Unlike many international variants, the Swedish Rite is explicitly based on Christian principles and only admits Christian men.
Count Axel Wrede-Sparre , who had been initiated in Paris, led the first recorded Masonic meeting on Swedish soil on March 17, 1735, at the Stenbock Palace in Stockholm. Svenska frimureriets historia
During the mid-to-late 18th century, Swedish Freemasonry evolved from a three-degree system into its current eleven-degree structure, known as the . Unlike many international variants, the Swedish Rite is
In 1756, Carl Friedrich Eckleff formed the first St. Andrews lodge in Stockholm, and in 1759, he established a Grand Chapter, introducing a progressive system of higher degrees. Unlike many international variants