Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki
LocationHelsinki
AddressPohjoisesplanadi 7 B
Helsinki
Coordinates60°10′5.2″N 24°57′15.5″E / 60.168111°N 24.954306°E / 60.168111; 24.954306
AmbassadorNicola Clase (since 2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Helsingfors) is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since 2020, is Nicola Clase.

History

In September 1954, the Swedish government decided to elevate the legation in Helsinki to an embassy, and at the same time the current envoy, Gösta Engzell, was appointed ambassador in Helsinki.[1]

The building

The embassy building was built in 1839 to be businessman J. H. Heidenstrauchs home. It became an embassy in the 1920s. It was originally designed by architect A. F. Granstedt, but after becoming an embassy, it was heavily changed. The architect of this was Swedish Torben Grut, who designed it to look like the Stockholm Palace.

Heads of Mission

NamePeriodTitleRef
Walter Ernst Gustaf Ahlström1918–1918Chargé d'affaires
Claës Gustaf Westman1918–1918Minister Plenipotentiary (Vasa)
Gustaf Henning Elmquist16 December 1921 – 26 September 1925Envoy[2]
Carl Hamilton1925–1931Envoy
Carl von Heidenstam27 August 1931 – 11 March 1939Envoy[3]
Stig Sahlin1939–1941Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman1941–1942Envoy
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis1942–1947Envoy
Clas Otto Johansson1947–1951Envoy
Gösta Engzell1951–1954Envoy
Gösta Engzell1954–1963Ambassador
Ingemar Hägglöf1964–1971Ambassador
Göran Ryding1971–1975Ambassador
Sten Sundfeldt1975–1980Ambassador
Kaj Sundberg1980–1984Ambassador
Knut Thyberg1984–1992Ambassador
Mats Bergquist1992–1997Ambassador
Kerstin Asp Johnsson1997–2001Ambassador
Ulf Hjertonsson2001–2006Ambassador
Eva Walder Brundin2006–2009Ambassador
Johan Molander2009–2011Ambassador
Örjan Berner2012–2012Chief (acting)[4]
Anders Lidén2012–2016Ambassador
Anders Ahnlid2016–2020Ambassador
Nicola Clase2020–presentAmbassador

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Helsingforslegationen upphöjd till ambassad". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 September 1954. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Molin, A. (1950). "Gustaf Henning Elmquist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 13. National Archives of Sweden. p. 395. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Wahlbäck, Krister (1969–1971). "Carl G Heidenstam, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. p. 536. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ambassadör Örjan Berner ny chef för ambassaden" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swedish Embassy, Helsinki.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.