Estonia–Sweden_relations

Estonia–Sweden relations

Estonia–Sweden relations

Bilateral relations of Estonia and Sweden

Estonia–Sweden relations are foreign relations between Estonia and Sweden.

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History

Estonia was wholly or partially under Swedish rule between 1561 and 1721.

In 1944, Sweden became one of the first among the few countries to recognize the Soviet occupation of the Baltic countries. In 1945, Stockholm extradited to the Soviet Union around 170 Waffen-SS-soldiers from the Baltic countries who had fled the Red Army and found refuge in Sweden. On 15 August 2011, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt officially apologized to the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a ceremony in Stockholm saying that "Sweden owes its Baltic neighbours a "debt of honour" for turning a blind eye to post-war Soviet occupation" and speaking of "a dark moment" in his country's history.[1] Sweden re-recognized Estonia on 27 August 1991.

Estonia has an embassy in Stockholm and 5 honorary consulates (in Eskilstuna, Gothenburg, Karlskrona, Malmö and Visby). Sweden has an embassy in Tallinn and 2 honorary consulates (in Narva and Tartu).

Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, European Union and NATO. Estonia strongly supported Sweden's NATO membership.

Bilateral visits

Since Estonia's independence, there have been many visits between leaders and senior officials from the two countries. In the last few years, the most important were:

To Sweden:

To Estonia:

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Embassy of Estonia in Stockholm
  • Embassy of Sweden in Tallinn

See also

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Sweden apologises to Baltics over Soviet era. Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine The Swedish Wire, accessed 08-15-2011.
  2. [2]
    "Sweden's king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia". AP NEWS. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.


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