List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Korea

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Ambassador of
Sweden to North Korea
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Andreas Bengtsson
since 1 September 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Munsudong 3, Taedonggang-guyok
Seat Pyongyang, North Korea
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderArne Björnberg
Formation1973
Website Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang

The Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the Supreme Leader and government of North Korea. Sweden is the protecting power of United States interests in North Korea. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western state with unbroken diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy has consular representation for Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries.

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List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotesRef
Arne Björnberg1973–1974 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [1]
Kaj Björk 1975–1979 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [2]
Erik Cornell1975–1977 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [3] [4]
Karlerik Nordenquist1977–1979 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [5]
Ingolf Kiesow1979–1981 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [6] [7]
Sten Sundfeldt1980–1982 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [8]
–1983–1983 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorVacant [9]
Per Fritzson1982–1983 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [9] [10]
Ulla Boija1983–1985 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [11]
Lars Bergquist1984–1988 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [12]
Gudmund Naessén1985–1988 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [12] [13]
Björn Skala1988–1991 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [14]
Göran Wide1989–1992 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [15] [16]
Sven Linder1992–1997 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [17]
–1993–1994 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affairesVacant [18] [19]
Åke Lövquist1995–1997 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [17] [20]
Kjell Anneling1997–2002 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [21]
Svante Kilander1998–2001 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentMinister and chargé d'affaires [22]
Paul Beijer2001–2002 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentMinister and chargé d'affaires [21]
Paul Beijer2002–2005 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [23]
Mats Foyer 2005–2010 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [24]
Barbro Elm 2010–2012 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [25]
Karl-Olof Andersson2012–2014 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [25]
Torkel Stiernlöf2014–2017 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [26]
Jonas Wendel1 September 2017 – 2019 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [27]
Joachim Bergström1 September 2019 – 2021 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [28]
Andreas Bengtsson1 september 2021 – present Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [29]

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  25. 1 2 "Ny ambassadör i hemligt Nordkorea" [New ambassador to secretive North Korea]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). TT-TT Spektra. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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