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| Founded | 1 April 1985 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1 January 1998 (merged into Braathens SAFE) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 (1997) | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 (1998) | ||||||
| Parent company | Braganza | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden | ||||||
| Founder | Thomas Johansson | ||||||
Transwede Airways AB (later Braathens Sverige AB), was a Swedish charter and later also scheduled airline operating between 1985 and 1998. Based at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Transwede initially flew Sud Aviation Caravelles, and from 1987 also McDonnell Douglas MD-80s. Most charter services were operated for package tour companies to the Mediterranean.
The first scheduled services were from Stockholm to London in 1991. After the Swedish domestic market was deregulated the following year, Transwede variously started services from Stockholm to Visby, Umeå, Luleå, Sundsvall, Malmö and Halmstad. From 1993, the domestic services were conducted using Fokker 100 aircraft. The airline had a domestic market share of about 13 percent in Sweden.
The airline was split up in 1996, following a period of losses. The charter division was sold to Fritidsresor, who renamed the airline Blue Scandinavia. Through a series of purchases, the airline is known as TUIfly Nordic since 2006. The scheduled division was acquired by Norwegian carrier Braathens SAFE, who renamed the two airlines Braathens from 1998, integrating Transwede's operations into their own.