Uppland Regiment

The Uppland Regiment (Swedish: Upplands regemente), designation I 8, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century.

The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Uppland, and it was later garrisoned there.

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Uppland in the 1550s and 1560s.

In 1617, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Dalarna and Västmanland—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Uppland.

On 3 July 1855, His Majesty the King Oscar I presented a new colour to the regiment's two battalions.

Blazon: "Gules, the provincial badge of Uppland, an orb or, banded and ensigned with a cross-crosslet.

[4][5][6] Following the decision of the Riksdag on the disbandment of the regiment, a ceremony was held on 10 March 1957.

Uniforms of the regiment, 1765-1845. Lithography by Adolf Ulrik Schützercrantz