List of ambassadors of Sweden to Cyprus

On the occasion of Cyprus' declaration of independence on 16 August 1960, Swedish foreign minister Östen Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Kranidiotis, stating that the Swedish government recognized Cyprus as a sovereign and independent state. He expressed his hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. At the same time, congratulatory telegrams were also sent to Cyprus' President, Archbishop Makarios III, by King Gustaf VI Adolf.^[1]

In October 1960, Sweden and Cyprus reached an agreement to establish diplomatic relations. In connection with this, Sweden's ambassador in Beirut, Gösta Brunnström, was appointed to also serve as ambassador to Nicosia.^[2][3]

On 20 April 1964, the new Swedish embassy in Nicosia began its operations under the leadership of the Swedish ambassador in Beirut, Gösta Brunnström. Based in Lebanon, Brunnström had previously been responsible for Cyprus, but Sweden had not yet had a permanent diplomatic presence on the island. When Swedish UN troops were sent to Cyprus, as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), such a representation in Nicosia was deemed necessary. The new embassy was to be headed by Göran Bundy as chargé d'affaires.^[4] The temporary embassy was closed in 1965.

The ambassador was concurrently accredited from Beirut (1960–1974), Cairo (1976–1981), and Tel Aviv (1981–2002). In November 2003, the Swedish government appointed Ingemar Lindahl [sv] as ambassador to Nicosia, making him the first Swedish ambassador whose sole responsibility was Cyprus. Initially, he was based in Stockholm.^[5] In 2004, Sweden opened an embassy in Cyprus.^[6]