Sweden still followed it, they just didn't go as far with mandated curtailment of free movement/association and they didn't shut down their economy to the same extent.

But they absolutely still followed the WHO and implemented a lot of the same policies (strict protocols in care homes leading to iatrogenic harms; bans on mass gatherings, preventing non-EU nationals from entering the country for two years; recommending WFH; shutting secondary schools and universities for a year; shutting night clubs, sports stadia and other venues; creating curfews for bars and restaurants and enforcing table-service only...).

Sweden also enthusiastically promoted the jab, followed EU directives to request proof of vaccination or negative test at the border, and briefly implemented "green pass" checks across different venues.

Sweden does deserve credit for applying NPIs with a lighter touch and protecting the under-16s by letting their schooling proceed uninterrupted. They also never mandated or even encouraged masks (which purely symbolically is already a massive deal). I visited Stockholm in September 2020 and it was a breath of fresh air compare to London.

That said let's not put them on a pedestal. I think it's a fallacy to claim that they entirely rejected the covid orthodoxy.