List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Korea

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Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea
 [sv]
German, British, and Swedish embassy in Munsu-dong District in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Incumbent

since 2019
Inaugural holder [sv]
Formation1973

The Swedish Ambassador in Pyongyang is the official representative of the Government in Stockholm to the Government of North Korea the (People's Republic of Korea). Sweden is the protecting power of United States interests in North Korea. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western state with unbroken diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy has consular representation for Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries.

List of representatives[]

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Sweden Government of North Korea Term end


1973  [sv] with residence in Beijing. Olof Palme Kim Il-sung 1974
1975 Kaj Björk with residence in Beijing. Olof Palme Kim Il-sung 1980
1975  [sv] Chargé d'affaires Olof Palme Kim Il-sung 1977
1977  [sv] Chargé d'affaires Thorbjörn Fälldin Kim Il-sung 1979
1980  [sv] Thorbjörn Fälldin Kim Il-sung 1982
1982 Chargé d'affaires Olof Palme Kim Il-sung 1983
1984  [sv] Olof Palme Kim Il-sung 1988
1988 May 22, 1985:  [sv] Ingvar Carlsson Kim Il-sung 1992
1992  [sv] with residence in Beijing. Carl Bildt Kim Il-sung 1997
1995 Chargé d'affaires Ingvar Carlsson Kim Jong-il 1997
1997  [sv] Göran Persson Kim Jong-il 2001
2001 Chargé d'affaires Göran Persson Kim Jong-il 2002
2002 Göran Persson Kim Jong-il 2005
2005 Mats Foyer Göran Persson Kim Jong-il 2010
2010 Fredrik Reinfeldt Kim Jong-il 2012
2012 Karl-Olof Andersson Fredrik Reinfeldt Kim Jong-un 2014
2014  [sv] Stefan Löfven Kim Jong-un 2017
2017 [1] Stefan Löfven Kim Jong-un 2019
2019 Stefan Löfven Kim Jong-un 2021
2021 Stefan Löfven Kim Jong-un Incumbent

Coordinates: 39°01′23″N 125°47′32″E / 39.023085°N 125.792273°E / 39.023085; 125.792273


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