Embassy of Sweden, London
| Embassy of Sweden, London | |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′8″N 0°9′37.2″W / 51.51889°N 0.160333°WCoordinates: 51°31′8″N 0°9′37.2″W / 51.51889°N 0.160333°W |
| Location | Marylebone, London |
| Address |
11 Montagu Place London W1H 2AL United Kingdom |
| Ambassador | Torbjörn Sohlström (since 2016) |
| Website | Official website |
The Embassy of Sweden in London is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in the United Kingdom.[1] It is located by Montagu Square in Marylebone, just down the road from the embassy of Switzerland, and has housed the Swedish embassy since 1983.
The Swedish ambassador's residence is located is a separate building at 27 Portland Place. Sweden also maintains a Trade Council at 259-269 Old Marylebone Road, Marylebone.[2]
Heads of Mission
| Name | Period | Title |
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| Dionysius Beurraeus | 1558-1561 | ? |
| Jakob Spens | 1629-1632 | ? |
| Christer Bonde | 1656-1657 | ? |
| Christoffer Leijoncrona | 1703-1710 | Envoy |
| Carl Gyllenborg | 1710-1715 | Resident |
| Carl Gyllenborg | 1715-1717 | Minister |
| Carl Sparre | 1719–1720 | Envoy |
| Carl Sparre | 1720–1736 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
| Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1736–1741 | Chargé d’affaires |
| Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1741–1743 | Minister |
| Caspar Joachim Ringwicht | 1744–1748 | Minister |
| Edvard Carleson | 1748–1757 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 1763–1787 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 1787–1792 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
| Lars von Engeström | 1793–1795 | Envoy |
| Per Olof von Asp | 1795–1799 | Envoy |
| Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1801–1802 | Chargé d’affaires |
| Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1802–1802 | Minister Resident |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1805–1807 | Minister (acting) |
| Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 1807–1808 | Envoy |
| Carl Gustaf von Brinkman | 1808–1810 | Envoy |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1812–1818 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1818–1828 | Envoy |
| Magnus Björnstjerna | 1828–1846 | Envoy |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1847–1854 | Envoy |
| Christian Adolf Virgin | 1854–1854 | Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim |
| Carl Hochschild | 1854–1857 | Envoy |
| Baltzar von Platen | 1857–1861 | Envoy |
| Carl Wachtmeister | 1861–1865 | Envoy |
| Carl Fredrik Hochschild | 1866–1876 | Envoy |
| Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper | 1877–1890 | Envoy |
| Henrik Åkerman | 1890–1895 | Envoy |
| Carl Lewenhaupt | 1895–1902 | Envoy |
| Carl Bildt | 1902–1905 | Envoy |
| Herman Wrangel | 1906–1920 | Envoy |
| Erik Palmstierna | 1920–1937 | Envoy |
| Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis | 1938–1938 | Chargé d’affaires (acting) |
| Björn Prytz | 1938–1947 | Envoy |
| Erik Boheman | 1947–1947 | Envoy |
| Erik Boheman | 1948–1958 | Ambassador |
| Gunnar Hägglöf | 1948–1967 | Ambassador |
| Leif Belfrage | 1967–1972 | Ambassador |
| Ole Jödahl | 1972-1976 | Ambassador |
| Olof Rydbeck | 1977–1979 | Ambassador |
| 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–present | Ambassador |
Gallery
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Close-up of the Three Crowns on the embassy.
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Plaque outside the embassy.
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Plaque in Swedish and information panel outside the embassy.
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The embassy in 2005.
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The Ambassador's residence on Portland Place.
References
- ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013.
External links
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1 No diplomatic relations with Taiwain, functions as an informal diplomatic mission | |
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