The new AK25 in test

No, AK is not always "Automatic Kalashnikov." For the Swedes, it is "Automatic Carbine." In spring 2023, the FMV – the Försvarets Materielverk acts as the procurement authority, so to speak, the IKEA of the Swedish Army – signed a contract for new hand firearms for the Swedish Armed Forces, which includes various versions of automatic carbines.

Now the first samples of the Automatic Carbine 25 (AK25) in caliber 7.62x51 have arrived for testing and validation at the FMV test site in Karlsborg. By the way, the AK 25 is a Swedish 7.62 assault rifle variant of the Finnish M23 from SAKO. The Nordic countries prefer to keep to themselves. HERE at FMV there is a report on testing the new AK25 for the Swedish Army. 

FMV online