List of diplomatic missions of Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden has a moderately sized diplomatic network of 78 embassies and 7 consulates general, supplemented by honorary consulates, cultural centres and trade missions. In countries without Swedish representation, Swedish citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the other Nordic countries, in accordance with the Helsinki Treaty.[1][2]
Of note Sweden was the first Western country to have an embassy in
History
In January 2010, the
In December 2010, it was announced by the Swedish Foreign Ministry that an additional five embassies would close down; the embassies affected were the ones in Brussels, Belgium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hanoi, Vietnam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Luanda, Angola.[7]
In August 2011, an agreement between the
On August 30, 2012, Sweden closed its embassy in Minsk, with the Estonian Embassy charged with representing Swedish interests in Belarus.[9]
On November 2, 2016, the Swedish Embassy was re-opened in Lima, Peru.[10] Six days later, on November 8, the Swedish Embassy in Manila, Philippines, was re-opened, eight years after it was closed down.
In November 2021 the Swedish government announced that it would re-open embassies in Dublin and Brussels, and open a consulate-general in San Francisco.[11] In November 2022, the embassy in Luanda closed and in the same year the embassy in Lima, which had reopened in 2016, also closed.[12][13]
Present missions
Africa
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Algiers | Embassy | [14] | |
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Ouagadougou | Embassy | [15] | |
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Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries: |
[16] |
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Cairo | Embassy | [17] | |
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Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[18] |
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Nairobi | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[19] |
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Monrovia | Embassy | Countries: |
[20] |
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Bamako | Embassy | [21] | |
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Maputo | Embassy | Countries: |
[22] |
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Rabat | Embassy | [23] | |
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Abuja | Embassy | International Organizations:
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[24] |
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Kigali | Embassy | [25] | |
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Pretoria | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[26] |
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Juba | Embassy office[b] | [27] | |
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Khartoum | Embassy | Countries: |
[27] |
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Dar Es Salaam
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Embassy | [28] | |
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Tunis | Embassy | Countries: |
[29] |
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Kampala | Embassy | Countries: |
[30] |
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Lusaka | Embassy | [31] | |
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Harare | Embassy | [32] |
Americas
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Brasília | Embassy | [33] | |
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Buenos Aires | Embassy | [34] | |
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La Paz | Embassy | [35] | |
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Ottawa | Embassy | [36] | |
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Santiago de Chile
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Embassy | Countries: |
[37] |
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Bogotá | Embassy | [38] | |
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Havana | Embassy | [39] | |
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Guatemala City | Embassy | Countries: |
[40] |
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Mexico City | Embassy | [41] | |
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Washington, D.C. | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[42][43] |
New York City | Consulate-General | [44] |
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Canberra | Embassy | Countries: |
[114] |
Multilateral organizations
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Strasbourg | France | Permanent Representation | [115] | |
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Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Representation | [116] | |
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Brussels | Belgium | Delegation | [117] | |
OECD | Paris | France | Delegation | International Organizations: |
[118] |
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New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [119] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: |
[120] | |
OSCE | Vienna | Austria | Delegation | [121] |
Closed missions
Africa
Botswana
Guinea-Bissau
- Bissau (Embassy) – closed in 2000
Ivory Coast
- Abidjan (Embassy) – closed in 2007
Lesotho
- Maseru (Embassy) – closed in 1993
Libya
- Tripoli (Embassy) – closed in 1995
Namibia
- Windhoek (Embassy) – closed in 2008
Senegal
- Dakar (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Americas
Ecuador
- Quito (Embassy) – closed in 1992
Peru
Nicaragua
- Managua (Embassy) – closed in 2008
United States
- Los Angeles (Consulate-General) – closed in 2009[123]
Uruguay
- Montevideo (Embassy) – closed in 1993
Venezuela
- Caracas (Embassy) – closed in 2000
Asia
Cambodia
- Phnom Penh (Embassy) – closed in 2021
China
Iraq
Kuwait
- Kuwait City (Embassy) – closed in 2001
Laos
- Vientiane (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Oman
- Muscat (Embassy) – closed in 1993
Sri Lanka
Europe
Belgium
- Brussels (Embassy) – closed in 2011
Bulgaria
- Sofia (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg City (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Russia
- Kaliningrad (Consulate-General) – closed in 2009[123]
Slovakia
- Bratislava (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Slovenia
- Ljubljana (Embassy) – closed in 2010
Vatican City
- Holy See (Embassy) – closed in 2001
Oceania
New Zealand
- Wellington (Embassy) – closed in 1995
Gallery
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Building housing the embassy in Athens
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Embassy in Bern
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Permanent Mission to the European Union in Brussels
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Embassy in Budapest
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Embassy in The Hague
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Consulate-General in Istanbul
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Embassy in Kyiv
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Embassy in La Paz
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Embassy in Lisbon
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Embassy in Madrid
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Embassy in Oslo
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Embassy in Riga
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Embassy in Sarajevo
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Embassy in Skopje
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Embassy in Tallinn
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Embassy in Tbilisi
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Embassy in Tirana
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Embassy in Vienna
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Embassy in Vilnius
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Embassy in Warsaw
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Embassy in Yerevan
See also
- Foreign relations of Sweden
- Sweden and the United Nations
- List of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries
Notes
- ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
- ^ Subordinate to the Swedish embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.
- ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
- ^ Subordinate to the Swedish embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
- ^ Subordinate to the Swedish embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
- ^ Although officially titled as a consular mission in Jerusalem, it is physically located in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and is accredited to the territories that comprise the State of Palestine: the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
- ^ The Swedish Ambassador to the Holy See is based in Stockholm. However, Sweden maintains a chancery of the Holy See in Rome, outside Vatican territory.
- ^ Reopened in 2023.
References
- ^ "Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011.
- ^ "Treaty of Cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (the Helsinki Treaty)" (PDF). Article 34.
- ^ "About the Embassy". Embassy of Sweden, Pyongyang. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Om ambassaden" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Pyongyang. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Foreign Relations: North Korea". USA.gov. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Sweden to open embassy in Tirana Albania". Balkans.com. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Sverige stänger fem ambassader". Regeringskansliet. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "S backar – ambassader räddas". DN.se. Dagens Nyheter. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Ambassaden inte öppen för allmänheten | SwedenAbroad". www.swedenabroad.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Lima | SwedenAbroad". www.swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Government intends to open embassy in Dublin and consulate-general in San Francisco". 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad i Luanda stänger i november 2022" [Sweden's embassy in Luanda will close in November 2022] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Luanda. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Förändring av konsulär hantering i Lima" [Change of consular handling in Lima] (in Swedish). Sweden Abroad. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Alger, Algeriet" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Kinshasa, D.R. Kongo" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Cairo, Egypt". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Nairobi, Kenya". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Monrovia, Liberia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Bamako, Mali" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Maputo, Mozambique". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Rabat, Morocco". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Abuja, Nigeria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Kigali, Rwanda". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Pretoria, South Africa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Embassy of Sweden - Khartoum, Sudan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Tunis, Tunisien" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Kampala, Uganda". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Lusaka, Zambia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Harare, Zimbabwe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Brasília, Brasilien" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Buenos Aires, Argentina" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - La Paz, Bolivia" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden- Ottawa, Canada". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Santiago, Chile" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Bogotá, Colombia" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Havanna, Kuba" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Guatemala City, Guatemala" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Mexico City, Mexiko" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Washington, USA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Permanent Observers". Organization of American States. August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Consulate-General - New York, USA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Yerevan, Armenia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Baku, Azerbaijan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Dhaka , Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Embassy of Sweden - Bangkok, Thailand". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Beijing, China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Hong Kong". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Shanghai, China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tbilisi, Georgia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - New Delhi, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Mumbai, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Jakarta, Indonesia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tehran, Iran". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tel AvivIsrael". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Beirut, Lebanon". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tokyo, Japan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Amman, Jordan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Astana, Kazakhstan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Pyongyang, North Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Islamabad, Pakistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Jerusalem". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Manila, Philippines". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Doha, Qatar". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Singapore, Singapore". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Seoul, South Korea" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Damascus , Syria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Ankara, Türkiye". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Istanbul, Türkiye". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Hanoi, Vietnam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tirana, Albania" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Vienna, Austria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Minsk, Belarus" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Brussels, Belgium". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Zagreb, Croatia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Nicosia, Cyprus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Copenhagen, Denmark". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Tallinn, Estonia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Helsingfors, Finland" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges generalkonsulat-Mariehamn, Finland" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Paris, Frankrike" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Berlin, Germany". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Athens, Greece". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Holy See, Stockholm-based". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Budapest, Hungary". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Reykjavík, Iceland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Dublin, Ireland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Rome, Italy". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Pristina, Kosovo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Riga, Latvia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Vilnius, Lithuania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Chisinau, Moldova". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - The Hague, Netherlands". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Skopje, North Macedonia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Oslo, Norway". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Warszawa, Polen" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassad - Lissabon, Portugal" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Bucharest, Romania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Moscow, Russia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Consulate-General - Saint Petersburg, Russia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Belgrade, Serbia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Madrid, Spain". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Suècia reitera el suport per a l'acord amb la UE" (in Catalan). Diari d'Andorra. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Bern, Switzerland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Kyiv, Ukraine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - London, United Kingdom". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Sweden - Canberra, Australia" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Representation - Council of Europe, Strasbourg". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Representation - Brussels, European Union". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Delegation - Brussels, NATO". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "the Delegation of Sweden to the OECD and UNESCO , Paris". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Representation - New York, FN". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Representation - Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Delegation - Vienna, OSCE". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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