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

History Sweden recognized the United States of Indonesia in 1949. Through the Swedish consul in Surabaya, Director Axel Wieslander, a message was conveyed to the foreign minister of the United States of Indonesia on the occasion of the transfer of sovereignty and the proclamation of the new state on 28 December 1949. In this message, Sweden recognized the Republic of the United States of Indonesia as a free and independent state with effect from that same day. The Indonesian foreign minister was further informed that the Swedish government intended to send a diplomatic representative to the republic in the near future. Pending this appointment, the vice consul at the Consulate General in Jakarta, T. A. E. Andrée, was entrusted with the temporary responsibility of heading the consulate general.

In April 1950, Carl Douglas was appointed as chargé d'affaires ad interim to head the newly established Swedish legation in Indonesia.

In November 1952, Malte Pripp was appointed as Sweden's first resident minister in Jakarta. In January 1953, the Swedish minister in Jakarta was also accredited to Manila, Philippines. Pripp took office on 12 February 1953, and in the same month, he presented his credentials to President Sukarno of Indonesia.

In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.

In November 1958, the Swedish ambassador in Jakarta was appointed as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya.

The accreditation for Kuala Lumpur was taken over by the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok in 1964. The accreditation for Manila was taken over by the Swedish ambassador in Manila after Sweden opened an embassy in the Philippines in 1980.

The Swedish ambassador in Jakarta has also served as the ambassador to Dili since 2002, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Timor-Leste on 20 May of the same year.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefCarl Douglas1950–1953Chargé d'affaires ad interimMalte Pripp12 February 1953 – 1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Manila.Jens Malling1956 – May 1958EnvoyAlso accredited to Manila.Jens MallingMay 1958 – 1959AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur and Manila.Tord Göransson1959–1962AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur and Manila.Louis De Geer1962–1966AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur (until 1964) and Manila.Harald Edelstam1966–1968AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila.Karl Henrik Andersson1969–1973AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila.Cai Melin1973–1977AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila (from 1974).Knut Granstedt1977–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila (until 1980).Arne Lellki1981–1986AmbassadorKarl-Göran Engström1985–1990AmbassadorLars-Erik Wingren1990–1994AmbassadorMikael Lindström1994–1998AmbassadorHarald Sandberg1998–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili (from 2002).Lennart Linnér2003–2007AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili.Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård2007–2009AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili.Ewa PolanoSeptember 2009 – 20 June 2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili.Johanna Brismar Skoog2014–2018AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili.13 October 2014Marina Berg1 September 2018 – 2023AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili and Port Moresby.8 November 2018Indonesia: ; Credentials: Timor-Leste: Papua New Guinea: Daniel BlockertAugust 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Dili and Port Moresby.Indonesia: Timor-Leste: Papua New Guinea:

See also Indonesia–Sweden relations

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