Major General Erik Gustav Vilhelm Nygren (18 July 1923 – 27 September 1999) was a Swedish Air Force officer.

[2] Nygren was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1946 with the rank of second lieutenant.

He served as section chief in the 2nd Air Command from 1962 to 1966, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1963 and attended the General Course at the Swedish National Defence College in 1964.

He was promoted to senior colonel in 1969, and then served as air inspector in the staff of the Southern Military District (Milo S) from 1969 to 1974.

In 1977, Nygren was promoted to major general, after which he was Chief of Staff of Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) from 1977 to 1978.