Korpral is a Swedish military rank (OR-4).
The Corporal is a Squad Leader at Skill Level A (Basic). The Corporal can serve either as a volunteer enlistee or as a national serviceman. Requirement for promotion to Corporal is completed squad leader training. Civil servants of the Armed Forces belonging to position level 8 wear Corporal's rank insignia when serving in uniform.
A was the leader of a of 24 men during the Swedish allotment system ( to 1901). The consisted of four (teams) of 6 men each. Each was led by a (Gefreiter). were non-commissioned officers in the cavalry (corporal of horse) before the reorganization of 1833/37, when cavalry corporals were given the rank of sergeant.
The corresponding rank in the artillery was konstapel (bombardier), created as early as the 16th century. This rank was abolished in 1972.