List of ambassadors of Sweden to India

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.

Ambassador of Sweden to India
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Jan Thesleff since 2022
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[a]
Seat	New Delhi, India
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Gunnar Jarring
Formation	1948
Website	Swedish Embassy, New Delhi

History

The first Swedish minister in India, envoy Gunnar Jarring, handed over his letter of credence to the Indian Governor-General C. Rajagopalachari on 9 November 1948.^[2]

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.^[3]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Gunnar Jarring	1948–1951	Envoy	Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950).	[4]
Per Wijkman	1951–1955	Envoy	Also accredited to Colombo.	[5]
Alva Myrdal	3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956	Envoy	Also accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956).	[6]
Alva Myrdal	27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961	Ambassador	Also accredited to Rangoon and Colombo.	[6]
Klas Böök	1961–1965	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.	[7]
Gunnar Heckscher	1965–1970	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.	[8]
Axel Lewenhaupt	1970–1975	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.	[9]
Lennart Finnmark	1975–1983	Ambassador	Also accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983).	[10]
Torsten Örn	1978–1979	Chargé d'affaires		[11]
Axel Edelstam	1983–1987	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, and Thimphu (from 1985).	[12]
Örjan Berner	1987–1989	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, and Thimphu.	[13]
Pär Kettis	1989–1994	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, and Thimphu.	[14]
Karl-Göran Engström	1994–1999	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, Malé (from 1995), and Thimphu.	[15]
Johan Nordenfelt	2000–2004	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, Malé, and Thimphu.	[16]
Inga Eriksson Fogh	2004–2006	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, Malé, and Thimphu.	[17]
Lars-Olof Lindgren	2007–2012	Ambassador	Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu, Malé, and Thimphu.	[18]
Harald Sandberg	2012–2017	Ambassador		[19]
Klas Molin	September 2017 – 2022	Ambassador		[20]
Jan Thesleff	2022–present	Ambassador		[21]

Gallery

• 
  Ambassador Alva Myrdal (1955–1961) and Sune Lindström.
• 
  Ambassador Lars-Olof Lindgren (2007–2012) and President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
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  Ambassador Harald Sandberg (2012–2017) and President Pratibha Patil.
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  Ambassador Klas Molin (2017–2022) and President Ram Nath Kovind.

See also

• India–Sweden relations
• Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

Footnotes

1. The ambassador's residence is at the same location as the chancery.^[1]