Embassy of Sweden, London | |
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Location | Marylebone, London |
Address | 11
Montagu Place London W1H 2AL United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°31′8″N 0°9′37.2″W / 51.51889°N 0.160333°W |
Ambassador | Stefan Gullgren (since 2023) |
Website | Official website |
The Embassy of Sweden in London is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in the United Kingdom. [1] The Swedish embassy is located in Marylebone, London, and represents the Swedish government in the United Kingdom.
In 1907, the Swedish legation in London moved into rented premises at 73 Portland Place. [2] It was used both as chancery and as ambassadorial residence. In 1921, the townhouse at 27 Portland Place was purchased and a 999-year lease with the English landowner Baron Howard de Walden was agreed. [2]
In mid-1947, it was reported that the legation building would undergo extensive repairs. All windows, which were both outdated in design and damaged during wartime bombings, were to be replaced with new, modern Swedish-made ones. Additionally, all premises were to be repainted, a task carried out by Swedish workers. [3]
After the Second World War, the embassy found itself increasingly in need of space and the neighbouring property 29 Portland Place was therefore rented. The two properties were connected in a number of places. The lease on No. 29 was terminated in the early 1970s. [2] Between 1970 and 1983, the chancery was located at 23 North Row in Mayfair, across the street from Marble Arch. [4] [5] Between 1970 and 1973, the embassy and the Swedish consulate general in London were colocated at 23 North Row. [4] [6] Since 1983, the chancery building is located at 11 Montagu Square in Marylebone, just down the road from the embassy of Switzerland. Sweden also maintains a Trade Council at 259-269 Old Marylebone Road, Marylebone. [7]
The ambassadorial residence is located at 27 Portland Place since 1921. It has been used as chancery and as residence but since 1983 it has been used solely as a residence. [2]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Dionysius Beurraeus | 1558–1561 | Legatus perpetuus | [8] | |
Jakob Spens | 1613–1620 | ? | [9] | |
Jakob Spens | 1623–1623 | ? | [9] | |
Christer Bonde | 1656–1657 | ? | ||
Johan Leijonbergh | 1672–1691 | Envoy extraordinary | Died in office. | [10] |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 1691–1697 | Acting envoy | [11] | |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 6 April 1697 – 1703 | Resident | [11] | |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 3 November 1703 – 8 April 1710 | Envoy | Died in office. | [11] |
Carl Gyllenborg | 21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715 | Resident | [12] | |
Carl Gyllenborg | 16 May 1715 – 1717 | Envoy extraordinary | [12] | |
Carl Gustaf Sparre | 1719–1736 | Envoy | [13] | |
Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1736–1741 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1741–1743 | Minister | ||
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht | 1744–1748 | Minister | ||
Edvard Carleson | 28 March 1748 | Envoy | Never took office. England declined to receive him as minister. | [14] |
– | 1758–1763 | – | Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758. | [15] |
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 22 November 1763 – 1792(?) | Envoy | Dual accreditation to the Court of Hanover. | [15] |
Lars von Engeström | 21 July 1793 – 1795 | Envoy | [16] | |
Pehr Olof von Asp | 17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798 | Minister | Was officially called back on 21 December 1802. | [17] |
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1801–1802 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1802–1802 | Resident minister | ||
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1805–1807 | Minister (acting) | ||
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808 | Envoy | [18] | |
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman | 17 September 1808 – May 1810 | Minister | [19] | |
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1812–1818 | Envoy | ||
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1818–1827 | Envoy | [20] | |
Magnus Björnstjerna | 12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846 | Minister | [21] | |
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1847–1854 | Envoy | ||
Christian Adolf Virgin | 1854–1854 | Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim | ||
Carl Hochschild | 1854–1857 | Envoy | [22] | |
Baltzar von Platen | 23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861 | Envoy | [23] | |
Carl Wachtmeister | 1861–1865 | Envoy | ||
Carl Fredrik Hochschild | 25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876 | Envoy | [24] | |
Carl Lewenhaupt | 9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper | 1877–1890 | Envoy | [26] | |
Henrik Åkerman | 1890–1895 | Envoy | ||
Carl Lewenhaupt | 12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902 | Acting envoy | [25] | |
Carl Bildt | 3 October 1902 – 1905 | Envoy | [27] | |
Herman Wrangel | 1906–1920 | Envoy | ||
Erik Palmstierna | 5 November 1920 – 26 November 1937 | Envoy | [28] | |
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis | 1938–1938 | Chargé d'affaires (acting) | ||
Björn Prytz | 26 November 1937 – 31 March 1947 | Envoy | [29] | |
Erik Boheman | 1947–1947 | Envoy | ||
Erik Boheman | 1948–1948 | Ambassador | ||
Gunnar Hägglöf | 1948–1967 | Ambassador | ||
Leif Belfrage | 1967–1972 | Ambassador | ||
Ole Jödahl | 1972–1976 | Ambassador | ||
Olof Rydbeck | 16 December 1976 – June 1979 | Ambassador | [30] | |
Per Lind | 1979–1982 | Ambassador | ||
Leif Leifland | 1982–1991 | Ambassador | ||
Lennart Eckerberg | 1991–1994 | Ambassador | ||
Lars-Åke Nilsson | 1995–1996 | Ambassador | ||
Mats Bergquist | 1997–2004 | Ambassador | ||
Staffan Carlsson | 2004–2010 | Ambassador | ||
Nicola Clase | 2010–2016 | Ambassador | ||
Torbjörn Sohlström | 2016–2021 | Ambassador | ||
Mikaela Kumlin Granit | 2021–2023 | Ambassador | ||
Stefan Gullgren | 2023–present | Ambassador |
Embassy of Sweden, London | |
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| |
Location | Marylebone, London |
Address | 11
Montagu Place London W1H 2AL United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°31′8″N 0°9′37.2″W / 51.51889°N 0.160333°W |
Ambassador | Stefan Gullgren (since 2023) |
Website | Official website |
The Embassy of Sweden in London is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in the United Kingdom. [1] The Swedish embassy is located in Marylebone, London, and represents the Swedish government in the United Kingdom.
In 1907, the Swedish legation in London moved into rented premises at 73 Portland Place. [2] It was used both as chancery and as ambassadorial residence. In 1921, the townhouse at 27 Portland Place was purchased and a 999-year lease with the English landowner Baron Howard de Walden was agreed. [2]
In mid-1947, it was reported that the legation building would undergo extensive repairs. All windows, which were both outdated in design and damaged during wartime bombings, were to be replaced with new, modern Swedish-made ones. Additionally, all premises were to be repainted, a task carried out by Swedish workers. [3]
After the Second World War, the embassy found itself increasingly in need of space and the neighbouring property 29 Portland Place was therefore rented. The two properties were connected in a number of places. The lease on No. 29 was terminated in the early 1970s. [2] Between 1970 and 1983, the chancery was located at 23 North Row in Mayfair, across the street from Marble Arch. [4] [5] Between 1970 and 1973, the embassy and the Swedish consulate general in London were colocated at 23 North Row. [4] [6] Since 1983, the chancery building is located at 11 Montagu Square in Marylebone, just down the road from the embassy of Switzerland. Sweden also maintains a Trade Council at 259-269 Old Marylebone Road, Marylebone. [7]
The ambassadorial residence is located at 27 Portland Place since 1921. It has been used as chancery and as residence but since 1983 it has been used solely as a residence. [2]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dionysius Beurraeus | 1558–1561 | Legatus perpetuus | [8] | |
Jakob Spens | 1613–1620 | ? | [9] | |
Jakob Spens | 1623–1623 | ? | [9] | |
Christer Bonde | 1656–1657 | ? | ||
Johan Leijonbergh | 1672–1691 | Envoy extraordinary | Died in office. | [10] |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 1691–1697 | Acting envoy | [11] | |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 6 April 1697 – 1703 | Resident | [11] | |
Christoffer Leijoncrona | 3 November 1703 – 8 April 1710 | Envoy | Died in office. | [11] |
Carl Gyllenborg | 21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715 | Resident | [12] | |
Carl Gyllenborg | 16 May 1715 – 1717 | Envoy extraordinary | [12] | |
Carl Gustaf Sparre | 1719–1736 | Envoy | [13] | |
Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1736–1741 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1741–1743 | Minister | ||
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht | 1744–1748 | Minister | ||
Edvard Carleson | 28 March 1748 | Envoy | Never took office. England declined to receive him as minister. | [14] |
– | 1758–1763 | – | Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758. | [15] |
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 22 November 1763 – 1792(?) | Envoy | Dual accreditation to the Court of Hanover. | [15] |
Lars von Engeström | 21 July 1793 – 1795 | Envoy | [16] | |
Pehr Olof von Asp | 17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798 | Minister | Was officially called back on 21 December 1802. | [17] |
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1801–1802 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1802–1802 | Resident minister | ||
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1805–1807 | Minister (acting) | ||
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808 | Envoy | [18] | |
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman | 17 September 1808 – May 1810 | Minister | [19] | |
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1812–1818 | Envoy | ||
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1818–1827 | Envoy | [20] | |
Magnus Björnstjerna | 12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846 | Minister | [21] | |
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1847–1854 | Envoy | ||
Christian Adolf Virgin | 1854–1854 | Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim | ||
Carl Hochschild | 1854–1857 | Envoy | [22] | |
Baltzar von Platen | 23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861 | Envoy | [23] | |
Carl Wachtmeister | 1861–1865 | Envoy | ||
Carl Fredrik Hochschild | 25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876 | Envoy | [24] | |
Carl Lewenhaupt | 9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper | 1877–1890 | Envoy | [26] | |
Henrik Åkerman | 1890–1895 | Envoy | ||
Carl Lewenhaupt | 12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902 | Acting envoy | [25] | |
Carl Bildt | 3 October 1902 – 1905 | Envoy | [27] | |
Herman Wrangel | 1906–1920 | Envoy | ||
Erik Palmstierna | 5 November 1920 – 26 November 1937 | Envoy | [28] | |
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis | 1938–1938 | Chargé d'affaires (acting) | ||
Björn Prytz | 26 November 1937 – 31 March 1947 | Envoy | [29] | |
Erik Boheman | 1947–1947 | Envoy | ||
Erik Boheman | 1948–1948 | Ambassador | ||
Gunnar Hägglöf | 1948–1967 | Ambassador | ||
Leif Belfrage | 1967–1972 | Ambassador | ||
Ole Jödahl | 1972–1976 | Ambassador | ||
Olof Rydbeck | 16 December 1976 – June 1979 | Ambassador | [30] | |
Per Lind | 1979–1982 | Ambassador | ||
Leif Leifland | 1982–1991 | Ambassador | ||
Lennart Eckerberg | 1991–1994 | Ambassador | ||
Lars-Åke Nilsson | 1995–1996 | Ambassador | ||
Mats Bergquist | 1997–2004 | Ambassador | ||
Staffan Carlsson | 2004–2010 | Ambassador | ||
Nicola Clase | 2010–2016 | Ambassador | ||
Torbjörn Sohlström | 2016–2021 | Ambassador | ||
Mikaela Kumlin Granit | 2021–2023 | Ambassador | ||
Stefan Gullgren | 2023–present | Ambassador |