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

History Sweden and Hungary established diplomatic relations on 12 November 1920. On 16 February 1921, Envoy Oskar Ewerlöf presented his credentials to Miklós Horthy, the Regent of Hungary. The Swedish envoy in Vienna was accredited in Budapest from 1920 to 1924, the Swedish envoy in Bern from 1924 to 1928, and again the Swedish envoy in Vienna from 1928 to 1938.

On 29 April 1938, changes in the Swedish foreign representation were announced. Envoy Torsten Undén, who had previously served as the Swedish envoy in Vienna with accreditation also in Budapest, would now move his residence and the chancery to Budapest. After the end of World War II, a Swedish chargé d'affaires was stationed in Budapest until 1949, when the Swedish envoy in Bucharest was accredited to Budapest.

In January 1951, it was reported that the position of head of mission in Bucharest would be discontinued, which was also accredited to Budapest. The responsibility for Sweden's representation in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, would thereafter be divided between Belgrade, Moscow, and Prague, with Sweden being represented in those countries by lower-ranking personnel for the time being. The Swedish envoy in Prague was subsequently accredited to Budapest.

In January 1964, it was proposed that the mission in Budapest should be granted independent status. The same month, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced that an agreement had been reached to elevate both the Swedish legation in Budapest and the Hungarian legation in Stockholm to embassies. The decision to grant the mission in Budapest independent status and have it led by an ambassador was made by parliament in March 1964.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of Hungary (–1946)Oskar Ewerlöf1920–1923EnvoyResident in Vienna16 February 1921Ivan Danielsson1923–1924EnvoyResident in ViennaPatrik Reuterswärd28 June 1924 – 1928Chargé d'affairesResident in ViennaJonas Alströmer27 September 1924 – 1925EnvoyResident in BernEinar Hennings1925–1928EnvoyResident in BernTorsten Undén1928–1938EnvoyResident in ViennaTorsten Undén1938–1942EnvoyAccredited to Belgrade (until 1939)Ivan Danielsson1942–1945EnvoyRolf Arfwedson1945–1946Chargé d'affairesSecond Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)Rolf Arfwedson1946–1949Chargé d'affairesHungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)Sven Allard1949–1954EnvoyResident in Bucharest (1949–51) and in Prague (1951–54)Carl Olof Gisle1954–1959EnvoyResident in PraguePer Bertil Kollberg19 December 1956 – 13 January 1957Chargé d'affaires ad interimKarl Fredrik Almqvist1959–1962EnvoyResident in PragueCarl Kjellberg1962–1964Chargé d'affaires ad interimHarry Bagge1963–1964EnvoyResident in PragueTorsten Brandel1964–1969AmbassadorSigge Lilliehöök1969–1973AmbassadorGustaf Bonde1973 – 21 September 1977AmbassadorDied in officeTorsten Hylander1978–1981AmbassadorVidar Hellners1981–1985AmbassadorRagnar Dromberg1985–1989AmbassadorThird Hungarian Republic (1989–present)Sten Strömholm1989–1993AmbassadorJan Lundvik1994–1998AmbassadorAlso accredited to Chișinău (from 1992)Staffan Carlsson1998–2003AmbassadorBengt Lundborg2003–2006AmbassadorCecilia Björner2006–2011AmbassadorKarin Olofsdotter2011–2014AmbassadorNiclas Trouvé2014–2019AmbassadorDag Hartelius2019–2023AmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana (from 2020)Diana MadunicAugust 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana (from 22 November 2023)

See also Hungary–Sweden relations

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