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The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki (Шаблон:Lang-sv) 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
Name | Period | Title | Ref |
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Walter Ernst Gustaf Ahlström | 1918–1918 | Chargé d'affaires | |
Claës Gustaf Westman | 1918–1918 | Minister Plenipotentiary (Vasa) | |
Gustaf Henning Elmquist | 16 December 1921 – 26 September 1925 | Envoy | [2] |
Carl Hamilton | 1925–1931 | Envoy | |
Carl von Heidenstam | 27 August 1931 – 11 March 1939 | Envoy | [3] |
Stig Sahlin | 1939–1941 | Envoy | |
Karl Ivan Westman | 1941–1942 | Envoy | |
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis | 1942–1947 | Envoy | |
Clas Otto Johansson | 1947–1951 | Envoy | |
Gösta Engzell | 1951–1954 | Envoy | |
Gösta Engzell | 1954–1963 | Ambassador | |
Ingemar Hägglöf | 1964–1971 | Ambassador | |
Göran Ryding | 1971–1975 | Ambassador | |
Sten Sundfeldt | 1975–1980 | Ambassador | |
Kaj Sundberg | 1980–1984 | Ambassador | |
Knut Thyberg | 1984–1992 | Ambassador | |
Mats Bergquist | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | |
Kerstin Asp Johnsson | 1997–2001 | Ambassador | |
Ulf Hjertonsson | 2001–2006 | Ambassador | |
Eva Walder Brundin | 2006–2009 | Ambassador | |
Johan Molander | 2009–2011 | Ambassador | |
Örjan Berner | 2012–2012 | Chief (acting)[4] | |
Anders Lidén | 2012–2016 | Ambassador | |
Anders Ahnlid | 2016–2020 | Ambassador | |
Nicola Clase | 2020–present | Ambassador |
See also
- List of ambassadors of Sweden to Finland
- Finland-Sweden relations
- Foreign relations of Sweden
- 1906 Helsinki bank robbery
References
External links
Шаблон:Diplomatic missions of Sweden Шаблон:Diplomatic missions in Finland