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

History Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia were established in 1847.

In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to Colombia, and the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies. This did not materialize on Colombia's behalf.

On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela. Based in Bogotá, Winqvist also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Caracas and Bogotá during periods when the minister was absent.

In 1949, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires in Bogotá, legation counsellor Ragnvald Bagge, was promoted to envoy and was also accredited in Panama City. He thereby became Sweden's first resident envoy in Bogotá.

In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Colombian 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.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefEinar Modig1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933Acting envoyResident in LimaAlbert Winqvist1931–1936Chargé d'affaires ad interimEinar Modig28 April 1933 – 1934EnvoyResident in LimaVilhelm Assarsson1935–1937EnvoyResident in LimaGunnar Reuterskiöld1936–1937Chargé d'affaires ad interimGunnar Reuterskiöld1937–1943EnvoyResident in LimaRolf Arfwedson1938–1938Envoy en mission spécialeDuring the change of president in Colombia in 1938Rolf Arfwedson1938–1939Chargé d'affaires ad interimChargé d'affaires ad interim in Bogotá and CaracasRolf Arfwedson1939–1939Chargé d'affairesRolf Arfwedson1943–1944Chargé d'affairesKarl Yngve Vendel1944–1948Chargé d'affairesRagnvald Bagge1948–1949Chargé d'affairesRagnvald Bagge1949–1950EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama CityBrynolf Eng1950–1955EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoBengt Friedman1952–1952Chargé d'affaires ad interimLeif Öhrvall1955 – September 1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoLeif ÖhrvallSeptember 1956 – 1958AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoKnut Bernström1957–1957Chargé d'affaires ad interimTorsten Brandel1958–1961AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoCurt Leijon1961–1964AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoHugo Ärnfast1964 – 11 July 1965AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoDied in officeIngvar Grauers1965–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and QuitoHans-Efraim Sköld1976–1979AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito (until 1978)Ragnar Petri1979–1982AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City (from 1980)Karl Wärnberg1983–1988AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama CityFredrik Bergenstråhle1989–1991AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama CitySven Juhlin1991–1996AmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito (from 1992)Björn Sternby1996–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to QuitoOlof Skoog2001–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas (from 2002), Panama City, and Quito–2004–2004AmbassadorVacantLena Nordström2005–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, Panama City, and QuitoMarie Andersson de Frutos2011–2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, La Paz, and QuitoTommy Strömberg1 September 2017 – 2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, La Paz, and Quito10 October 2017Colombia: ; credentials: Bolivia: Ecuador: Venezuela: Helena Storm1 September 2020 – 2025AmbassadorAlso accredited to QuitoMaria Cramér2025–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito22 October 2025

See also Colombia–Sweden relations

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