Just because something is military issue doesn't mean it's automagically good.

1) I was just checking.
2) It's not a factory error. Carbon steel performs much better than stainless at low temperatures. Stainless just goes brittle.
3) The Swedish Army, unlike the British one, takes pains to equip it's soldiers with good quality equipment. Which is why it's a recommendation.

People interested in Mora knife performance may want to research the last Union War of 1809 between Sweden and Russia.The battle of Virta Bro October 27,with special note of the single finnish soldier armed solely with a empty bayonet mounted rifle holding the bridge should give some anecdotal credit to scandinavian steel.