List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iceland

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Iceland
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Louise Calais
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Reykjavík
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Fjólugata 9, Miðborg
Seat Reykjavík, Iceland
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderOtto Johansson
Formation1940
Website Swedish Embassy, Reykjavík

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

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History

Sweden and Iceland established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1940. [1] The same month, Sweden's Consul General in Reykjavík, Otto Johansson, was appointed to serve as chargé d'affaires there for the time being. [2] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Iceland in 1946.

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Icelandic governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. On February 17, Sweden's then envoy there, Sten von Euler-Chelpin, was appointed ambassador. [3] He presented his credentials as ambassador to Iceland's president, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, on 28 February. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Otto Johansson1940–1946 Chargé d'affaires Also consul general. [5] [6]
Otto Johansson1946–1947 Envoy [5]
Harald Pousette 1947–1951Envoy [7]
Leif Öhrvall1951–1953Chargé d'affaires [8]
Leif Öhrvall1953–1955Envoy [8]
Sten von Euler-Chelpin1955 – 16 February 1955Envoy [9]
Sten von Euler-Chelpin17 February 1956 – 1961 Ambassador Presented credentials on 28 February 1956. [4] [9]
August von Hartmansdorff1962–1965Ambassador [10]
Gunnar Granberg1965–1972Ambassador [11]
Olof Kaijser1972–1978Ambassador [12]
Ethel Wiklund1978–1983Ambassador [13]
Gunnar-Axel Dahlström1983–1987Ambassador [14]
Per Olof Forshell1987–1991Ambassador [15]
Göte Magnusson1992–1994Ambassador [16]
Pär Kettis1994–1998Ambassador [17]
Herman af Trolle1999–2002Ambassador [18]
Bertil Jobeus2002–2005Ambassador [19]
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens2005–2009Ambassador [20]
Anders Ljunggren2009–2013Ambassador [21]
Bosse Hedberg2013–2017Ambassador [22]
Håkan Juholt 2017–2020Ambassador [23]
Pär Ahlberger20 September 2020 – 2024Ambassador [24]
Louise Calais2024–presentAmbassador [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Om ambassaden" [About the embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Iceland, Stockholm. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Isländsk legation i Stockholm" [Icelandic Legation in Stockholm]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 August 1940. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ambassad på Island" [Embassy in Iceland]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 February 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Sveriges ambassadör på Island" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 484.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 287.
  7. ↑ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 857. SELIBR   9649164.
  8. 1 2 Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1223. SELIBR   9649168.
  9. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 316. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  10. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 353. SELIBR   3681518.
  11. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 353. ISBN   91-1-805012-3. SELIBR   3681525.
  12. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 574. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  13. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1192. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 356. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 352. ISBN   9138125277. SELIBR   3682770.
  16. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 756. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  17. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 611. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  18. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 178. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR   11452377.
  21. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  22. ↑ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Juholt lämnar ambassadörsjobbet" [Juholt leaves the ambassador job]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "Diplomatic and Consular List" (PDF). Protocol Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs. January 2024. p. 151. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Island" [New ambassador in Iceland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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