Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has about 120 employees, most of whom are lawyers. Our organisation reflects our areas of operations and the way we work.
IMY is organised with a number of functions and units. At the top is the Director-General and the Transparency Council, followed by the Chief of Staff, the Data Protection Officer, the Information Security Officer and Head of Security.
There are five operational units – the Public Authorities, Health Care and Education Unit, the Enterprise Unit, the Judicial System, Defence and Camera Surveillance Unit, the Security Audit Unit and the Information Service.
There are also four support units – the Administration Unit, the IT, Digitization and Security Unit, the Communication Unit and Legal Services.
Lena Lindgren Schelin E-mail: lena.schelin[at]imy.se
Phone: 073-514 27 32
Areas of responsibility
that the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection’s regulations and decisions are legal, consistent and uniform
legal support for the activity
EU cooperation and other international work
Head of Unit
David Törngren
Data Protection Officer
Amelie Julin, dso[at]imy.se
Areas of responsibility
Strategic management and development
Head of Unit
Karin Lönnheden
Responsibility for coordination
Information Security
The Authority's Supervision Process
Head of Unit
Katarina Tullstedt
Areas of responsibility
Answers written questions and provides guidance by telephone
Receives and handles complaints within, among other things, GDPR and camera surveillance
Holds educations and lectures
Handles notifications of personal data breaches
Head of Unit
Eva Bergholm Guhnby
The unit focuses on monitoring that the rules governing protection of individuals' private life are respected where extensive personal data or personal data that is particularly sensitive from the point of view of privacy is processed within e-administration, care, education and research.
Areas of responsibility
Public sector (except the legal system and defence)
Care
Education (schools, universities, etc.)
Research
Working life
Responsibility for coordination
E-administration
E-communication
Head of Unit
Malin Blixt
Areas of responsibility
Debt recovery
Credit rating information
The Swedish Enforcement Agency's registers
Bolagsverket (The Swedish Companies Registration Office)
Banks
Insurance companies
Customers
Members
Direct marketing
Responsibility for coordination
The Authority's call-center
Internet-related matters
Head Of Unit
Catharina Fernquist
Areas of responsibility
Law enforcement
Judicial operations
Prisons and probation
Defence and foreign intelligence activities
Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's role concerning appeals under the Camera Surveillance Act
Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's role as central supervisory authority under the Camera Surveillance Act
Responsibility for coordination
External training and education
Personal data officers
International operations
Camera surveillance
Head Of Unit
Charlotte Waller Dahlberg
Areas of responsibility
• IT • Digitalization • Security • Total Defence and Emergency Preparedness • Crisis Management
IMY is a so-called "enrådighetsmyndighet" with a transparency council that oversees the authority's work. The transparency council has the following members:
Lena Lindgren Schelin IMY:s Director-General, chair of the transparency council since March 2018
Åke Holmgren Head of department Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Zayera Khan UX Lead
Eva Lindh Member of Parliament (s)
Marta Obminska Member of Parliament (m)
Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg Professor of Law, Stockholm University
Ari Stenman Head of Security, The Swedish Police
Catarina Wretman Deputy Director-General of the Post and Telecom Authority
Åsa Zetterberg Covenant Director Swedish IT & Telecom Industries
