List of ambassadors of Sweden to Estonia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Estonia
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since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tallinn
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Pikk tn 28, Old Town [a]
Seat Tallinn, Estonia
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderTorsten Undén
Formation1921
Website Swedish Embassy, Tallinn

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

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History

A Swedish consulate was established in Reval (Tallinn) in 1814 and converted into a vice-consulate in 1850. [2] In 1919, Sweden reopened a consulate in Reval. [3] On 4 February 1921, it was announced that the King in Council had recognized the Republic of Estonia as an independent and sovereign state. [4] [5] Later that summer, a chargé d'affaires ad interim was appointed to head the consulate, which functioned as a diplomatic mission during the interwar period. [6] [3] On 30 September 1921, Torsten Undén  [ sv; et ] was appointed Sweden's first minister in Reval and Riga. [7] After just one year, the legation was relocated to Riga, and the mission in Tallinn was downgraded to a consulate under the Riga embassy. [8] The head of mission in Riga thus became accredited in Tallinn as well. [3]

The consulate was closed in 1938. [3] In September 1939, Sweden's envoy to Riga, Tallinn, and Kaunas, Birger Johansson , presented his letters of recall to the Estonian and Lithuanian presidents. At the same time, Legation Counselor Svante Hellstedt took office as chargé d'affaires en pied in Tallinn. [9] On 15 June 1940, the Soviet Union began its occupation of the Baltic states. On 24 August 1940, Sweden closed its diplomatic missions in Tallinn, Riga, and Kaunas, with a deadline of 25 August to complete the withdrawal. [10]

In 1989, Sweden opened a branch office in Tallinn under the Consulate General in Leningrad, managed by a consul. [11] On 27 August 1991, the Swedish government decided to reestablish diplomatic relations with Estonia. The agreement took effect the following day, 28 August. [12] The Swedish consul was then appointed ambassador, and an embassy was opened in the former consulate's premises. [13] [14]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Einar af Wirsén 24 June 1921 – December 1921Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Riga. [15] [16]
Torsten Undén1921–1928EnvoyResident in Riga. [17]
Patrik Reuterswärd 13 June 1928 – 1935EnvoyResident in Riga. [18]
Birger Johansson1935 – September 1939EnvoyResident in Riga. [19] [9]
Svante Hellstedt1 September 1938 – September 1939Chargé d'affaires ad interim and legation counsellor [20]
Svante HellstedtSeptember 1939 – 24 August 1940Chargé d'affaires en piedAlso in Kaunas. [9] [10]
No head of mission between 1940 and 1991
Lars Grundberg1991–1995Ambassador [21]
Katarina Brodin1995–1998Ambassador [22]
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier 1998–2003Ambassador [23]
Dag Hartelius 2003–2008Ambassador [24]
Jan Palmstierna2008–2013Ambassador [25]
Anders LjunggrenSeptember 2013 – 2018Ambassador [26]
Mikael Eriksson1 September 2018 – 2021Ambassador [27]
Ingrid TersmanOctober 2021 – 2024Ambassador [28]
Charlotte Wrangberg 2024–presentAmbassador [29]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The ambassador's residence is at the same location as the chancery. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassaden i Tallinn" [The embassy in Tallinn] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Almquist, Johan Axel (1914). Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar (PDF). Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5 ; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 418. SELIBR   844316.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dahlbäck, Elisabet (1997). "Beskickningsarkiv Tallinn" [Mission Archive Tallinn] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sverige erkänner Lettland och Estland de jure" [Sweden recognizes Latvia and Estonia de jure]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 February 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.]
  6. ↑ "Legation i Estland och Lettland" [Legation in Estonia and Latvia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 July 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Östersjöstaterna och Mexiko få svenska ministrar" [The Baltic states and Mexico get Swedish ministers]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Scheutz, Bobo (8 November 1989). "'Bekvämt ignorera baltiska staterna'" ['Conveniently ignoring the Baltic states']. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 15. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Sändebudet i Riga, Tallinn och Kaunas" [The envoy in Riga, Tallinn and Kaunas]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 September 1939. p. 8A. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Nästan hela svenska kolonien i Riga kom med 'Konung Oscar'" [Almost the entire Swedish colony in Riga came with 'Konung Oscar']. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 August 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Magnergård, Omar (26 August 1991). "Ambassader om några veckor" [Embassies in a few weeks]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1991:34 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1991. p. 1. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
  13. ↑ Eneberg, Kaa (29 August 1991). "Tre nya grannar inskålade" [Three new neighbors welcomed]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. A 12. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Lundberg, Stefan (29 August 1991). "På plats i Tallinn" [In place in Tallinn]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Tallinn. p. A 9. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 825. SELIBR   10076764.
  16. ↑ "I marginalen" [In the margin]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 293. 30 October 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1928 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1928. p. 185.
  18. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 276. SELIBR   10076758.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1939. pp. 217, 219.
  20. ↑ "Utrikesdepartementet" [Ministry for Foreign Affairs]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 September 1938. p. 4A. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  21. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 397. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  22. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 178. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  23. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  24. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  25. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 178. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  26. ↑ "Sveriges nye ambassadör Anders Ljunggren har anlänt till Tallinn" [Sweden's new ambassador Anders Ljunggren has arrived in Tallinn] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tallinn. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  27. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Estland" [New ambassador in Estonia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  28. ↑ "Ingrid Tersman ny ambassadör i Estland" [Ingrid Tersman new ambassador in Estonia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  29. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Estland" [New ambassador in Estonia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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