Lieutenant General Carl Gunnar Eklund (21 March 1920 – 11 January 2010) was a senior Swedish Coastal Artillery officer.

Eklund's military journey began in 1941 when he became a second lieutenant in the Gotland Coastal Artillery Corps.

His service included teaching roles at military colleges, and he attained the rank of major in 1957.

Eklund also held significant positions, including heading the Defence Staff's Research Department and serving as a commanding officer in various coastal artillery units.

[1] As a child in a non-commissioned officer family in the Coastal Artillery, he moved between different garrisons from an early age, but he passed studentexamen in Stockholm in 1938.

[1] He was promoted to senior colonel in 1966[3] and was chief of staff of the Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN) from 1966 to 1970.

On 1 October 1970, Eklund assumed the position of Chief of the Naval Staff and promoted to major general.