Stefan Sandborg

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Carl Nils Stefan Sandborg né Johansson (born 25 March 1970) 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 Deputy Chief of Joint Operations. Sandborg was born on 25 March 1970 in Linköping Saint Lawrence Parish in Linköping, Sweden. 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 (Livgrenadjärbrigaden) in Linköping. He served there until the brigade was disbanded on 31 December 1997. From 1998 he served in the Life Guards Brigade (Livgardesbrigaden), 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.