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

History A Swedish consulate was established in Reval (Tallinn) in 1814 and converted into a vice-consulate in 1850. In 1919, Sweden reopened a consulate in Reval. On 4 February 1921, it was announced that the King in Council had recognized the Republic of Estonia as an independent and sovereign state. Later that summer, a chargé d'affaires ad interim was appointed to head the consulate, which functioned as a legation during the interwar period. On 30 September 1921, Torsten Undén was appointed Sweden's first minister in Reval and Riga. After just one year, the legation was relocated to Riga, and the mission in Tallinn was downgraded to a consulate under the Riga embassy. The head of mission in Riga thus became accredited in Tallinn as well.

The consulate was closed in 1938. In September 1939, Sweden's envoy to Riga, Tallinn, and Kaunas, Birger Johansson, presented his letters of recall to the Estonian and Lithuanian presidents. At the same time, Legation Counselor Svante Hellstedt took office as chargé d'affaires en pied in Tallinn. On 15 June 1940, the Soviet Union began its occupation of the Baltic states. On 24 August 1940, Sweden closed its diplomatic missions in Tallinn, Riga, and Kaunas, with a deadline of 25 August to complete the withdrawal.

In 1989, Sweden opened a branch office in Tallinn under the Consulate General in Leningrad, managed by a consul. On 27 August 1991, the Swedish government decided to reestablish diplomatic relations with Estonia. The agreement took effect the following day, 28 August. The Swedish consul was then appointed ambassador, and an embassy was opened in the former consulate's premises.

The new Swedish embassy in Tallinn was inaugurated on 29 August 1991, in a ceremony officiated by Minister for Foreign Affairs Sten Andersson.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefEinar af Wirsén24 June 1921 – December 1921Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in RigaTorsten Undén1921–1928EnvoyResident in RigaPatrik Reuterswärd13 June 1928 – 1935EnvoyResident in RigaHerbert Ribbing30 April – 2 June 1929Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Riga and KovnoHerbert Ribbing15 November – 1 December 1929Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Riga and KovnoAnders Koskull1 July 1930 – 29 June 1938Chargé d'affaires ad interimDied in officeStart date: Title: Death: Birger Johansson1935 – September 1939EnvoyResident in Riga29 August 1935Svante Hellstedt1 September 1938 – September 1939Chargé d'affaires ad interimSvante HellstedtSeptember 1939 – 24 August 1940Chargé d'affaires en piedNo head of mission between 1940 and 1991Lars Grundberg1991–1995AmbassadorKatarina Brodin1995–1998AmbassadorElisabet Borsiin Bonnier1998–2003AmbassadorDag Hartelius2003–2008AmbassadorJan Palmstierna2008–2013AmbassadorAnders LjunggrenSeptember 2013 – 2018AmbassadorMikael Eriksson1 September 2018 – 2021AmbassadorIngrid TersmanOctober 2021 – 2024AmbassadorCharlotte Wrangberg2024–presentAmbassador

See also Estonia–Sweden relations

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