Stockholm Changing of the Guard 22-08-2010

[@horationelson1stviscountne945]

Those uniforms are glorious.

[@David123321]

Валерий Ревякин You are wrong. This kind of uniforms were not used in Poltava nor Gangut. Just for the records, "Battle of Narva".

[@David123321]

Валерий Ревякин Depends on who you ask, but yes, they have clear similarities.

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

Doomsday No they do not, the Carolinian uniform was dark blue and much more utilitarian, these are show troops.

[@David123321]

Krister Andersson Since the person I conversated with has deleted his comments you can't tell what we were discussing.

[@fredlind8270]

Soldiers in blue uniform are from the Livskvadron (Mounted Royal Guards, most likely conscripts at the time of this video, but consists of professional soldiers today), those in gray uniforms and brown berets are Home Guard (Hemvärnet) soldiers. They are reservists, and live civilian lifes but do two military exercises each year and will be called to immediate service if Sweden would be attacked, and help during crisis such as floods, forest fires, missing people etc. Also they have prior military experience, such as conscription or at a minimum volunteered basic training. Just in case anyone was interested/wondering :)

[@tarachristine5727]

those helmets are freaking beautiful! that uniform in general top to bottom is so regal and gorgeous!

[@kaliber1000]

Very nice guards. I wish with the Kaiser, we would have our traditions back and our uniforms. Anyway, it is good to see a strong country with such beautiful traditions. I was in Sweden and saw the change of the guards. Greetings from Germany.

[@XenuriWeb]

This looks very Prussian. Very nice indeed

[@Wanderer628]

XenuriWeb Sweden has it's own proud traditions. Only Wehraboos see a helmet of that style and immediatly start calling the whole thing Prussian or German

[@steven_003]

+XenuriWeb At the moment the swedish military is more German than the Bundeswehr and Bundesheer. :/

[@augustus_lex6126]

To feminine to be Prussian

[@mr.coffee2451]

Okay props to the band. Playing instruments on horses ... I mean you gotta worry about getting the notes right, the timing right, don't dropping your stuff (especially the sticks) and then the horse not getting pissed and bucking you off.

[@warriorvikingtotalwar1466]

1:24 ;), only in the army of Sweden

[@kalle911]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpDXl62lrc-eic0 please.

[@austinfreund2043]

Those are some sharp uniforms!

[@meganlowry7585]

This instills pride in having Scandinavian blood!

[@sethb9545]

True Megan my great grandmother was born to Stockholm's

[@marcusaurelius3487]

Amerimutts

[@LionelHutz100]

Totally like there deep blue uniforms. ;D.

[@Eshayzbra96]

Yeah it's like watching the Grenadier guards in reverse colours.

[@anglo-saxonredcoat3728]

I really like the uniforms and music.

[@jcupjohansson]

The pickelhaube is a swedish helmet with ancestries from 1879. The model changed year 1900 and again 1927 when the first and second dragoon regiments merged together, and is the model weared yet today by The Royal Life Guards and its dragoons.

[@johnydebois-guilbert1746]

1:25 Tipp-tapp-tipp-tapp-tippe-tippe-tipp-tapp.Tipp. Tipp. Tapp.

[@valdemarl2541]

Johny de Bois-Guilbert OMG sant!

[@karlmorrison2713]

Johny de Bois-Guilbert 12 hopp precis!

[@Bitlings]

Johny de Bois-Guilbert Swedish nutters - I like our Danish Royal Guards VGTKMP "GRUPPE" better ;)

[@johnydebois-guilbert1746]

RPlasticPirate They don´t have the skill do perform swedish christmas carrol dances.

[@Bitlings]

Johny de Bois-Guilbert True they don't do dance as such like swedish polisen but very one of them can do precision tattoo

[@SnowElf_96]

Love their uniforms especially their helmets #madeinGermany

[@David123321]

They are also very Swedish! The Pickelhaube is for sure german and born in the late 1800's if Im correct. Today the Swedish Life Guards (Livgardet) are most known around the globe for wearing these.

[@calfstream123]

The mounted band of the Royal Lifeguard march from their baracks at 11:45 almost every day in August. The actual changing of the guard at the Palace starts at 12:15. Be there in good time to get a good place. It´s quite impressive to watch the ceremony. Good luck!

[@carmenvillamajor6907]

Sweden! A country filled with blue men and patient horses! Viva la Suecia!

[@TheWiztard]

Wrong, we say länge leve sverige

[@carmenvillamajor6907]

Jo det vet jag nog (Min man är svensk), men jag som argentinska säger "Viva la Suecia" seddu.

[@carmenvillamajor6907]

Haha Äh det var inte min mening att låta som en skolfröken haha! Man kan ju inte begära att alla ungar skall kunna tala ärans och hjältarnas språk (Vilket ju självklart är spanska, och då framförallt äkta Buenos Airesiansk porteño-spanska hehehe)!

[@herrkalasbarn]

Carmen Villamajor Det spanska imperiet grundlades av gothar som kom från Sverige. Detta imperium erövrade sedan Argentina. Ditt hjältarnas språk har alltså spridits på grund av din mans förfäder!

[@carmenvillamajor6907]

Nja... Det spanska imperiet grundades när kastilianerna, katalanerna och asturierna sparkade ut morerna ifrån den iberiska halvön. Visst finns det en del gotiskt blod i spanjorerna helt klart, men om man skall se på saken rent lingvistiskt så är spanskan ett romanskt språk och inte ett germanskt såsom svenskan är.:)

[@tewkewl]

so many female guards. I understand equality and all that, but there seem to be more women than men.

[@TrollmorTheGreat]

tewkewl the reason is simple, it's because 50/50 is sexist, so women has to be in the majority for it to count as gender equal, wellcome to Swedistan

[@Ugh-Fudge_Bwana]

tewkewl Guns are a great equalizer.

[@volundrfrey896]

+tewkewl They're useless anywhere else, so they get to become the tourist attraction.

[@trolltider94]

+tewkewl Simple reason. The unit in blue is a cavalry unit so normally they are on horses. The livsquadron, as they are called, have many women applying because of the horses. More women know how to ride.

[@Psychonaut1974]

+tewkewl the ones in bright blue uniforms, are military police.....lots of females there =)

[@kastriotkrasniqi7118]

This uniform is one of the best ones out here, the pickelhaubes are really cool

[@jonny2954]

Seem very prussian.

[@kastriotkrasniqi7118]

Jonny indeed

[@Marco-bf4uu]

@@jonny2954 not at all

[@ChriisoX]

I love their uniforms. The helmet is a mix of the old roman helmet, and the german helmet during world war one. Just love it.

[@user3141592635]

The rifles are certainly perfectly working items of Carl Gustaf's Gevärsfaktori Husqvarna, from licence of Germany Mauser. Chambered in 6.5 X 55 Swedish/Norwegian.

[@Akillesursinne]

Since I have been a royal guard myself I can inform you. The royal guards military duty is the defence of the capital, using assault rifles, machine guns, snipers and the standard weaponry of any modern infantry unit. The unit is the oldest still existing military unit in the world, and has been guarding the palace for about 500 years. We have no intention on breaking the tradition. For ceremonies during the summer old rifles are used by two units, but otherwise it's modern rifles.

[@Bruce-1956]

Look like the Kaisers men...........................

[@AtrumMixer]

This is beautiful. I wish so that we would treasure our nation our order and our traditions instead of destroying everything to replace it with rootlessness ignorance and anarchism. Its just a matter of time before this disappears for good.

[@daveharries]

Anyone know what the band is playing when the bandsmen arrive on their horses? And also when the troops dismount from the horses?

[@ILickGlue]

@anbr90 There are royal guards that are not participating in the ceremony located in the courtyard. The keep an eye on the audience and will interfere with people that are not behaving.

[@F4Wildcat]

I came here for the Swedish mausers

[@bipoe]

@sabbersolo Its the march of the Royal Lifeguard Dragoons, "Dragonerna Komma".

[@user-vi6wf4gh9x]

Love those coats, beautiful blue.

[@TheNewfyman]

Very nice. Respect from Norway.

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

The belong to the first cavalry regiment which has changed its horses to light armour and other vehicles and yes they are fully trained as a light armour regiment. we are a small country we can not afford to have showsoldiers.

[@ToxicLadyBG]

the different height of the guards make it look like a common crowd. The uniforms are beautiful tho

[@FrehleyFan3988]

One of them was smiling. And they know they're not supposed to be smiling

[@accountnumber90]

That's a pretty awesome band.

[@SackFulloApplez1993]

I like how well fitted the uniforms are.

[@FrehleyFan3988]

These are real blues. Not the black you see that us marines, and navy wears

[@janandersen8735]

The costume rental place called, they need the uniforms back for a high school production of The Merry Widow

[@Farekim]

Yes, to some extent. Regular weapon and physical training. Allowed to shoot and kill under extreme conditions.

[@johnbourlier7883]

Swedes are probably the most underrated people of Europe

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

Yes it is and they belong to an independent dragoon battalion that normally are mechanized except on occasions like this.

[@andrewrobling5527]

Superb, we should stick with this lot!

[@sethb9545]

I like Sweden since my grandparents came from Stockholm's then moved the USA .

[@KingBlitz1821]

damn those uniforms are awesome

[@Swedbander]

Check with the Armed Forces Music Centre if they have any openings: forsvarsmakten dot se slash fomusc slash . It says on the english pages that citizenship is necessary for employment but I don't think that goes for the bands; there were applicants from australia a couple of years ago. To get ahead, familiarize yourself with fanfare- alto and bass trumpets, and learn Swedish Eb kornett youtube lRd-JklKQzE But beware: it takes lots of time to polish the boots and the helmet! :)

[@JoeGameVideos]

damn that horse with dem drums ( Drums of Warhorse ) :D

[@mirola73]

I see the old Prussian helmets are still all the rage in Sweden. Looks cool.

[@AtrumMixer]

@otangis I am half Danish already. But even so, Denmark is part of the EU. It's free for all citizens to cross the borders. And it's even easier for scandinavians to switch nations between nordic countries since we're so compatible.

[@kotetsu131]

As an aside I REALLY want to be one of the trumpeters in that band. BADASS!!!

[@anthonyskerdig175]

"Imperial" is the first thing that comes into mind, watching their unifroms. Also, that blue.

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

Anthony Skerdig Yes yes all White people are by definition imperialstic.

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

***** Sarcasm.

[@nozyspy4967]

Those uniforms are a beautiful colour.

[@DarkPrinceNH5570]

I like the spats. Does anyone still wear knee high spats or whatever you call it? No one wears these anymore really.

[@DarkPrinceNH5570]

I knew this wasn't Poland (blue isn't Polish at all). I couldn't think of where its at even though I know where its at. Like trying to figure out what word youre trying to say in a conversation.

[@Fishfingers232]

Are those guys trained soldiers like the Guards Division in the UK?

[@VictorLepanto]

I love the pickle hobs. They look like they are part Roman legionaries & part Prussian junkers.

[@David123321]

They are german and called Pickelhaube. Born in the late 1800's

[@VictorLepanto]

KJ David As for the "pickelhaubes," these Swedish helmets have a neck guard the German versions didn't have.

[@David123321]

VictorLepanto True, but it is still a pickelhaube. If I remember correcly there were german versions that included a neck guard as well, made out of leather though.

[@BrogimarusFranciscus]

Those pickelhauben are pretty cool.

[@Fritztoons]

I just like the Swedish way of presenting their Kingdom! It is down to earth and traitional as well and not too bombastic! ;-) Spend some wonderfull days in Stockholm some weeks ago.

[@TheTerminator45]

Is every changing of guard likie this, playing music and stuff? :D

[@_loss_]

yeah

[@JuustoMuumi]

In MMA i ofcourse mean a mix of mainly Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Also military training is around the corner because where i live its either that or jail.

[@rodrigovonkluge4280]

Great Lion of North Greetings from Brazil

[@mikedobby-jooga5547]

once upon a time there lived a princess in a magical kingdom, far far away....

[@SophiaVonHelgastein]

I must say those uniforms are quite a nice shade of blue...

[@Forrban]

why swedish guard are wearing the ww1 german helme (sorry for my english hope can understand )

[@noelsoong777]

Man that guard is huge!

[@Krille3]

It's called a 'pickelhaube' helmet. Originates from Prussia during the mid 1800's.

[@Arodon3x0]

@wirman777 what you se on the video they have done it for 200 years...

[@jcupjohansson]

It was the military fashion back then. Pickelhaube is a term for the type of helmet, even though the word is German. It's got the Swedish small coat of arms (three crowns) surrounded by two lions and banners on the plate in front. The model itself is Swedish, though inspired by the Prussian fashion. It's not like the British, who "stole" their bearskins from the French.

[@AtrumMixer]

Indeed I am looking for things that can unify us. A royal family is the strongest national symbol a country such as ours can have. They're of historical and cultural importance, not only to Sweden, but also to Europe. It costs money, yes. But so does immigration. Immigration even cost us thousands of lives, but people arent complaining about that nearly as much as on the Royal family. If you're looking for money holes there are far better targets to turn your gaze to in this country.

[@TheRoook]

I wonder how Zlatan would look like if he was a Royal Guard at the castle. Lol

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

Mr.Bane He would not handle it since he is basically a joke, he can do one thing, play football and nothing else.

[@SteffenWardemann]

Does anyone knows the marches?

[@breakingbisley]

That is one very smart group of soliders i didnt realise that Swedes still had a Monarch !!!

[@AtrumMixer]

It's not about seperation. Its about identity, genetic survival and pride. This is all very instinctual. Don't forget that humans are animals.

[@sharpyfps2236]

Some of the best moments in my life was when i served at the royal guards.

[@Mrrampagejackson]

can someone tell me when the changing occurs is it weekly, monthly etc cause i want to take a trip to Sweden one day and see this

[@oskarfield8696]

Eric Torres daily

[@Timrath]

I wish the British guards would copy the Swedish kettle drums. They have a much fuller sound than the British ones. You can actually hear the pitch, while the British kettle drums only make a muffled noise.

[@Vollification]

Fun fact, those rifles and uniforms are older then the fathers of those that carry them :)

[@Adnan-zh5mz]

Jag tror att hjämar topp tips liknar de av Pruss !

[@skrivbok]

I was a royal palace guard myseld, kid. The are obliged by regulations to look well-dressed, since we represent the Royal Life Guards regiment while standing at the castle courtyard - we can't look like hobos! And really, don't underestimate us; we are more than well-drilled for battle. We are the best! Responsible for teh safety of the capital, as well as His Royal Heighness' safety, and the government would we be at war.

[@thomaswinzy]

goosebumps for the three crown flag :O

[@Keikboi]

Honor guards (which I believe this isn't) don't really have anything to do with how wars go. They just look cool :)

[@mikegarwood8680]

Don't they have the canon turned the wrong way?

[@bonzomannen1]

They do not spend time singularily on looking "good", nor do they train much on these "rituals", they spend time preparing their combat traditional gear, that I respect. This is not cosmetic, everything that they wear have a practical purpose, forged in battle. These gents train everyday for combat, they spend perhaps an hour or so every week doing training for this. And it has a practical purpose, discipline.

[@johnthom2910]

Huh..everything done at the trail arms. That's different. Cool though.

[@christianklasgoranhammarst9007]

Where The Castle is? Its' on Lejonbacken to be xact

[@SgfGustafsson]

It is a random selection of men from the Swedish military good sir.

[@DuPuieproductions]

I love Sweden, I think it is among the world's greatest countries, but I do not understand their march >.<

[@jullienyap6144]

That helmet was so cool....

[@philipchretienkarlsson8157]

Hurra för alltid för Sverige !

[@sabbersolo]

3:15 Can someone please remind me the name of this march?

[@DMGBrony]

Jag älskarr mitt sverige :3

[@H0llaZ1990]

@F03NovaSpark Bajonett, or it might be a sabel.

[@PastelitoPapi]

This is fantastic lol

[@CarolineOskarsson]

Om du gjort lumpen borde du väl veta att i militären finns det traditioner sedan många hundra år tillbaka som man följer?

[@Vuvenz]

Är det inte dags att vi tar tillbaka Finland, Norge och St. Petersburg :D

[@Debragamero]

Can't you keep the camera still?

[@skrivbok]

I dare you to say that in front of any of us. Swedish Royal Life Guards are NOT to be fucked with.

[@Sovjetski]

the blue uniforms were very nice

[@Klomster88]

I see, i didn't know that. Good to know.

[@RenMoriyama]

Man my horse has a sweet sound system. you should hear it, its got trumpets and drums an shit

[@AtrumMixer]

@otangis Wait. Let me see if I understood your comment correctly. You doubt, that there even is any mass immigration, from MENA countries, into Europe? Then my second question is. How come you're not Googling it then? Wouldn't it be simple to find out that way?

[@emptyangel]

very cool!

[@andylindgren3561]

That is like 1% of all guards in Stockholm

[@lillapipet]

Känner igen det från mitt landställe, kolla åt höger 3:20