The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Helsingfors) is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since 2020, is Nicola Clase.
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| Location | Helsinki |
| Address | Pohjoisesplanadi 7 B Helsinki |
| Coordinates | 60°10′5.2″N 24°57′15.5″E / 60.168111°N 24.954306°ECoordinates: 60°10′5.2″N 24°57′15.5″E / 60.168111°N 24.954306°E |
| Ambassador | Nicola Clase (since 2020) |
| Website | Official website |
The buildingEdit
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.
Heads of MissionEdit
| Name | Period | Title |
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| Walter Ernst Gustaf Ahlström | 1918-1918 | Chargé d’affaires |
| Claës Gustaf Westman | 1918-1918 | Minister Plenipotentiary (Vasa) |
| Gustaf Henning Elmquist | 1921-1925 | Envoy |
| Carl Hamilton | 1925-1931 | Envoy |
| Carl von Heidenstam | 1931-1939 | Envoy |
| 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)[1] |
| Anders Lidén | 2012-2016 | Ambassador |
| Anders Ahnlid | 2016–2020 | Ambassador |
| Nicola Clase | 2020–present | Ambassador |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.
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