Commandant of Stockholm

Commandant of Stockholm
Kommendanten i Stockholm
Incumbent
COL Mattias Ardin,
Swedish Army
since 2022
Reports toCommandant General in Stockholm
AppointerSupreme Commander
Term lengthNot fixed
Constituting instrumentFFS 2018:3
FFS 2018:6
Formation1858 and 1936
First holderHugo Cederschiöld
DeputyChief of the Commandant Staff

The Commandant of Stockholm (Swedish: Kommendanten i Stockholm) is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities. The Commandant of Stockholm is deputy to the Commandant General in Stockholm. Since the post was reintroduced in 1936, the Commandant of Stockholm has at the same time served as either Defence District Commander for Stockholm Defence District (1938–1973), commander of Life Guard Dragoons with Stockholm Defence District (1973–1984), commander of Svea Life Guards with Stockholm Defence District (1984–2000), commander of the Life Guards (2000–2017) and commander of the Central Military Region (2018–present).