The Ambassador of Sweden to Iceland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Iceland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iceland and government of Iceland.

History Sweden and Iceland established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1940. The same month, Sweden's Consul General in Reykjavík, Otto Johansson, was appointed to serve as chargé d'affaires there for the time being. He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Iceland in 1946.

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Icelandic governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. On February 17, Sweden's then envoy there, Sten von Euler-Chelpin, was appointed ambassador. He presented his credentials as ambassador to Iceland's president, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, on 28 February.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)Otto Johansson1940–1944Chargé d'affairesAlso consul generalRepublic of Iceland (1944–present)Otto Johansson1944–1946Chargé d'affairesAlso consul generalOtto Johansson1946–1947EnvoyHarald Pousette1947–1951EnvoyLeif Öhrvall1951–1953Chargé d'affairesLeif Öhrvall1953–1955EnvoySten von Euler-Chelpin1955 – 16 February 1955EnvoySten von Euler-Chelpin17 February 1956 – 1961Ambassador28 February 1956August von Hartmansdorff1962–1965AmbassadorGunnar Granberg1965–1972AmbassadorOlof Kaijser1972–1978AmbassadorEthel Wiklund1978–1983AmbassadorGunnar-Axel Dahlström1983–1987AmbassadorPer Olof Forshell1987–1991AmbassadorDied in officeGöte Magnusson1992–1994AmbassadorPär Kettis1994–1998AmbassadorHerman af Trolle1999–2002AmbassadorBertil Jobeus2002–2005AmbassadorMadeleine Ströje-Wilkens2005–2009AmbassadorAnders Ljunggren2009–2013AmbassadorBosse Hedberg2013–2017AmbassadorHåkan Juholt2017–2020AmbassadorPär Ahlberger20 September 2020 – 2024AmbassadorLouise Calais2024–2026AmbassadorJan LundinAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador

See also Iceland–Sweden relations

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