Embassy of Sweden, London facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Embassy of Sweden, London |
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| Location | Marylebone, London |
| Address | 11 Montagu Place London W1H 2AL United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′8″N 0°9′37.2″W / 51.51889°N 0.160333°W |
| Ambassador | Torbjörn Sohlström (since 2016) |
The Embassy of Sweden in London is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in the United Kingdom. It is located by Montagu Square in Marylebone, just down the road from the embassy of Switzerland, and has housed the Swedish embassy since 1983.
The Swedish ambassador's residence is located is a separate building at 27 Portland Place. Sweden also maintains a Trade Council at 259-269 Old Marylebone Road, Marylebone.
Heads of Mission
| Name | Period | Title |
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| Dionysius Beurraeus | 1558-1561 | ? |
| Jakob Spens | 1629-1632 | ? |
| Christer Bonde | 1656-1657 | ? |
| Christoffer Leijoncrona | 1703-1710 | Envoy |
| Carl Gyllenborg | 1710-1715 | Resident |
| Carl Gyllenborg | 1715-1717 | Minister |
| Carl Sparre | 1719–1720 | Envoy |
| Carl Sparre | 1720–1736 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
| Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1736–1741 | Chargé d’affaires |
| Carl Magnus Wasenberg | 1741–1743 | Minister |
| Caspar Joachim Ringwicht | 1744–1748 | Minister |
| Edvard Carleson | 1748–1757 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 1763–1787 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Adam von Nolcken | 1787–1792 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
| Lars von Engeström | 1793–1795 | Envoy |
| Per Olof von Asp | 1795–1799 | Envoy |
| Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1801–1802 | Chargé d’affaires |
| Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm | 1802–1802 | Minister Resident |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1805–1807 | Minister (acting) |
| Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 1807–1808 | Envoy |
| Carl Gustaf von Brinkman | 1808–1810 | Envoy |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1812–1818 | Envoy |
| Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1818–1828 | Envoy |
| Magnus Björnstjerna | 1828–1846 | Envoy |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1847–1854 | Envoy |
| Christian Adolf Virgin | 1854–1854 | Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim |
| Carl Hochschild | 1854–1857 | Envoy |
| Baltzar von Platen | 1857–1861 | Envoy |
| Carl Wachtmeister | 1861–1865 | Envoy |
| Carl Fredrik Hochschild | 1866–1876 | Envoy |
| Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper | 1877–1890 | Envoy |
| Henrik Åkerman | 1890–1895 | Envoy |
| Carl Lewenhaupt | 1895–1902 | Envoy |
| Carl Bildt | 1902–1905 | Envoy |
| Herman Wrangel | 1906–1920 | Envoy |
| Erik Palmstierna | 1920–1937 | Envoy |
| Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis | 1938–1938 | Chargé d’affaires (acting) |
| Björn Prytz | 1938–1947 | Envoy |
| Erik Boheman | 1947–1947 | Envoy |
| Erik Boheman | 1948–1958 | Ambassador |
| Gunnar Hägglöf | 1948–1967 | Ambassador |
| Leif Belfrage | 1967–1972 | Ambassador |
| Ole Jödahl | 1972-1976 | Ambassador |
| Olof Rydbeck | 1977–1979 | Ambassador |
| Per Lind | 1979–1982 | Ambassador |
| Leif Leifland | 1982-1991 | Ambassador |
| Lennart Eckerberg | 1991-1994 | Ambassador |
| Lars-Åke Nilsson | 1995-1996 | Ambassador |
| Mats Bergquist | 1997-2004 | Ambassador |
| Staffan Carlsson | 2004-2010 | Ambassador |
| Nicola Clase | 2010–2016 | Ambassador |
| Torbjörn Sohlström | 2016–present | Ambassador |
Gallery
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Close-up of the Three Crowns on the embassy.
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Plaque outside the embassy.
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Plaque in Swedish and information panel outside the embassy.
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The embassy in 2005.
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The Ambassador's residence on Portland Place.
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