The Ambassador of Sweden to the Marshall Islands (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of the Marshall Islands) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the Marshall Islands and government of the Marshall Islands. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Majuro, Sweden's ambassador to the Marshall Islands is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
History On 5 September 1991, Sweden recognized the Marshall Islands as an independent state. The background was that the Marshall Islands sought admission as a member of the United Nations.
The Swedish government decided on 5 December 1991 to enter into an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands through an exchange of notes. The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. on 10 December 1991 by Ambassador Anders Thunborg on behalf of Sweden and Ambassador Wilfred I. Kendall on behalf of the Marshall Islands. The agreement entered into force on 14 February 1992.
In 1995, a Swedish ambassador was accredited for the first time in the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro. Between 1995 and 2024, Sweden's ambassador in Tokyo was concurrently accredited to Majuro.
As of 2025, the post of Swedish ambassador to the Marshall Islands is held by a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large, who is also ambassador to 10 other countries in Oceania.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefMagnus Vahlquist1995–1997AmbassadorResident in TokyoKrister Kumlin1997–2002AmbassadorResident in TokyoMikael Lindström2002–2006AmbassadorResident in TokyoStefan Noreén2006–2011AmbassadorResident in TokyoLars Vargö2011–2014AmbassadorResident in Tokyo? 2014–2024AmbassadorMarina Berg2025–presentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm
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