Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

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Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi
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Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi
Address4-5 Nyaya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Coordinates 28°35′40″N77°11′06″E / 28.59435°N 77.18494°E / 28.59435; 77.18494
Opened1949
Ambassador Jan Thesleff
JurisdictionFlag of India.svg  India
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Website Official website

The Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi is Sweden's diplomatic mission in India. The embassy is headed by the ambassador of Sweden to India. The embassy is situated in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies in India are located. The Swedish embassy is responsible for the honorary consulates in India, located in Kolkata and Chennai, and the Swedish consulate general in Mumbai. The ambassador of New Delhi is also accredited to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. [1]

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History

A Swedish legation in New Delhi was established in early 1949. The tasks that previously rested with the former Consulate General in Bombay were taken over by the legation. [2] The legation was then located at the Cecil Hôtel in New Delhi. [3] From 1950, it was located at 11 Ratendone Road (later renamed Amrita Shergil Marg) in New Delhi. [4] In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, the then envoy Mrs. Alva Myrdal was appointed Sweden's ambassador in New Delhi. [5]

In 1956, the mission was still located at 11 Ratendone Road and the chancery was located at 27 Prithviraj Road. [6] In 1957, the mission was located at 22 Hardinge Avenue and the chancery was still located at 27 Prithviraj Road. [7] From 1 June 1959, the address was Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi. [8]

The current embassy building was inaugurated in November 1959 in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. [1] The embassy building was designed by Swedish architects Sune Lindström and Jöran Curman  [ sv ]. [1] The 40,000 square meters of greenspace surrounding the embassy was landscaped by Walter Bauer. Once the embassy building, including the ambassador's residence reception rooms, staff housing and recreational areas were completed, it was formally handed over to the first Swedish ambassador Alva Myrdal. The Swedish organization SIDA moved into a new extension in the embassy area in 1988–89. The National Property Board of Sweden replaced the windows and doors in the accommodation buildings in 2005-06. In 2009, the Swedish Trade Council got new, larger offices and separate entrance in the embassy area. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "About us". Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beskickningen i New Delhi" [The mission in New Delhi]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 277.
  4. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 282.
  5. ↑ "Tre nya ambassadörer" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 August 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 317.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. p. 292.
  8. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 300.
  9. ↑ "New Delhi, India. Embassy compound". National Property Board of Sweden. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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