Peru–Sweden relations

Peru–Sweden relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Peru and the Kingdom of Sweden. In November 2016, the Swedish embassy in Lima restarted its activities. However, the embassy closed again in October 2022 and the Swedish embassy in Santiago, Chile is accredited to Peru.^[1] Peru has an embassy in Stockholm.^[2]

Peruvian-Swedish relations

Peru	Sweden
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Peru, Stockholm	None (Accredited from Chile)

History

The original Swedish embassy in Lima was established in 1940. The building was redesigned in 1956, by the architect J. Fussing.^[3]

One major issue in Peruvian-Swedish relations has been the matter of the Paracas textiles. A large collection of textile artifacts originating from the ancient Paracas culture, located in modern Peru, were illegally smuggled out by the Swedish diplomat Sven Karell in the 1930s, contravening Peruvian laws on the export of antiquities. After years of attempting to retrieve the textiles, kept in Gothenburg, in 2013 Peruvian authorities were successful in negotiating a deal for their gradual return.^[4] This exchange began in 2014, with some of the textiles put on display in Peru.^[5] The plan is to have the entire collection, consisting of 89 separate pieces, returned by 2021.^[6]

Resident diplomatic missions

• Peru has an embassy in Stockholm.
• Sweden is accredited to Peru from its embassy in Santiago.

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  Building hosting the embassy of Peru in Stockholm.
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  Former Swedish embassy in Lima

See also

• Foreign relations of Peru
• Foreign relations of Sweden
• List of ambassadors of Peru to Sweden
• List of ambassadors of Sweden to Peru