Stefan Sandborg


Carl Nils Stefan Sandborg né Johansson is a senior Swedish Army officer whose career has included key leadership roles within the Life Guards and at the Swedish [Armed Forces Headquarters]. After graduating from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1993, he rose through the ranks to major general and served as Chief of Home Guard from 2018 to 2022. He later held senior positions within the Defence Staff and, in November 2025, assumed the role of Chief of [Joint Operations (Sweden)|Deputy Chief of Joint Operations].

Early life

Sandborg was born on 25 March 1970 in in Linköping, Sweden.

Career

Sandborg graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1993 and was commissioned as an officer and appointed second lieutenant and was assigned to the Life Grenadier Brigade in Linköping. He served there until the brigade was disbanded on 31 December 1997. From 1998 he served in the Life Guards Brigade, where he was promoted to captain the same year. In the mid-2000s, he served as a major and commander of the Life company in the Life Guards in Kungsängen. In 2009, Sandborg graduated with a master's degree from Forsvarets stabsskole in Oslo, Norway where he enrolled as a foreign exchange student two years prior.
Later in his career, he was deputy commander of the Life Guards and has also held various positions at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. On 16 November 2015, Sandborg took over as commander of the 2nd Brigade and also as deputy commander of the Skaraborg Regiment in Skövde. From 1 January 2018, Sandborg was head of the Home Guard Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. In the summer of 2018, Sandborg was promoted to major general and appointed Chief of Home Guard and on 1 September 2018, he succeeded Major General Roland Ekenberg to the post. He in turn was succeeded by Major General Laura Swaan Wrede on 1 October 2022. Sandborg was made available to the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement, Lieutenant General Johan Svensson (Swedish [Air Force officer)|Johan Svensson] from 1 October until 31 December 2022. Sandborg was appointed as head of the Support Unit at the Defence Staff effective 1 January 2023. On 1 November 2025, Sandborg took office as the Deputy Chief of Joint Operations.
Sandborg has been a member of the Swedish Armed Forces Board of Tradition, a unit within the National Swedish Museums of Military History, which handles issues of tradition within the Swedish Armed Forces.

Personal life

Sandborg is married to Caroline Sandborg. Together they have two children.

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign