List of ambassadors of Sweden to Seychelles

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatNairobi, Kenya[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Ambassador of
Sweden to Seychelles
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Håkan Åkesson
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatNairobi, Kenya[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCecilia Nettelbrandt
Formation1979

The Ambassador of Sweden to Seychelles (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Seychelles) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Seychelles and government of Seychelles. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, Sweden's ambassador to Seychelles is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Seychelles declared independence on 29 June 1976. In connection with this, Sweden recognized the new republic. In a telegram to the President of Seychelles, James Mancham, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sven Andersson, also conveyed the Swedish government's wishes for prosperity. At the independence celebrations in Seychelles' capital, Victoria, the Swedish government was represented by the chief of protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sven Fredrik Hedin.[1]

Three years later, on 14 August 1979, Sweden and Seychelles established diplomatic relations.[2] In the same year, Sweden accredited its first ambassador to Seychelles, resident in Nairobi, Kenya. In 1981, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large was appointed for the countries in and around the Indian Ocean region, including Seychelles. Since 1998, the ambassador has been accredited to Victoria, again resident in Nairobi.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Cecilia Nettelbrandt1979–1981AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[3]
Arne Fältheim1982–1983AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[4]
Finn Bergstrand Finn1983–1986AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[5]
Lars Arnö1986–1988AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[6]
Lars Schönander1988–1991AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[7]
Krister Göranson1992–1998AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[8]
Inga Björk-Klevby1998–2002AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[9]
Bo Göransson2003–2006AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[10]
Anna Brandt2006–2009AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[11]
Ann Dismorr2009–2012AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[12]
Johan Borgstam2012–2017AmbassadorResident in Nairobi[13]
Anna Jardfelt2017–2020AmbassadorResident in Nairobi21 March 2018[2]
Caroline Vicini2020–2025AmbassadorResident in Nairobi11 May 2021[14]

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