Sweden is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census. Set among hills, forests and ponds, Sweden includes the village of East Sweden. This was once territory of the Abenaki tribe, whose main village was at Pequawket. Pequawket was attacked during Dummer's War on May 8, 1725, by Captain John Lovewell an…Sweden is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census. Set among hills, forests and ponds, Sweden includes the village of East Sweden. This was once territory of the Abenaki tribe, whose main village was at Pequawket. Pequawket was attacked during Dummer's War on May 8, 1725, by Captain John Lovewell and his company of soldiers. Lovewell was killed in the battle, after which the tribe fled to Canada for safety. Called New Suncook Plantation, it was granted by the Massachusetts General Court in 1774 to the officers and soldiers for their services to the state. In 1800, the town was incorporated as Lovell after Captain Lovewell.
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