At a ceremony on Friday, he took over the regiment after the representative Mattias Ardin.

Magnus Frykvall will be the new commander at the same time as parts of Europe are at war, and shortly after the government's announcement that the defense will have increased resources.

This will also accelerate the reconstruction of P18, which began in 2016. There are some challenges for the new manager.

- Growth depends on so much.

Everything from finding accommodation on Gotland for employed soldiers to getting the infrastructure up and running so that we can really get a boost in this growth, which is absolutely necessary, says Magnus Frykvall.

See the new regimental commander tell more in the clip above.