The Ambassador of Sweden to Papua New Guinea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor-general of Papua New Guinea and government of Papua New Guinea. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Port Moresby, Sweden's ambassador to Papua New Guinea is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
History Papua New Guinea, which was under Australian administration as the Territory of Papua and New Guinea and gained self-government in December 1973, achieved independence on 16 September 1975. On the same day, Sweden recognized the new state, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Sweden and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations on 10 November 1976. From 1977, Sweden's ambassador in Canberra, Australia, was accredited to the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby.
The Swedish ambassador to Papua New Guinea has over the years been based alternately in Canberra and Stockholm. Since 2019, Sweden's ambassador in Jakarta, Indonesia, has also been concurrently accredited to Papua New Guinea.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefPer Lind1977–1979AmbassadorResident in CanberraLars Hedström1979–1985AmbassadorResident in CanberraHans Björk1986–1990AmbassadorResident in CanberraBo Heinebäck1991–1994AmbassadorResident in Canberra–1995–1996AmbassadorVacantKaj Falkman1996–1998AmbassadorResident in Stockholm–1999–1999AmbassadorVacantGöran Hasselmark2000–2002AmbassadorResident in StockholmGreger Widgren2003–2008AmbassadorResident in StockholmEha Arg2008–2008Chargé d'affaires ad interimResident in StockholmSven-Olof Petersson2008–2014AmbassadorResident in CanberraPär Ahlberger2014–2019AmbassadorResident in CanberraMarina Berg2019–2023AmbassadorResident in JakartaDaniel BlockertMay 2025 – presentAmbassadorResident in JakartaMay 2025
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