Here is how Sweden was dragged into the war in my modified timeline -
The repaired USS Enterprise leaves Narvik on the 16th February. Tipped off by a Soviet agent, the Soviets launch an air strike conducted through Swedish airspace. Analysts note that the escorting aircraft this time are long range SU27 Flankers. Sweden intercepts the strike, catching the Soviets by surprise, downing a number of attacking TU22M Backfires as well as Flanker escorts. Although a number of missiles are launched targeting the carrier, all are successfully engaged by the escorting cruisers and frigates or fighters. The Soviets suffer relatively light losses, as they wisely choose to break off the attack rather than risk getting caught in a pincer between Swedish Gripens and U.S. Tomcats. Sweden protests to the Soviet Union against the use of its air space and warns both NATO and the PACT that they intend to aggressively defend their airspace. However, before the end of March, Sweden declares war on the side of NATO as New Pact aircraft and submarines kept repeatedly violating Swedish territorial limits and attacking Swedish shipping. Swedish troops deploy north into the northern front with a few units moving into northern Germany, and Swedish naval forces embark on an aggressive mine laying campaign along the Baltic Coast in PACT waters.
I have never really gave Sweden much more to do. The Soviets had their hands full on other fronts and never mounted major combat ops in Sweden. Swedish ground units were used mostly in defensive operations in Finland (also invaded by Russia and now a NATO ally), Norway, and Germany. The country hosted NATO air units including a F-14 unit and RN and USN anti-submarine assets. Swedish spec ops were active around the Baltic including in Latvia, Poland, and Russia.
That was my take on Sweden in WWIII.
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