| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Sweden to India |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden |
| Flagsize: | 200 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Incumbent: | Jan Thesleff |
| Incumbentsince: | 2022 |
| Department: | Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, New Delhi |
| Style: | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports To: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence: | 4-5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri |
| Seat: | New Delhi, India |
| Appointer: | Government of Sweden |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Inaugural: | Gunnar Jarring |
| Formation: | 1948 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to India (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of India) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of India and government of India.
In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Jarring | 1948–1951 | Envoy | Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950). | |
| Per Wijkman | 1951–1955 | Envoy | Also accredited to Colombo. | |
| Alva Myrdal | 3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956 | Envoy | Also accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956). | [2] |
| Alva Myrdal | 27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon and Colombo. | |
| Klas Böök | 1961–1965 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu. | |
| Gunnar Heckscher | 1965–1970 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. | [3] |
| Axel Lewenhaupt | 1970–1975 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. | [4] |
| Lennart Finnmark | 1975–1983 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983). | |
| Torsten Örn | 1978–1979 | Chargé d'affaires | [5] | |
| Axel Edelstam | 1983–1987 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | |
| Örjan Berner | 1987–1989 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | |
| Pär Kettis | 1989–1994 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | [6] |
| Karl-Göran Engström | 1994–2000 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | [7] |
| Johan Nordenfelt | 2000–2004 | Ambassador | ||
| Inga Eriksson Fogh | 2004–2006 | Ambassador | ||
| Lars-Olof Lindgren | 2007–2012 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo. | [8] |
| Harald Sandberg | 2012–2017 | Ambassador | [9] | |
| Klas Molin | September 2017 – 2022 | Ambassador | [10] | |
| Jan Thesleff | 2022–present | Ambassador | [11] | |