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

History A Swedish consulate was established in Riga in 1776, and its jurisdiction was expanded several times during the 19th century. It became a paid consulate in 1881, had its district extended in 1903, and was converted into a vice-consulate in 1906. In 1913, the Swedish Parliament approved the reestablishment of the consulate. The consulate was closed in 1924. Three years earlier, in 1921, Sweden opened a legation in Riga.

On 4 February 1921, it was announced that the King in Council had recognized the Republic of Latvia as an independent and sovereign state. Later that summer, a chargé d'affaires ad interim was appointed to head the consulate in Tallinn, which functioned as a legation during the interwar period. On 30 September 1921, Torsten Undén was appointed Sweden's first minister in Riga and Tallinn. After just one year, the legation was relocated to Riga, and the mission in Tallinn was downgraded to a consulate under the Riga embassy. The head of mission in Riga thus became accredited in Tallinn as well.

In September 1939, Sweden's envoy to Riga, Tallinn, and Kaunas, Birger Johansson, presented his letters of recall to the Estonian and Lithuanian presidents after that year's regular session of the Swedish Parliament approved the proposal for independent legations in Estonia and Lithuania. On 15 June 1940, the Soviet Union began its occupation of the Baltic states. On 24 August 1940, Sweden closed its diplomatic missions in Riga, Tallinn, and Kaunas, with a deadline of 25 August to complete the withdrawal.

In 1989, Sweden opened a branch office in Riga under the Consulate General in Leningrad, managed by a consul. On 27 August 1991, the Swedish government decided to reestablish diplomatic relations with Latvia. The agreement took effect the following day, 28 August.

The new Swedish embassy in Riga was inaugurated on 29 August 1991, in a ceremony officiated by Minister of Justice Laila Freivalds.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefEinar af Wirsén24 June 1921 – December 1921Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Tallinn.Torsten Undén1921–1928EnvoyAlso accredited to Tallinn and Kaunas (from 1922).Patrik Reuterswärd13 June 1928 – 1935EnvoyAlso accredited to Tallinn and Kaunas.Herbert Ribbing30 April – 2 June 1929Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Tallinn and Kovno.Herbert Ribbing15 November – 1 December 1929Chargé d'affaires ad interimAlso in Tallinn and Kovno.Birger Johansson1935 – September 1939EnvoyAlso accredited to Tallinn and Kaunas.12 July 1935No head of mission between 1940 and 1991Lars Fredén1991–1991Chargé d'affairesConsul 1989–1991.Vidar Hellners1991–1992AmbassadorAndreas Ådahl1992–1996AmbassadorHans Magnusson1996–2000AmbassadorTomas Bertelman2000–2003AmbassadorGöran Håkansson2003–2008AmbassadorMats Staffanson2008–2013AmbassadorHenrik Landerholm2013–2017AmbassadorAnnika Jagander1 September 2017 – 2020AmbassadorKarin HöglundSeptember 2020 – 2025Ambassador22 September 2020Daniel Olsson2025–presentAmbassador18 August 2025

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See also Latvia–Sweden relations

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