Minister for Surveying: “Going to the bottom”

The government continues to take very seriously the fact that secret information was left out by the Land Survey. This is what infrastructure minister Andreas Carlson (KD) says after a meeting with director general Susanne Ås Sivborg.

“Even after the meeting today, I can state that the images from the director general, the board and the media differ. We need to get to the bottom of this to ensure the Land Survey’s important functions,” says infrastructure minister Andreas Carlson (KD) in a written comment to TT.

The director general was called to the meeting with the minister after Expressen revealed that confidential information was out in a digital archive and that customer service had released documents without having tested them for confidentiality. Ås Sivborg was already warned in 2023 about the shortcomings and was asked by the authority’s head of security to shut down the archive service. It only happened in May.

During the meeting, which the minister describes as “a first”, the director general gave an account of the events up to May this year. But Carlson demands further answers.

“The director general must, among other things, get back to me with answers to certain questions”.

Ås Sivborg is also called to the defense committee, where on Tuesday she will answer questions about what emerged in the review. The government will also task the Land Survey to report on how to strengthen and develop internal management and control.

“We will closely follow Lantmäteriet’s work,” says Carlson.

The Lantmäteriet’s archive contains detailed maps and information on all properties in Sweden, including military installations and protected objects. How much classified material was leaked is unclear. According to the Land Survey’s investigations, it is not possible to find out as the archive’s log system is deficient.