Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

Coordinates: 28°35′40″N 77°11′06″E / 28.594344348569486°N 77.18494168178985°E / 28.594344348569486; 77.18494168178985
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Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi
Map
Address4-5 Nyaya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Coordinates28°35′40″N 77°11′06″E / 28.594344348569486°N 77.18494168178985°E / 28.594344348569486; 77.18494168178985
Opened1949
AmbassadorJan Thesleff
Jurisdiction India
 Bhutan
 Nepal
 Maldives
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi is Sweden's diplomatic mission in India. The embassy is headed by the ambassador of Sweden to India. The embassy is situated in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies in India are located. The Swedish embassy is responsible for the honorary consulates in India, located in Kolkata and Chennai, and the Swedish consulate general in Mumbai. The ambassador of New Delhi is also accredited to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.[1]

History

A Swedish legation in New Delhi was established in early 1949. The tasks that previously rested with the former Consulate General in Bombay were taken over by the legation.[2] The legation was then located at the Cecil Hôtel in New Delhi.[3] From 1950, it was located at 11 Ratendone Road (later renamed Amrita Shergil Marg) in New Delhi.[4] In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, the then envoy Mrs. Alva Myrdal was appointed Sweden's ambassador in New Delhi.[5]

In 1956, the mission was still located at 11 Ratendone Road and the chancery was located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[6] In 1957, the mission was located at 22 Hardinge Avenue and the chancery was still located at 27 Prithviraj Road.[7] From 1 June 1959, the address was Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.[8]

The current embassy building was inaugurated in November 1959 in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[1] The embassy building was designed by Swedish architects Sune Lindström and Jöran Curman [sv].[1] The 40,000 square meters of greenspace surrounding the embassy was landscaped by Walter Bauer. Once the embassy building, including the ambassador's residence reception rooms, staff housing and recreational areas were completed, it was formally handed over to the first Swedish ambassador Alva Myrdal. The Swedish organization SIDA moved into a new extension in the embassy area in 1988–89. The National Property Board of Sweden replaced the windows and doors in the accommodation buildings in 2005-06. In 2009, the Swedish Trade Council got new, larger offices and separate entrance in the embassy area.[9]

Heads of Mission

Name Period Title Accreditation
Gunnar Jarring 1948–1951 Envoy Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950).
Per Wijkman 1951–1955 Envoy Also accredited to Colombo.
Alva Myrdal 3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956 Envoy Also accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956).[10]
Alva Myrdal 27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon and Colombo.[10]
Klas Böök 1961–1965 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu.
Gunnar Heckscher 1965–1970 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.[11]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1970–1975 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu.[12]
Lennart Finnmark 1975–1983 Ambassador Also accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983).
Torsten Örn 1978–1979 Chargé d'affaires
Axel Edelstam 1983–1987 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Örjan Berner 1987–1989 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Pär Kettis 1989–1994 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[13]
Karl-Göran Engström 1994–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.[14]
Johan Nordenfelt 2000–2004 Ambassador
Inga Eriksson Fogh 2004–2006 Ambassador
Lars-Olof Lindgren 2007–2012 Ambassador Also accredited to Colombo.[15]
Harald Sandberg 2012–2017 Ambassador
Klas Molin 2017–2022 Ambassador
Jan Thesleff 2022–present Ambassador

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About us". Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Beskickningen i New Delhi" [The mission in New Delhi]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 277.
  4. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 282.
  5. ^ "Tre nya ambassadörer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 August 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 317.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. p. 292.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 300.
  9. ^ "New Delhi, India. Embassy compound". National Property Board of Sweden. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "Alva Myrdal". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. p. 161. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
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  15. Utrikesdepartementet. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Mynewsdesk
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