The Ambassador of Sweden to Seychelles (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Seychelles) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Seychelles and government of Seychelles. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, Sweden's ambassador to Seychelles is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
History Seychelles declared independence on 29 June 1976. In connection with this, Sweden recognized the new republic. In a telegram to the President of Seychelles, James Mancham, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sven Andersson, also conveyed the Swedish government's wishes for prosperity. At the independence celebrations in Seychelles' capital, Victoria, the Swedish government was represented by the chief of protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sven Fredrik Hedin.
Three years later, on 14 August 1979, Sweden and Seychelles established diplomatic relations. In the same year, Sweden accredited its first ambassador to Seychelles, resident in Nairobi, Kenya. In 1981, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large was appointed for the countries in and around the Indian Ocean region, including Seychelles. Since 1998, the ambassador has been accredited to Victoria, again resident in Nairobi.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefCecilia Nettelbrandt1979–1981AmbassadorResident in NairobiArne Fältheim1982–1983AmbassadorResident in StockholmFinn Bergstrand1983–1986AmbassadorResident in StockholmLars Arnö1986–1988AmbassadorResident in StockholmLars Schönander1988–1991AmbassadorResident in StockholmKrister Göranson1992–1998AmbassadorResident in StockholmInga Björk-Klevby1998–2002AmbassadorResident in NairobiBo Göransson2003–2006AmbassadorResident in NairobiAnna Brandt2006–2009AmbassadorResident in NairobiAnn Dismorr2009–2012AmbassadorResident in NairobiJohan Borgstam2012–2017AmbassadorResident in NairobiAnna Jardfelt2017–2020AmbassadorResident in Nairobi21 March 2018Caroline Vicini2020–2025AmbassadorResident in Nairobi11 May 2021
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