Russia constantly provoke Swedish defense. Submarines, espionage, encroach on Swedish airspace with bombers.
That’s short-term thinking. How long does that tactic offer protection? Meanwhile Russia rebuilds.
Swedish neutrality worked through two world wars and the cold war after that. Whether or not joining NATO is beneficial for Sweden, I have no idea. Deciding right now, after not even two weeks of war in Ukraine, seems rushed so. Rushing this kind of stuff is usually a bad idea.
> Swedish neutrality worked through two world wars
Swedish "neutrality" in at least the second world war was a joke and a disgrace.