<page_title> List of oldest military units and formations in continuous operation </page_title> <section_title> Oldest active military units still in operation </section_title> <table> <cell> 1521 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Life Guards <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sweden Dalarna, Sweden <col_header> Founding location </col_header> </cell> <cell> Life Guards, formerly Svea Life Guards, dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 "young able men" as body guards for Gustav Vasa, subsequent King of Sweden. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Svea Life Guards dates to the year 1521 when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for Gustav Vasa, thus making the Life Guards one of the world's oldest regiments.