Embassy of Sweden, Rome

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Embassy of Sweden in Rome
Roma - Ambasciata di Svezia in Italia.jpg
LocationRome
AddressAmbasciata di Svezia
Piazza Rio de Janeiro 3
00161 ROMA RM
Italy
AmbassadorJan Björklund (since 2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in Rome is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Italy. The current building was built between 1965-1966 and completed in 1967.[1]

History[]

The Swedish Legation in Rome has very old roots. Already in the 1400s, Sweden dispatched a delegate to protect Swedish interests at the Roman Curia, the highest administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church. Today, the Embassy of Sweden covers Italy and the cross-accredited country of San Marino.[1] The embassy is also responsible for Sweden's relations with the UN bodies based in Rome – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).[2]

Buildings[]

Chancery[]

In the 1910s and the early 1920s, the chancery building was located at Palazzo Capranica via Teatro Valle 16 in Rome.[3][4] In early 1920s, it moved to Via di Villa Patrizi 3.[5] By the 1930s, it had moved to Viale del Policlinico 131.[6] By the 1940s, the address was once again Via di Villa Patrizi 3.[7] In the mid-1940s, the chancery moved to Viale Michele Bianchi 12 GA and Via di Villa Patrizi 3 became the ambassadoral residence.[8] In the late 1940s, the chancery moved back to Viale Policlinico, but now to number 129 A.[9]

The building that now houses the Embassy of Sweden is located at Piazza Rio de Janeiro 3 and was designed in the years 1965–66 and completed in 1967.[2] In April 1977, Sweden purchased the property from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) through the National Property Board of Sweden's predecessor the National Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen). PIME, an organisation that dates back over 150 years, also owned the villa that previously stood on the same plot. Not far from Villa Borghese lies the Piazza Rio de Janeiro in north-east Rome. With its modernist facade, the property stands apart from the surrounding buildings in the area, which are older and more classical in nature.[2]

Residence[]

Via di Villa Patrizi 3, which was used as chancery on and off since the 1920s, became the ambassadoral residence in the mid-1940s.[8] In the late 1940s, the residence moved to another house on the same street, Via di Villa Patrizi 5.[9]

The property is 1,500 square meters and is set in a well-kept green, sparkling garden surrounded by tall walls and stately gates.[10] The Swedish state bought the property on 18 April 1922. In connection with the purchase, architect Ragnar Hjort was commissioned to draw up documents for redevelopment, and his proposal was then not implemented. The building has been renovated and rebuilt several times. Among other things, a garage, a new entrance and a greenhouse have been added. In 2008–2009, the National Property Board of Sweden carried out a project that attempted to return to a more authentic plaster facade. The new plaster facade now blends into the surrounding buildings.[10]

Heads of Mission[]

Swedens minister at the "Courts of Italy" (1793–1836), , painted in Swedish diplomatic uniform with the Royal Order of Vasa around his neck. In the background is a bust of king Gustav IV Adolf, and through the window one can see Florence Cathedral. Painting by Louis Gauffier in Florence. (1799)
Name Period Title Accreditation City
1766–1788 Chargé d’affaires Genoa
1788–1793 Minister Plenipotentiary Genoa
Francesco Piranesi 1790–1794 Resident Rome
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt 1792–1794 Minister Plenipotentiary Genoa
1793–1814 Chargé d’affaires
Francesco Piranesi 1794–1798 Minister
1814–1836 Minister Resident
1841–1852 Chargé d’affaires
1852–1858 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper 1859–1861 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1861–1863 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1863–1865 Minister Resident
Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper 1865–1872 Envoy
1873–1877 Envoy
1877–1889 Envoy
Carl Bildt 1889–1902 Envoy
1903–1905 Envoy
Carl Bildt 1905–1920 Envoy
1920–1927 Envoy
1928–1937 Envoy
Einar af Wirsén 1937–1940 Envoy
1940–1942 Envoy
1942–1946 Envoy
Christian Günther 1946–1950 Envoy
1950–1956 Envoy
1956–1956 Ambassador
1956–1965 Ambassador
Brynolf Eng 1966–1973 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[11]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1973–1979 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[11]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1979–1983 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[11]
Eric Virgin 1983–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[11]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1986–1989 Ambassador
Ola Ullsten 1989–1995 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana (from 1992).
1996–1998 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
1998–2002 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
2002–2006 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
2006–2010 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
2010–2015 Ambassador Also accredited to the City of San Marino.[12]
2015–2020 Ambassador Also accredited to the City of San Marino.[13]
Jan Björklund 2020–present Ambassador

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rom, Italien. Amabassadkansli" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Rome, Italy, Embassy of Sweden". National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ Sveriges statskalender för år 1915 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1915. p. 169.
  4. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1921 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1921. p. 173.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1925 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1925. p. 185.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 191.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1940 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1940. p. 226.
  8. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 266.
  9. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 283.
  10. ^ a b "Rom, Italien. Ambassadörsresidenset" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d Cachia, Francis (14 November 2009). "Diplomatic Relations between Malta and Sweden". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Regeringen utser nya ambassadörer" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  13. ^ "CV - AMBASSADOR ROBERT RYDBERG" (PDF). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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