| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Sweden to Yugoslavia |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden |
| Flagsize: | 200 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Department: | Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Belgrade |
| Style: | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports To: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence: | Užička 45, Dedinje |
| Seat: | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Appointer: | Government of Sweden |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Formation: | 1 January 1922 |
| First: | Einar af Wirsén |
| Last: | Jan af Sillén |
| Abolished: | 1992 |
| Superseded By: | Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Yugoslavia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Yugoslavia) was the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Yugoslavia and government of Yugoslavia. The post ceased in 1992 in connection with the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, it was proposed that the head of mission in Constantinople also be accredited in Belgrade, Sofia, Athens, Tiflis, Baku, and eventually in Armenia. However, the experts recommended that the minister, for the time being, be accredited only in Sofia.[1] In October of the same year, Einar af Wirsén was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Yugoslavia, with residency in Bucharest, Romania, to serve as envoy starting 1 January 1922.
On 29 April 1938, changes in Swedish foreign representation were announced. Envoy, who had previously served as Swedish envoy in Vienna with accreditation in Belgrade, was to relocate his residence and chancery to Budapest.[2]
In 1939, was appointed as Sweden's first resident envoy in Belgrade. On 15 June, he was received in an audience by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, to whom he presented his credentials.[3]
On 27 March 1941, the same day as the Yugoslav coup d'état, Envoy Malmar was assaulted by demonstrators in Belgrade after being pulled from his car at a street barricade.[4] [5] The Yugoslav government later expressed deep regret over the incident.[6] His injuries were evidently more serious than he initially realized. He was recalled later in 1941 and, upon returning home, required extended hospitalization and was subsequently retired. For the remainder of the war, Sweden did not have a minister stationed in Belgrade.
In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Yugoslavian 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.[7]
In June 1969, Sweden and Albania established diplomatic relations. That same month, Sweden's ambassador in Belgrade, Lennart Finnmark, was appointed ambassador to Tirana, Albania, as well.[8] [9]
The ambassador served in Belgrade until the spring of 1992, when Yugoslavia dissolved.
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einar af Wirsén | 1 January 1922 – 1924 | Envoy | Resident in Bucharest. | [10] |
| Jonas Alströmer | 1925–1928 | Acting envoy | Resident in Bucharest. | [11] |
| Torsten Undén | 1928–1938 | Envoy | Resident in Vienna. | [12] |
| Torsten Undén | 1938–1939 | Envoy | Resident in Budapest. | |
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1938–1939 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [13] | |
| Folke Malmar | 2 June 1939 – 31 July 1941 | Envoy | [14] | |
| – | 1941–1945 | Envoy | No representation after the invasion of Yugoslavia. | |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1945–1948 | Envoy | [15] | |
| Birger Johansson | 1948–1953 | Envoy | [16] | |
| Ole Jödahl | 1953–1956 | Envoy | [17] | |
| Stig Unger | 1954–1956 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [18] | |
| Stig Unger | 1 April 1956 – September 1956 | Envoy | [19] | |
| Stig Unger | September 1956 – 1961 | Ambassador | ||
| Sven Backlund | 1961–1963 | Ambassador | [20] | |
| Agda Rössel | 1964–1969 | Ambassador | [21] | |
| Lennart Finnmark | 1969–1975 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Tirana. | [22] |
| Axel Lewenhaupt | 1975–1978 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Tirana. | [23] |
| Bertil Arvidson | 1978–1982 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Tirana. | [24] |
| Lennart Myrsten | 1982–1987 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Tirana. | [25] |
| Jan af Sillén | 1987–1992 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Tirana. | [26] |