Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has about 140 employees, most of whom are lawyers. Our organisation reflects our areas of operations and the way we work.
Our units
Karin Lönnheden E-mail: karin.lonnheden[at]imy.se
Phone: 076-550 161 68
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
Sigrid Bohnfeldt Boje, dso[at]imy.se
Areas of responsibility
Strategic management and development
Deputy head of Unit
Carin Sundhage
The Department for Enterprise
Head of department:
Malin Blixt
Areas of responsibility
The unit is responsible for questions about data protection and personal data processing within
Private activities that relate to information about customers and members and that do not relate to healthcare, camera surveillance, education or research.
Questions relating to licensing and supervision according to the Credit Information Act and the Debt Collection Act. (The responsibility for debt collection matters will be transferred to the Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) on 1 January 2024.)
Head Of Unit
Catharina Fernquist
Areas of responsibility
Supervision based on complaints against private activities that do not relate to healthcare, working life, camera surveillance, education or research
Cross-border supervisory activities within the framework of EU cooperation
Collaboration with certain Swedish authorities with related responsibilities, such as the Swedish Post and Telecommunications Agency, the Swedish Competition Authority and the Swedish Consumer Agency.
Head of unit
Albin Brunskog
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 department for Public Operations
Head of department: Charlotte Waller Dahlberg
Areas of responsibility
The Camera Surveillance Act
Permit examination
Complaints
Supervision
Head of unit
Jenny Bård
Areas of responsibility
The unit is responsible for questions about data protection and personal data processing linked to the areas:
All public activities except those within the judiciary and defence, as well as the Swedish Migration Agency
Private activities relating to health care, education and research
Working life issues for both public and private businesses
Head of unit
Linn Sandmark
Areas of responsibility
The unit is responsible for questions about data protection and personal data processing linked to the areas:
All public activities except those within the judiciary and defence, as well as the Swedish Migration Agency
Private activities relating to health care, education and research Working life issues for both public and private businesses
The authority's external whistle-blowing reporting channel
Head of unit
Nidia Nordenström
Areas of responsibility
Law enforcement
Judicial operations
Prisons and probation
Defence and foreign intelligence activities
The Swedish Migration Agency
Responsibility for coordination
Personal data officers
Head Of Unit
Jonas Agnvall
The department for Operational Support
Head of department: Per Appelqvist
Areas of responsibility
• IT • Digitalization • Security • Total Defence and Emergency Preparedness • Crisis Management
Administrative support to director-general and other units
Office administration
Property management
Reception
Deputy Head of Administration
Charlotte Waller Dahlberg
Areas of responsibility
Economy
HR
Purchasing and Procurements
Deputy Head of Unit
Ingela Johansson
Areas of responsibility
Internal and External Communication
Media and Public Relations
Education
External analysis
Chief Communications Officer
Annicka Nordlander
Phone: 076-311 15 11
IMY:s transparency council
IMY is a so-called "enrådighetsmyndighet" ("enrådighet" within authorities means that the Director-General alone makes the decisions) with a transparency council that oversees the authority's work. The transparency council has the following members:
Karin Lönnheden IMY's Deputy Director-General, chair of the transparency council since September 2023
Peter Hedberg Member of Parliament (s)
Åke Holmgren Head of department Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Linn Kempe General Counsel Agency for Digital Government
Jonas Ledendal researcher senior lecturer Lund University
Kristoffer Löfblad Member of Parliament (sd)
Simona Mohamsson The Liberals
Susanne Nordström Member of Parliament (m)
Ari Stenman Head of Security, The Swedish Police
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