List of ambassadors of Sweden to Norway

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceInkognitogata 27[a]
SeatOslo, Norway
Ambassador of
Sweden to Norway
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Mikael Eriksson
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Oslo
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceInkognitogata 27[a]
SeatOslo, Norway
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderErnst Günther
Formation1905
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Oslo

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

Sweden's first minister in Norway, Ernst Günther, was appointed in November 1905 after the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in June of the same year.[2] The consulate general established for Norway after the dissolution of the union was entrusted to the King in Council's minister in Norway.[3]

In 1947, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Norwegian 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 21 September of the same year, Baron Johan Beck-Friis took office as Sweden's first ambassador in modern times.[4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Ernst Günther29 November 1905 – 1908Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAlso consul general.[b][2]
Ivan Danielsson1908–1910Chargé d'affaires ad interim[5]
Gustaf Falkenberg17 June 1908 – 1913EnvoyAlso consul general.[c][6]
Evert Åkerhielm1910–1910Chargé d'affaires ad interim[7]
Fredrik Ramel28 November 1913 – 1923EnvoyAlso consul general.[d][8]
Claës Bonde9 March 1917 – 1 June 1918Chargé d'affaires ad interim[9]
Patrik Reuterswärd1918–1918Chargé d'affaires ad interim[10]
Torvald Höjer28 February 1923 – 30 October 1937Envoy[11]
Christian Günther26 November 1937 – 1939Envoy[12]
Johan Beck-Friis1940 – 20 September 1947Envoy[4]
Johan Beck-Friis21 September 1947 – 1950Ambassador[4]
Hans W:son Ahlmann1950–1956Ambassador[13]
Rolf Edberg1956–1967Ambassador[14]
Dick Hichens-Bergström1968–1973Ambassador[15]
Yngve Möller1973–1978Ambassador[16]
Love Kellberg1978–1987Ambassador[17]
Axel Edelstam1987–1989Ambassador[18]
Lennart Bodström1989–1993Ambassador[19]
Kjell Anneling1993–1997Ambassador[20]
Magnus Vahlquist1997–2002Ambassador[21]
Mats Ringborg2002–2006Ambassador[22]
Michael Sahlin2007–2010Ambassador[23]
Ingrid Hjelt af Trolle2010–2014Ambassador
Axel Wernhoff2014–2018Ambassador
Krister BringéusNovember 2018 – 2020Ambassador[24]
Cecilia BjörnerJanuary 2021 – 2024Ambassador[25]
Mikael Eriksson2024–presentAmbassador[26]

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