Jussi,
The Norwegian/Swedish relations during the war are complicated enough to fill a few books. The short version is that the Swedes were turncoats, meaning they allowed German troop transports through Sweden and other things that were considered pro-German. As the German luck of war turned, so did the Swedish attitude; they started to allow the forming of Norwegian "police troops" (for all practical purposes a more or less regular military force) by Norwegian refugees in Sweden. There were a few refugee camps in Sweden, Ã??reryd was probably the largest. I believe it was in the last year or so that these Husqvarna Lahtis were issued to Norwegian agents upon returning from Sweden, but we're not talking big numbers here - from what I hear about 20 guns at the most. I wish I could tell you more about who issued them and why, but I will need to do more research on that one.
BTW, your country has made several great guns; I take great pleasure and pride in my 1931 Suomi submachinegun - what a beauty!
Regards,
Balder
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