Ever since Russia built up its troops on Ukraine's border and the security situation deteriorated, Gotland's military strategic importance has been in focus.
During the spring, many media companies visited the island to portray the military rearmament of the island.
- That is probably the strategic value of Gotland, we are relatively close to Kaliningrad, says the regimental commander Magnus Frykvall about the great interest.
Foreign journalists from several countries covered a shooting exercise at Tofta shooting range.
Photo: Patrik Widegren / SVT
However, he is a bit thoughtful about what signals the media reporting sends.
- What I am worried about is that it may create unnecessary anxiety, he says.
In the clip above, you see pictures from the exercise and hear the Japanese journalist Tadashi Nishimura tell about his stay on Gotland.