Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki
Introduction The '''Embassy of Sweden''' in Helsinki () is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since 2020, is Nicola Clase.
History In September 1954, the Swedish government decided to elevate the legation in Helsinki to an embassy, and at the same time the current envoy, Gösta Engzell, was appointed ambassador in Helsinki.
The building The embassy building was built in 1839 to be businessman J. H. Heidenstrauchs home. It became an embassy in the 1920s. It was originally designed by architect A. F. Granstedt, but after becoming an embassy, it was heavily changed. The architect of this was Swedish Torben Grut, who designed it to look like the Stockholm Palace.
Heads of Mission NamePeriodTitleRefWalter Ernst Gustaf Ahlström1918–1918Chargé d'affairesClaës Gustaf Westman1918–1918Minister Plenipotentiary (Vasa)Gustaf Henning Elmquist16 December 1921 – 26 September 1925EnvoyCarl Hamilton1925–1931EnvoyCarl von Heidenstam27 August 1931 – 11 March 1939EnvoyStig Sahlin1939–1941EnvoyKarl Ivan Westman1941–1942EnvoyHans Gustaf Beck-Friis1942–1947EnvoyClas Otto Johansson1947–1951EnvoyGösta Engzell1951–1954EnvoyGösta Engzell1954–1963AmbassadorIngemar Hägglöf1964–1971AmbassadorGöran Ryding1971–1975AmbassadorSten Sundfeldt1975–1980AmbassadorKaj Sundberg1980–1984AmbassadorKnut Thyberg1984–1992AmbassadorMats Bergquist1992–1997AmbassadorKerstin Asp Johnsson1997–2001AmbassadorUlf Hjertonsson2001–2006AmbassadorEva Walder Brundin2006–2009AmbassadorJohan Molander2009–2011AmbassadorÖrjan Berner2012–2012Chief (acting)Anders Lidén2012–2016AmbassadorAnders Ahnlid2016–2020AmbassadorNicola Clase2020–presentAmbassador
See also * List of ambassadors of Sweden to Finland* Finland-Sweden relations* Foreign relations of Sweden* 1906 Helsinki bank robbery
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