List of ambassadors of Sweden to Japan

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence1 Chome-10-3-100 Roppongi[a]
SeatTokyo, Japan
Ambassador of
Sweden to Japan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Viktoria Flodh Li
since 1 September 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tokyo
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence1 Chome-10-3-100 Roppongi[a]
SeatTokyo, Japan
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderFrederik Philip van der Hoeven
Formation1871
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Tokyo

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

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Japan were established in 1868.[2] Due to letters patent on 11 November 1870, the care of the Sweden–Norway's interests there was handed over to the Dutch trade representation, which employed consuls and vice-consuls partly in Yokohama and Tokyo (Dutch legation), partly in Nagasaki, as well as in Osaka and Hyōgo. By a decision on 9 October 1900, a career Swedish-Norwegian consulate general was established in Kobe with the whole of Japan as its consular district. Upon reorganization in 1906, the consulate general in Kobe was closed, and its functions were taken over by the Swedish legation in Tokyo.[3]

By a decision on 28 September 1906, the consulate general in Japan was assigned to King in Council's minister there, Gustaf Wallenberg. Wallenberg served as consul general from the same date and as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the same year.[3][4]

In the fall of 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Japanese 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. Sweden's envoy handed over his letter of credence as ambassador in December of the same year.[5]

From 1995, the ambassador was concurrently accredited to the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.[6] From the autumn of 2008, the ambassador was also concurrently accredited to Palau, which had previously been under the responsibility of Sweden's ambassador in Manila.[7]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleAccreditationRef
Empire of Japan (1868–1947)
Frederik Philip van der Hoeven1871–1872Resident minister
Wilhelm Ferdinand Henrik van Wekherlin1872–1878Resident minister
Edmond W.F. Wittewaall van Stoetwegen1879–1881Resident minister
Johannes Jakobus van der Plot1881–1889Resident minister
Dmitri Louis van Bylandt1890–1896Resident minister
Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa1896–1900Resident minister
Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa1900–1902Envoy
Arthur M.D. Swerts de Landas Wyborgh1902–1905Envoy
John Loudon1905–1906Acting Envoy
Gustaf Wallenberg1906–1920EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing. Also served as consul general from 28 September 1906.[8][4]
Patrik Reuterswärd18 February 1912 – 14 June 1912Chargé d'affaires ad interim[9]
Patrik Reuterswärd11 October 1913 – 5 February 1914Chargé d'affaires ad interim[9]
David Bergström7 May 1918 – 1920Acting EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing.[10]
David Bergström11 June 1920 – 1922EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing.[10]
Oskar Ewerlöf1922–1928EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing.[11]
Johan Hultman1928–1936EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing (from 1929) and Bangkok (from 1931).[12]
Widar Bagge1937 – April 1945EnvoyAlso acreddited to Bangkok.[13][14]
Erik von SydowApril 1945 – 15 February 1946Chargé d'affaires ad interim[b][15][14][16]
–1946–1947–Vacant.[17][18]
Japan (1947–present)
Leif Öhrvall1948–1951Diplomatic representative[19]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt1951–1952Diplomatic representative[20]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt1952–1956Envoy[21]
Tage Grönwall9 July 1956 – December 1957Envoy[22][5]
Tage GrönwallDecember 1957 – 1962AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul (from 1959).[5][23]
Karl Fredrik Almqvist1963–1970AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul.[24]
Gunnar Heckscher1970–1975AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul.[25]
Bengt Odevall1975–1981AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul (1975–1979).[26]
Gunnar Lonaeus1981–1986Ambassador[27]
Ove Heyman1986–1991Ambassador[28]
Magnus Vahlquist1992–1997AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands (from 1995) and the Federated States of Micronesia (from 1995[c]).[6]
Krister Kumlin1997–2002AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.[30]
Mikael Lindström2002–2006AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.[31]
Stefan Noreén2006–2011AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau (from 2008).[32]
Lars Vargö2011–2014AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.[33]
Magnus Robach2014–2019AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Palau.[34]
Pereric Högberg1 September 2019 – 2024AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia.[35]
Viktoria Li2024–presentAmbassador[36]

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