Overview

• Seven bodyguards uploaded over 1,400 workouts to Strava between 2015 and mid-2025 using default public settings.
• At least 35 of those activities revealed precise details of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s private home and overseas trips, including a 2024 visit to Åland.
• About 70 files exposed the royal family’s secret retreats, tracking King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s outings to a Seychelles island, Storlien and a French Riviera villa.
• Säpo classified the disclosures as a serious breach and has initiated a formal investigation following reports by Dagens Nyheter and POLITICO.
• The prime minister’s office has referred all security questions to Säpo, which is tightening fitness app protocols for its protection details.