Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

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Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi
Swedish embassy India.jpg
Address4-5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Ambassador
Jurisdiction India
 Bhutan
   Nepal
 Maldives
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi is Sweden's diplomatic mission in India. The Embassy is headed by the Ambassador of Sweden to India. The Embassy is situated in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies in India are located. The Embassy is also responsible for the Swedish honorary consulates in India, located in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, and also the diplomatic relationship with Nepal and Maldives. The Ambassador of New Delhi is also accredited to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.[1]

History[]

The Swedish mission in India was opened in 1949 and was then located at the Cecil Hôtel in New Delhi.[2] From 1950, it was located at 11 Ratendone Road in New Delhi.[3] In 1956, the mission was still located at 11 Ratendone Road and the chancellery was located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[4] In 1957, the mission was located at 22 Hardinge Avenue and the chancellery was still located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[5] From 1 June 1959, the address was Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.[6]

The current embassy building was inaugurated in November 1959 in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[1] The embassy building was designed by Swedish architects Sune Lindström and .[1] The 40,000 square meters of greenspace surrounding the embassy was landscaped by Walter Bauer. Once the embassy building, including the Ambassador's residence reception rooms, staff housing and recreational areas were completed, it was formally handed over to the first Swedish Ambassador Alva Myrdal. The Swedish organization SIDA moved into a new extension in the embassy area in 1988-89. The National Property Board of Sweden replaced the windows and doors in the accommodation buildings in 2005-06. In 2009, the Swedish Trade Council got new, larger offices and separate entrance in the embassy area.[7]

Heads of Mission[]

Sune Lindström and Alva Myrdal at the embassy in the 1950s.
Name Period Title Accredition
Gunnar Jarring 1948–1951 Envoy Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950).
Per Wijkman 1951–1955 Envoy Also accredited to Colombo.
Alva Myrdal 1955–1956 Envoy Also accredited to Rangoon and Colombo.
Alva Myrdal 1956–1961 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon (from 1959), Colombo and Kathmandu (1960–1961).
Klas Böök 1961–1965 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu.
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).
Torsten Örn 1978–1979 Chargé d’affaires
Axel Edelstam 1983–1987 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Örjan Berner 1987–1989 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Pär Kettis 1989–1994 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[10]
Karl-Göran Engström 1994–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[11]
Johan Nordenfelt 2000–2004 Ambassador
Inga Eriksson Fogh 2004–2006 Ambassador
Lars-Olof Lindgren 2007–2012 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo.[12]
Harald Sandberg 2012–2017 Ambassador
Klas Molin 2017–present Ambassador

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "The Embassy". Sweden Abroad. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 277.
  3. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 282.
  4. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 317.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. p. 292.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 300.
  7. ^ "New Delhi, India. Embassy compound". National Property Board of Sweden. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
  9. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354. SELIBR 3682755.
  10. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 592. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  11. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 298. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  12. ^ "Rättelse: Ny Chargé d'Affaires i Colombo" (in Swedish). Utrikesdepartementet. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Mynewsdesk.
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