Estonia–Sweden relations

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Estonian–Swedish relations
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Estonia–Sweden relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Sweden. Estonia has an embassy in Stockholm, whereas Sweden has an embassy in Tallinn.

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Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, European Union and NATO. Estonia strongly supported Sweden's NATO membership.[ citation needed ]

History

Between 1561 and 1721, Estonia was wholly or partially under Swedish rule.[ citation needed ]

On 4 February 1921, Sweden recognized the Republic of Estonia as an independent and sovereign state. [1]

In 1944, Sweden became one of the first among the few countries to recognize the Soviet occupation of the Baltic countries. In 1945, Stockholm extradited to the Soviet Union around 170 Waffen-SS-soldiers from the Baltic countries that had fled the Red Army and found refuge in Sweden. On 15 August 2011, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt officially offered an apology to the Prime Ministers of the Baltic states in a ceremony in Stockholm saying that "Sweden owes its Baltic neighbours a "debt of honour" for turning a blind eye to post-war Soviet occupation" and speaking of "a dark moment" in his country's history. [2]

Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Estonia on 28 August 1991. [3]

Bilateral visits

Since Estonia's independence, there have been many visits between leaders and senior officials from the two countries. In the last few years, the most important were:

To Sweden:

To Estonia:

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Namn och nytt..." [Name and new...]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 5 February 1921. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2025. Regeringen har i gårdagens konselj erkänt republikerna Estland och Lettland såsom självständiga och oberoende stater.[At yesterday's council, the government recognized the republics of Estonia and Latvia as independent and sovereign states.]
  2. ↑ Sweden apologises to Baltics over Soviet era. Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Swedish Wire, Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1991:34 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1991. p. 1. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
  4. ↑ "Sweden's king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia". AP NEWS. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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