Organisation

SGU is organised to meet the society’s need for geological information. Our five departments reflect the broadness of SGU’s expertise – we have an economic-political as well as an environmental-political task from the government.

One of the departments is the Mining Inspectorate. This is the official body in Sweden responsible for issuing permits for exploration and mining. The Mining Inspectorate is headed by the Chief Mining Inspector.

The SGU head office is located in Uppsala. We also have branch offices in Göteborg, Lund, Malå and Stockholm. The offices of the Mining Inspectorate are located in Luleå and Falun.

Director-General

Jan Magnusson, tel. +46 18 17 90 00 (SGU switchboard)

Departments, divisions and managers

Mineral Resources – Kaj Lax, tel. +46 18 17 93 94

Mining Inspectorate – Jan-Olof Hedström (Chief Mining Inspector), tel. +46 920 23 79 07

Geodata – Magnus Åsman, tel. +46 18 17 94 48

• Geodata Management – Lars-Kristian Stölen, tel. +46 18 17 91 39, assistant manager: Kerstin Johansson, tel. +46 18 17 92 86
• Software Development – Andreas Gref, tel. +46 18 17 92 70
• IT-Operations – Henrik Beckman, tel. +46 18 17 92 58

Physical Planning – Anna Åberg, tel. +46 18 17 92 75

• Bedrock and Soil Surveys – Lars Rodhe, tel. +46 18 17 92 26
• Marine Geology – Johan Nyberg, tel. +46 18 17 91 94
• Applied Geology – Anna Hedenström, tel. +46 18 17 92 30

Geohydrology – Göran Risberg, tel. +46 18 17 91 35

• Groundwater Documentation – Jan-Olof Arnbom, tel. 46 ?18–17 91 49
• Groundwater Management – Magdalena Thorsbrink, tel. +46 18 17 93 01
• Contaminated Land – Helena Dahlgren, tel. +46 8 545 215 13

Offices and managers

R & D – Lars Persson, tel. +46 18 17 91 48

Communication – Lena Ekelund, tel. +46 18 17 92 84

Finance and Accounting – Leo Weibull, tel. +46 18 17 91 17

• Internal Services – Magnus Andreasson, tel. +46 18 17 94 41 

Human Resources Management – Birgitta Wennberg, tel. +46 18 17 91 29