The message from Thyberg comes shortly after the Government Offices stopped him from starting his work.
"Following the government's decision today to appoint Tobias Thyberg, completely new personal information about him was received, which was unknown to the Government Offices", said Ulf Kristersson's state secretary Johan Stuart in a written comment to TT shortly after midnight.
"Due to this new information, a new conversation with the security department will be held with Tobias Thyberg", Stuart continued.
According to DN, it concerns a sensitive image that appears to depict Thyberg. The newspaper has not been able to verify the image.
"This is old pictures from an account I previously had on the dating site. I should have informed about this but I did not. I have therefore announced that I do not intend to take up the position as national security adviser", says Thyberg in a comment to DN.
Appointed on Thursday
The government decided to appoint Thyberg as security adviser on Thursday and announced that he would take up the position the same day.
"He has unique knowledge and qualifications to coordinate and focus the government's work on Sweden's national security, assist me as Prime Minister in security policy issues and represent Sweden in the international network of security advisers", said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in a press release then.
Tobias Thyberg was to accompany Kristersson to the top meeting in Oslo regarding the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), but "has, due to this new information not started his work", Stuart announced further.
Succeeded Landerholm
Thyberg succeeded Henrik Landerholm, who left the position as national security adviser in January this year after revelations about several security incidents. Landerholm is now charged, denying the allegations, for gross negligence with confidential information since he forgot classified documents at a conference center in March 2023.
Thyberg comes most recently from the role as head of the unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Between 2019 and 2023, he was Sweden's ambassador in Ukraine and previously ambassador in Afghanistan.
He has also served at the embassies in Washington, in Moscow, and in New Delhi.
