Post: | Ambassador |
Body: | Sweden to Finland |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden |
Flagsize: | 200 |
Flagborder: | yes |
Incumbent: | Nicola Clase |
Incumbentsince: | October 2020 |
Department: | Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Helsinki |
Style: | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports To: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence: | Pohjoisesplanadi 7 B |
Seat: | Helsinki, Finland |
Appointer: | Government of Sweden |
Termlength: | No fixed term |
Inaugural: | Walter Ahlström |
Formation: | 1918 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Finland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Finland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Finland and government of Finland.
In September 1954, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Finish governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[1]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref | |
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Walter Ahlström | 1918–1918 | Chargé d'affaires | |||
Claës Gustaf Westman | 1918–1918 | Minister plenipotentiary (Vasa) | |||
Carl Leijonhufvud | 1919–1919 | Acting chargé d'affaires | During different times of the year 1919. | [2] | |
Claes Vilhelm Benjamin Grill Tersmeden | 31 March 1920 – 28 April 1920 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [3] | ||
Claes Vilhelm Benjamin Grill Tersmeden | 17 June 1920 – 22 November 1920 | Acting chargé d'affaires | |||
Gustaf Henning Elmquist | 16 December 1921 – 26 September 1925 | Envoy | [4] | ||
Carl Hamilton | 26 September 1925 – 1931 | Envoy | [5] | ||
Carl von Heidenstam | 27 August 1931 – 11 March 1939 | Envoy | [6] | ||
Stig Sahlin | March 1939 – March 1941 | Envoy | [7] | ||
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 – 20 December 2011 | Ambassador | [8] | ||
Örjan Berner | 2 January 2012 – 2012 | Acting chief | |||
Anders Lidén | 2012–2016 | Ambassador | [9] | ||
Anders Ahnlid | November 2016 – 2020 | Ambassador | [10] | ||
Nicola Clase | October 2020 – 2024 | Ambassador | [11] | ||
Peter Ericson | 2024–present | Ambassador | [12] |