Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki

The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since 2016, is Anders Ahnlid.

Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki
LocationHelsinki
AddressPohjoisesplanadi 7 B
Helsinki
Coordinates60°10′5.2″N 24°57′15.5″E
AmbassadorAnders Ahnlid (since 2016)
WebsiteOfficial website

The building

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 Mission
NamePeriodTitle
Walter Ernst Gustaf Ahlström1918-1918Chargé d’affaires
Claës Gustaf Westman1918-1918Minister Plenipotentiary (Vasa)
Gustaf Henning Elmquist1921-1925Envoy
Carl Hamilton1925-1931Envoy
Carl von Heidenstam1931-1939Envoy
Stig Sahlin1939-1941Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman1941-1942Envoy
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis1942-1947Envoy
Clas Otto Johansson1947-1951Envoy
Gösta Engzell1951-1954Envoy
Gösta Engzell1954-1963Ambassador
Ingemar Hägglöf1964-1971Ambassador
Göran Ryding1971-1975Ambassador
Sten Sundfeldt1975-1980Ambassador
Kaj Sundberg1980-1984Ambassador
Knut Thyberg1984-1992Ambassador
Mats Bergquist1992-1997Ambassador
Kerstin Asp Johnsson1997-2001Ambassador
Ulf Hjertonsson2001-2006Ambassador
Eva Walder Brundin2006-2009Ambassador
Johan Molander2009-2011Ambassador
Örjan Berner2012-2012Chief (acting)[1]
Anders Lidén2012-2016Ambassador
Anders Ahnlid2016–presentAmbassador
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See also

References
  1. "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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