The Ambassador of Sweden to Zimbabwe (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Zimbabwe) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Zimbabwe and government of Zimbabwe. The Swedish ambassador in Harare is also accredited to Malawi and Mauritius.

History Between 1936 and 1965, Sweden had an honorary consul and clerk in Salisbury. The consulate, which was under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General in Nairobi, was established to serve Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was closed following Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence in 1964.

Sweden recognized Zimbabwe as a sovereign and independent state on 18 April 1980, in connection with its declaration of independence. On that occasion, Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin sent a congratulatory telegram to Zimbabwe's new Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, conveying the Swedish government's best wishes. He also expressed hopes for strong and lasting relations between Sweden and Zimbabwe.

A month earlier, it had been reported that Sweden planned to request accreditation for a chargé d'affaires in time for Zimbabwe's independence day celebrations, with the intention of opening an embassy in the country shortly thereafter. That same month, took over operations at the liaison office in Salisbury. Sweden established diplomatic relations with the new state immediately upon its independence, having already nominated Heinebäck as ambassador.

Since the early 2000s, Sweden's ambassador to Zimbabwe has also been accredited to Malawi and Mauritius.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefBo Heinebäck1980–1984AmbassadorLars Norberg1984–1988AmbassadorPeter Osvald1988–1990AmbassadorNils Daag1990–1993AmbassadorPer Taxell1993–1996AmbassadorLennarth Hjelmåker1996–2001AmbassadorKristina Svensson2001–2005AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius (from 2002).Sten Rylander2006–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.Anders Lidén2010–2012AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.Lars Ronnås2012–2016AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.Sofia CalltorpSeptember 2016 – 2019AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.Åsa Pehrson1 September 2019 – 2023AmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.Per LindgärdeAugust 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited in Malawi and Mauritius.

See also Embassy of Sweden, Harare

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