List of ambassadors of Sweden to Turkmenistan

Ambassador of Sweden to Turkmenistan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Tomas Danestad since 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Örjan Berner
Formation	1993

The Ambassador of Sweden to Turkmenistan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Turkmenistan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Turkmenistan and government of Turkmenistan. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Ashgabat, Sweden's ambassador to Turkmenistan is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

History

On 16 January 1992, the Swedish government recognized Turkmenistan as an independent state. ^[1] On 9 April 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Kyrgyzstan. The agreement came into effect on 10 April 1992, when it was signed in Ashgabat by Ambassador Örjan Berner on behalf of Sweden and Adby Kuliv on behalf of Turkmenistan. ^[2] The following year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow was also accredited to Turkmenistan. From 2004 onward, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large was appointed, who in addition to Turkmenistan is also ambassador to other Central Asian countries.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Presented credentials	Ref
Örjan Berner	1993–1994	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow		[3]
Sven Hirdman	1994–2004	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow		[4]
Hans Olsson	2004–2012	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm		[5] [6]
Åke Peterson	30 August 2012 – 2015	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm	22 November 2012	[7] [8]
Ingrid Tersman	September 2015 – 2022	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm	26 October 2015	[9] [10] [11]
Tomas Danestad	2022–present	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm	16 February 2023	[12] [13] [14]

References

1. "Tio nya stater - tio nya flaggor" [Ten new states - ten new flags]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
2. Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:59 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
3. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
4. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 190. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
5. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 200. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
6. "Turkmenistan" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Central Asia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
7. "Stockholm-based Ambassador to Tajikistan visits Tajik MFA". Dushanbe. Asia-Plus. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
8. "Ambassador of Kingdom of Sweden was accredited to Turkmenistan". Altyn Asyr. Turkmenistan State News Agency. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
9. "Ny ambassadör i Turkmenistan" [New ambassador in Turkmenistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
10. "Turkmenistan" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
11. "Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden accredited in Turkmenistan". Altyn Asyr. Turkmenistan State News Agency. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
12. "Tomas Danestad ny ambassadör i Tadzjikistan och Turkmenistan" [Tomas Danestad new ambassador to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
13. "Turkmenistan" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
14. "Credentials from newly appointed ambassadors of foreign countries have been accepted". Altyn Asyr. Turkmenistan State News Agency. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

External links

• Sweden Abroad, Turkmenistan (in Swedish)