Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi
Address4-5 Nyaya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Coordinates28°35′40″N 77°11′06″E / 28.594344348569486°N 77.18494168178985°E / 28.594344348569486; 77.18494168178985
Opened1949
AmbassadorJan Thesleff
Jurisdiction India
 Bhutan
   Nepal
 Maldives
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi is Sweden's diplomatic mission in India. The embassy is headed by the ambassador of Sweden to India. The embassy is situated in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies in India are located. The Swedish embassy is responsible for the honorary consulates in India, located in Kolkata and Chennai, and the Swedish consulate general in Mumbai. The ambassador of New Delhi is also accredited to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.[1]

History

A Swedish legation in New Delhi was established in early 1949. The tasks that previously rested with the former Consulate General in Bombay were taken over by the legation.[2] The legation was then located at the Cecil Hôtel in New Delhi.[3] From 1950, it was located at 11 Ratendone Road in New Delhi.[4] In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, the then envoy Mrs. Alva Myrdal was appointed Sweden's ambassador in New Delhi.[5]

In 1956, the mission was still located at 11 Ratendone Road and the chancery was located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[6] In 1957, the mission was located at 22 Hardinge Avenue and the chancery was still located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[7] From 1 June 1959, the address was Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.[8]

The current embassy building was inaugurated in November 1959 in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[1] The embassy building was designed by Swedish architects Sune Lindström and Jöran Curman.[1] The 40,000 square meters of greenspace surrounding the embassy was landscaped by Walter Bauer. Once the embassy building, including the ambassador's residence reception rooms, staff housing and recreational areas were completed, it was formally handed over to the first Swedish ambassador Alva Myrdal. The Swedish organization SIDA moved into a new extension in the embassy area in 1988–89. The National Property Board of Sweden replaced the windows and doors in the accommodation buildings in 2005-06. In 2009, the Swedish Trade Council got new, larger offices and separate entrance in the embassy area.[9]

Heads of Mission

NamePeriodTitleAccreditation
Gunnar Jarring1948–1951EnvoyAlso accredited to Colombo (from 1950).
Per Wijkman1951–1955EnvoyAlso accredited to Colombo.
Alva Myrdal3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956).[10]
Alva Myrdal27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon and Colombo.[10]
Klas Böök1961–1965AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu.
Gunnar Heckscher1965–1970AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.[11]
Axel Lewenhaupt1970–1975AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.[12]
Lennart Finnmark1975–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983).
Torsten Örn1978–1979Chargé d’affaires
Axel Edelstam1983–1987AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Örjan Berner1987–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Pär Kettis1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[13]
Karl-Göran Engström1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[14]
Johan Nordenfelt2000–2004Ambassador
Inga Eriksson Fogh2004–2006Ambassador
Lars-Olof Lindgren2007–2012AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo.[15]
Harald Sandberg2012–2017Ambassador
Klas Molin2017–2022Ambassador
Jan Thesleff2022–presentAmbassador

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About us". Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beskickningen i New Delhi" [The mission in New Delhi]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 277.
  4. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 282.
  5. ↑ "Tre nya ambassadörer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 August 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 317.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. p. 292.
  8. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 300.
  9. ↑ "New Delhi, India. Embassy compound". National Property Board of Sweden. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "Alva Myrdal". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. p. 161. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354. SELIBR 3682755.
  13. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 592. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  14. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 298. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  15. ↑ "Rättelse: Ny Chargé d'Affaires i Colombo" (in Swedish). Utrikesdepartementet. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Mynewsdesk.
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