Also, Sweden does not need a sub that can travel the world under its own power. From the article, a larger ship was used to move the sub from Swedish waters to

Also, Sweden does not need a sub that can travel the world under its own power. From the article, a larger ship was used to move the sub from Swedish waters to the Pacific for these war games. Nuclear subs can go wherever they want, whenever they want. For Swedish use, however, the sub will never have to be far from home, so the tradeoff is worth it for them.