List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iceland

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceFjólugata 9, Miðborg
SeatReykjavík, Iceland
Ambassador of
Sweden to Iceland
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Louise Calais
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Reykjavík
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceFjólugata 9, Miðborg
SeatReykjavík, Iceland
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOtto Johansson
Formation1940
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Reykjavík

The Ambassador of Sweden to Iceland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Iceland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iceland and government of Iceland.

Sweden and Iceland established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1940.[1] The same month, Sweden's Consul General in Reykjavík, Otto Johansson, was appointed to serve as chargé d'affaires there for the time being.[2] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Iceland in 1946.

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Icelandic governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. On February 17, Sweden's then envoy there, Sten von Euler-Chelpin, was appointed ambassador.[3] He presented his credentials as ambassador to Iceland's president, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, on 28 February.[4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)
Otto Johansson1940–1944Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general.[5][6]
Republic of Iceland (1944–present)
Otto Johansson1944–1946Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general.[5][6]
Otto Johansson1946–1947Envoy[5]
Harald Pousette1947–1951Envoy[7]
Leif Öhrvall1951–1953Chargé d'affaires[8]
Leif Öhrvall1953–1955Envoy[8]
Sten von Euler-Chelpin1955 – 16 February 1955Envoy[9]
Sten von Euler-Chelpin17 February 1956 – 1961AmbassadorPresented credentials on 28 February 1956.[4][9]
August von Hartmansdorff1962–1965Ambassador[10]
Gunnar Granberg1965–1972Ambassador[11]
Olof Kaijser1972–1978Ambassador[12]
Ethel Wiklund1978–1983Ambassador[13]
Gunnar-Axel Dahlström1983–1987Ambassador[14]
Per Olof Forshell1987–1991Ambassador[15]
Göte Magnusson1992–1994Ambassador[16]
Pär Kettis1994–1998Ambassador[17]
Herman af Trolle1999–2002Ambassador[18]
Bertil Jobeus2002–2005Ambassador[19]
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens2005–2009Ambassador[20]
Anders Ljunggren2009–2013Ambassador[21]
Bosse Hedberg2013–2017Ambassador[22]
Håkan Juholt2017–2020Ambassador[23]
Pär Ahlberger20 September 2020 – 2024Ambassador[24]
Louise Calais2024–presentAmbassador[25]

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