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Not to get too deep into the historical weeds, but several neutral, "Aryan" nations were invaded during the war. Doesn't it seem more likely that Sweden was fortunate enough to be geographically isolated between Russian-held Finland and German-held (and more strategically significant) Norway? Swap the government and population of Sweden for Denmark and I suspect nothing changes.


Finland was not "Russian-held" in WWII.


You're right, of course. Russian-entangled?


How about: entangled in brutal fighting with the Russians since even before the war.


Netherland also expected to remain neutral, but was invaded anyway, because North Sea coast and close to England.




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