Haggren attended the Swedish Navy Officers’ College from 1985 to 1987 when he received his commission as a naval officer and was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant. Haggren graduated from the Swedish Navy Staff College in 1991. He then served in a variety of assignments on and submarines from 1987 to 1995. In 1996, Haggren the Staff Officer Program at the Swedish National Defence College. Between 1996 and 1999 Haggren served as Executive Officer of until he in 2000 was appointed commanding officer of HSwMS Uppland and in which duty he stayed until 2001. Haggren passed the Management Program at the Swedish National Defence College from 2001 to 2002 and was promoted to commander. In 2003, Haggren graduated from the Naval War College in the United States and from 2004 to 2005 he attended the International Course Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Switzerland. Between 2002-2007 he was stationed at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters where he initially was responsible for military strategic planning regarding Swedish military deployment in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This period also included a 4 month tour at the Ministry of Defence as an advisor. On completion of the former task, Haggren worked with the European Capabilities Action Plan as part of the working group developing SOP's for the European Union Operational Headquarters and Force Headquarters. In 2006 he assumed the position of chief of staff of the 1st Submarine Flotilla in Karlskrona and in 2007 he was promoted to captain and assumed the position of commanding officer. In 2010 he was appointed head of the Naval Department Training and Procurement Staff and was at the same time promoted to rear admiral. After completion of his studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies in late summer 2014 Haggren was appointed to Force Commander 19th rotation between February and May 2015 in EU Naval Force in Somalia. On 13 February 2015, Haggren assumed command of Operation Atalanta's Force Headquarters during a ceremony held in Djibouti. On the 28 November 2014 he was promoted to rear admiral and assumed duty as head of the Plans and Policy Department in the Joint Staff in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. On 20 September 2018, Haggren was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Director Joint Staff and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, as well as commanding officer of the Swedish Armed Forces Special Forces.
Personal life
Haggren is married to Linda and they have three children.
