The T-72M1 (Sweden) is an export version of the Soviet T-72A, carrying mostly the same characteristics of the original version in terms of armament, mobility, and armour, though the latter has some slight changes with applique armour on the front glacis. Finland bought a total of 162 T-72s from the Soviet Union and Eastern Germany to be used by the Finnish army. They entered service in 1984 and remained as their primary Main Battle Tank until 2004 when they were phased out for the Leopard 2A4.

The T-72M1 (Sweden) was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice" as part of the Finnish line in the Swedish tech tree bolstering the line up. Being an export version of the T-72A, it has a similar playstyle to the T-72s of other nations. Its low profile makes it a smaller target to hit which gives it advantages and disadvantages, due to the small size it's easier to take cover behind objects and terrain, but it will also come at the cost of crew compartment being narrow making it easier for enemy vehicles to take out the crew with a well-placed shot. Like most T-model tanks, the T-72M1 (Sweden) comes with an autoloader making the loss of the loader not as devastating as a normal loaded tank due to the reload process being automated, but it also comes with the cost of all the ammunition being stored beneath the turret in an ammo carousel, making them prone to ammo detonating with ease if the lower part of the hull is hit by an enemy shell. The T-72M-1 has great mobility when moving forward and can navigate across maps with relative ease, but due to its poor performing reverse speed, it can be difficult to reverse its way out from dangerous situations to get behind cover, making it an unforgiving tank if it advances too far out of cover.