List of ambassadors of Sweden to Albania

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Albania
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Niklas Ström
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tirana
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Tirana, Albania
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Lennart Finnmark
FormationJune 1969
Website Swedish Embassy, Tirana

The Ambassador of Sweden to Albania (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Albania) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Albania and government of Albania.

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History

Sweden recognized Albania in June 1969, and the Swedish ambassador in Belgrade, Lennart Finnmark, was concurrently accredited to Tirana. [1] On 21 September 1969, the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) reported that Finnmark had presented his credentials to Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of Albania, at the Presidential Palace in Tirana. [2]

The Swedish ambassador to Yugoslavia remained accredited to Albania until the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992. Thereafter, the role was transferred to Sweden's ambassador in Italy, and in 2008 it was taken over by Sweden's ambassador in Macedonia.

In 2010, a Swedish embassy was opened in Tirana. [3] The ambassador remained resident in Skopje, Macedonia, and in his absence the embassy was headed by a chargé d'affaires ad interim. [4]

In 2015, Johan Ndisi  [ sv ] became Sweden's first resident ambassador in Tirana. He presented his credentials to President Bujar Nishani in October of that year. [5]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
People's (Socialist) Republic of Albania (1946–1991)
Lennart Finnmark June 1969 – 1975AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [6] [7]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1975–1978AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [8]
Bertil Arvidson1978–1982AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [9]
Lennart Myrsten1982–1987AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [10]
Jan af Sillén1987–1991AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [11]
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
Jan af Sillén1991–1992AmbassadorResident in Belgrade. [11]
Ola Ullsten 1992–1996AmbassadorResident in Rome. [12]
Torsten Örn1996–1998AmbassadorResident in Rome. [13]
Göran Berg1998–2002AmbassadorResident in Rome. [14]
Staffan Wrigstad2002–2006AmbassadorResident in Rome. [15]
Anders Bjurner2006–2008AmbassadorResident in Rome. [16]
Lars Fredén 2008–2010AmbassadorResident in Skopje. [17]
Lars Wahlund2010–2013AmbassadorResident in Skopje. [18]
Patrik Svensson2010–2015Chargé d'affaires ad interim [4] [19]
Mats Staffansson2013–2016AmbassadorResident in Skopje. [20]
Johan Ndisi2015–2016Chargé d'affaires ad interim [5] [20]
Johan NdisiSeptember 2016 – 2019Ambassador [21]
Elsa Håstad1 September 2019 – 2013Ambassador [22]
Niklas StrömAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Rekognocerade" [Recognised]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Svenskt i Tirana" [Swedish in Tirana]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Ndisi becomes Sweden's first resident ambassador". Tirana Times . Tirana. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 328. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  7. ↑ "Officiellt" [Officially]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 June 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 433, 447. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 69. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  10. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 787. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  11. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 345, 358. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  12. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 184. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 181. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172, 182. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 170, 181. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  16. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 172, 184. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 172, 189. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  18. ↑ "Ambassadör Lars Wahlund: Curriculum Vitae" [Ambassador Lars Wahlund: Curriculum Vitae]. Embassy of Sweden, Vilnius. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Skopje, Mats Staffansson, är sidoackrediterad i Tirana. I hans frånvaro leds ambassaden av en chargé d'affaires a.i.[Sweden's ambassador to Skopje, Mats Staffansson, is accredited to Tirana. In his absence, the embassy is headed by a chargé d'affaires a.i.]
  21. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Albanien" [New ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Albanien" [New ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Niklas Ström ny ambassadör i Albanien" [Niklas Ström new ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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