Embassy_of_Sweden,_Helsinki
The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Helsingfors, Finnish: Ruotsin Helsingin-suurlähetystö) is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since 2020, is Nicola Clase.
| Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki | |
|---|---|
| Location | Helsinki |
| Address | Pohjoisesplanadi 7 B Helsinki |
| Coordinates | 60°10′5.2″N 24°57′15.5″E |
| Ambassador | Nicola Clase (since 2020) |
| Website | Official website |
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 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.
| Name | Period | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- "Helsingforslegationen upphöjd till ambassad". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 September 1954. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- Molin, A. (1950). "Gustaf Henning Elmquist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 13. National Archives of Sweden. p. 395. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- 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.
- "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.
- Official website (in Swedish)
