Anonymous email linked to Social Democrats requests government documents

A previously anonymous email address used to request large volumes of official documents from Sweden’s Government Offices has been traced back to the Social Democrats’ party headquarters, according to a report by Dagens Nyheter.

The Gmail account, which operated for several years, submitted freedom of information requests for sensitive material, including the guest list from Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s (M) 60th birthday celebration, Education Minister Lotta Edholm’s (L) text messages, and Speaker Andreas Norlén’s (M) Stockholm home address.

Through open-source research, Dagens Nyheter linked the email to an employee at the Social Democrats’ party office on Sveavägen 68. All requests were sent during regular office hours, though the paper could not confirm whether one or multiple individuals used the account.

Between August 2023 and February 2026, the account filed around 40 requests—more than most entities except major news outlets like Aftonbladet and Dagens Industri. Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M) previously highlighted the account in a February post on X, noting its requests for “cookies, direct messages, travel expenses, representation costs, [and] dock permits.” Bohlin stated he knew the address was tied to the Social Democrats’ office but had not investigated further. The email account was later deactivated.

The Social Democrats declined to comment, telling Dagens Nyheter: “We do not investigate what documents employees or officials request from authorities, or any potential contacts they may have with tabloids.”

Under Swedish law, freedom of information requests—including anonymous ones—are protected by the constitution and open to all.