Mattias Ardin

Mattias Ardin
Ardin in 2016.
Born
Nils Tomas Mattias Lundkvist

(1969-05-29) 29 May 1969
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Branch
Swedish Army
Service years
1991–present
Rank
Major General
Commands
Conflicts
Post-Kosovo War (KFOR)
War in Afghanistan (ISAF)

Major General Nils Tomas Mattias Ardin, né Lundkvist (born 29 May 1969) is a Swedish Army officer who has held a series of senior command and staff positions both in Sweden and on international missions. After commissioning in 1991, he spent the 1990s serving with the Gotland Anti-Aircraft Battalion, rising to the rank of captain.

In the 2000s, he gained extensive operational experience abroad, serving in Kosovo in 2004 and in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006, including as chief of staff of the British-Swedish Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mazar-i-Sharif and later as commander of the Swedish contingent. He then held key operational staff roles at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, primarily within the operations (G3) functions.

Promoted to colonel, Ardin went on to lead the National Home Guard Department from 2012 to 2016 and played a central role in the re-establishment of Swedish military presence on Gotland. He commanded the re-established Gotland Regiment from 2018 and later served as commander of the Central Military Region from 2022. In 2023, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Home Guard and promoted to brigadier general. In 2026, he became Chief of Home Guard and was promoted to major general.

Early life

Ardin was born on 29 May 1969 in Skärholmen Parish in Stockholm.[1] Ardin grew up in Visby and completed his conscript service at the Gotland Anti-Aircraft Battalion (Lv 2) in Visby.[2] He graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1991 and was commissioned that same year as a second lieutenant at the Gotland Anti-Aircraft Battalion.[3][4]

Career

Ardin served at the Gotland Anti-Aircraft Battalion (renamed the Gotland Anti-Aircraft Corps in 1994) for the remainder of the 1990s. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1994 and to captain in 1996.[3][4] He served as head of the Planning Section on the brigade staff of the Swedish Kosovo Force in 2004,[5] at which time he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He was chief of staff of the British-Swedish Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mazar-i-Sharif from 2005 to 2006 during the Swedish mission in Afghanistan.[5]

In 2006, he was head of the Swedish mission in Afghanistan, and subsequently head of the Operations Management Department (Insatsledningsavdelningen, G3) in the Army Command within the Operational Unit (Operativa enheten, OpE) at Headquarters from 2006 to 2007, and head of Ground 3 Command (G3) in the Land Component Command within the Joint Forces Command (JFC) (Insatsledningen, INS) at Headquarters from 2007 to 2008.[6][7][8] He then served as head of the International Training Unit (Internationella utbildningsenheten, Int Utb E) at the Life Guards.[9]

After being promoted to colonel, he served from 2012 to 2016 as head of the National Home Guard Department (Rikshemvärnsavdelningen) in the Training and Procurement Staff (Produktionsledningen) at Headquarters.[5][10] Ahead of the Swedish Armed Forces re-establishing units on Gotland, Ardin served as coordinator for Gotland at the Army Department in the Training and Procurement Staff at Headquarters from 1 July to 30 September 2016, and from 1 October 2016 to 31 December 2017 as head of the "Forward Command Function Gotland."[11][12][13]

On 1 January 2018, Ardin assumed command of the re-established Gotland Regiment.[14] On 31 March 2022, he took up the position as commander of the Central Military Region.[15] On 1 March 2023, he assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Home Guard and was simultaneously promoted to brigadier general.[16] On 9 January 2026, Ardin became Chief of Home Guard and was promoted at the same time to major general.[17]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

References

  1. ↑ Szabad, Carl, ed. (2002). Sveriges befolkning 1970 (in Swedish) (Version 1.00 ed.). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. ISBN 9187676311. SELIBR 8861349.
  2. ↑ Fagerstedt, Therése (2018). "EN GUTE TAR BEFÄL" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 22. SELIBR 4109339.
  3. 1 2 Försvarsmaktens rulla 1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1995. p. 296. SELIBR 4343056.
  4. 1 2 Försvarsmaktens rulla 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1999. p. 455. SELIBR 21443548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. 1 2 3 Åkerstedt, Therese (2012). "Nationell uppgift" [National task] (PDF). Tidningen Hemvärnet (in Swedish) (4): 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 222. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
  7. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 230. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  8. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 229. ISBN 978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR 11452377.
  9. ↑ "Afghanistanstyrka övar på Gotland" [Afghan forces exercise on Gotland]. P4 Gotland (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Morgrove, Michael (2016). "Gamla tidens medaljparad i modern skepnad" [Old-fashioned medal parade in a modern guise]. Kuriren. Medlemstidning (in Swedish). Livgardets Officerares Veteranförening: 17.
  11. ↑ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2016. SELIBR 4109339.
  12. ↑ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (5). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 8. 2016. SELIBR 4109339.
  13. ↑ Ringström, Jenny (28 September 2016). "Han ska leda verksamheten på Gotland" [He will lead the operations on Gotland] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Frid, Simon (29 December 2017). "KLART: Han blir ny regementschef på ön" [READY: He will be the new regiment commander on the island]. helagotland.se (in Swedish). Helagotland. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Fullman, Christine (16 February 2022). "Gotlands regementschef blir ny chef för Mellersta militärregionen" [Gotland's regiment commander becomes new commander of the Central Military Region]. P4 Gotland (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Leino, Per (25 February 2023). "Nytt toppjobb för Mattias Ardin" [New top job for Mattias Ardin]. helagotland.se (in Swedish). Helagotland. Retrieved 17 December 2025. – Jag tillträder den 1 mars. [– I will take office on 1 March.]
  17. ↑ "Mattias Ardin ny rikshemvärnschef" [Mattias Ardin new Chef of Home Guard] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Mattias Ardin, chef rikshemvärnsavdelningen, tilldelas Rikshemvärnschefens bronsmedalj för förtjänster för sitt arbete med att utveckla Hemvärnet" [Mattias Ardin, Head of the Home Guard Department, is awarded the Head of the Home Guard's Bronze Medal for Merit for his work in developing the Home Guard]. Tidningen Hemvärnet. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Facebook.
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