidveterandagen.5.4ea495e313c19c119aa6634.html |publisher=Royal Court of Sweden |title=Kungen och Prins Carl Philip närvarade vid veterandagen |date=2013 |access-date=28 January 2016 |language=sv}}