Name of the award: Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal (Försvarsmaktens medalj för internationella insatser, abbreviated FMintBM).

The Swedish Armed Forces subsequently acquires medal clasps for all mission from 24 January 1994 onwards.

Possession of the medal is recorded in the Swedish Armed Forces personnel accounting system.

[3] The medal can be fitted with a laurel wreath in silver on the ribbon, which shows special merit during mission.

The laurel wreath should be regarded as an award closest lower to the Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit in silver.

From 1 June 2012 the engraving was replaced and thus the additional designation ”med bandspänne” ("with medal clasp").

^ The head of contingent must submit the request for awarding the medal to the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters Operations Command (Insatsledningen).

Examples of reasons for awarding can be death or severe illness of a close relative, which precludes further service.