List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iceland explained

The Ambassador of Sweden to Iceland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Iceland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iceland and government of Iceland.

History

Sweden and Iceland established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1940.^[1] The same month, Sweden's Consul General in Reykjavík, Otto Johansson, was appointed to serve as chargé d'affaires there for the time being.^[2] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Iceland in 1946.

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Icelandic 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. On February 17, Sweden's then envoy there, Sten von Euler-Chelpin, was appointed ambassador.^[3] He presented his credentials as ambassador to Iceland's president, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, on 28 February.^[4]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Otto Johansson	1940–1946	Chargé d'affaires	Also consul general.	[5] [6]
Otto Johansson	1946–1947	Envoy
Harald Pousette	1947–1951	Envoy		[7]
Leif Öhrvall	1951–1953	Chargé d'affaires		[8]
Leif Öhrvall	1953–1955	Envoy
Sten von Euler-Chelpin	1955 – 16 February 1955	Envoy		[9]
Sten von Euler-Chelpin	17 February 1956 – 1961	Ambassador	Presented credentials on 28 February 1956.
August von Hartmansdorff	1962–1965	Ambassador		[10]
Gunnar Granberg	1965–1972	Ambassador		[11]
Olof Kaijser	1972–1978	Ambassador		[12]
Ethel Wiklund	1978–1983	Ambassador		[13]
Gunnar-Axel Dahlström	1983–1987	Ambassador		[14]
Per Olof Forshell	1987–1991	Ambassador		[15]
Göte Magnusson	1992–1994	Ambassador		[16]
Pär Kettis	1994–1998	Ambassador		[17]
Herman af Trolle	1999–2002	Ambassador		[18]
Bertil Jobeus	2002–2005	Ambassador		[19]
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens	2005–2009	Ambassador		[20]
Anders Ljunggren	2009–2013	Ambassador		[21]
Bosse Hedberg	2013–2017	Ambassador		[22]
Håkan Juholt	2017–2020	Ambassador		[23]
Pär Ahlberger	20 September 2020 – 2024	Ambassador		[24]
Louise Calais	2024–present	Ambassador		[25]

See also

• Iceland–Sweden relations

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Reykjavík, official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Om ambassaden . Embassy of Iceland, Stockholm . About the embassy . 9 September 2024 . sv.
2. News: Isländsk legation i Stockholm . . Icelandic Legation in Stockholm . 4A . 1940-08-01 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
3. News: Ambassad på Island . . Embassy in Iceland . 4A . 1956-02-18 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
4. News: Sveriges ambassadör på Island . . 4A . 1956-03-01 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
5. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 . Burling . Ingeborg . 1956 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 484.
6. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 . 1946 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 287.
7. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 . Svensson . Stina . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953 . 1953 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 857.
8. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 . Burling . Ingeborg . 1962 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 1223.
9. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . 1984 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . . 316.
10. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 . Lagerström . Sten . 1966 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 353.
11. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 . 1980 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-805012-3 . . 353.
12. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . 1984 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . . 574.
13. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . 1984 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . . 1192.
14. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1987 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1987 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-09751-6 . . 356.
15. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1991 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1991 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 9138125277 . . 352.
16. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 756.
17. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 . Jönsson . Lena . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 . 2000 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 9172850426 . . 611.
18. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2002 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2002 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138319519 . . 182.
19. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2005 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2005 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138321971 . . 178.
20. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2009 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2009 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32464-6 . . 185.
21. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 183.
22. Nya ambassadörer utsedda . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603152749/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/17286/a/214520 . . New ambassadors appointed . 12 April 2013 . 3 June 2013 . 9 September 2024 . sv.
23. News: Juholt lämnar ambassadörsjobbet . . Juholt leaves the ambassador job . TT . 2020-06-05 . 9 September 2024 . sv.
24. Web site: Diplomatic and Consular List . . January 2024 . 11 October 2024 . 151.
25. Ny ambassadör i Island . . New ambassador in Iceland . 13 June 2024 . 9 September 2024 . sv.