RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Sweden has selected

Embraer's ( ERJ ) C-390 Millennium as the country's new

military cargo aircraft, the Brazilian planemaker said on

Saturday.

The deal marks the first purchase of the C-390 by a country

in northern Europe, Embraer ( ERJ ) said in a statement. Expanding its

presence abroad with more sales of the C-390 has been a key goal

of Embraer's ( ERJ ) defense unit.

Sweden is the sixth European nation to choose the aircraft,

along with Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands and

Portugal.

"This decision represents a new chapter in Brazil-Sweden

relations," Embraer ( ERJ ) said. Brazil in the past had purchased

Gripen fighter jets from Sweden's SAAB.