Danny Welbeck was relieved to avoid an injury relapse on Osterunds' artificial pitch as Arsenal eased to a 3-0 Europa League win.
A 13th-minute opener from Nacho Monreal followed by an own-goal by home defender Sotirios Papagiannopoulos put the Premier League side firmly in control against the Swedish minnows and Mesut Ozil further strengthened their hand going into the second leg by netting before the hour.
Welbeck was handed a rare start at centre-forward due to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being cup tied, a knee injury having sidelined Alexandre Lacazette.
The England international had little impact on the action but, following two major knee operations over recent years, he told BT Sport he was concerned with self-preservation throughout the match.