The Ambassador of Sweden to Ecuador (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Ecuador) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Ecuador and government of Ecuador. The Swedish envoy initially resided in Lima, Peru, with dual accreditation to Quito, Ecuador. From 1950, the Swedish envoy in Bogotá, Colombia, was also accredited to Quito. An embassy office was opened in Quito in 1963, headed by a lower-ranking diplomat. The office was elevated to an embassy in 1978, and that same year Sweden's first resident ambassador was appointed. The embassy was closed in 1992. Since then, Sweden's ambassador in Bogotá has also been accredited to Quito.
History On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Ecuador, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. From 1950, the Swedish envoy in Bogotá, Colombia, was also accredited in Quito.
A 1963 Swedish government proposal followed a review of Sweden's foreign service organization. The review recommended strengthening Sweden's diplomatic presence abroad. Regarding Ecuador, the investigation proposed appointing a paid official in Quito to serve as chargé d'affaires ad interim, under the supervision of the Swedish envoy in Bogotá, Colombia. The Swedish Export Association supported the establishment of a new representation in Quito, emphasizing that it would be beneficial from a goodwill perspective for the mission there to soon gain independent status. The government therefore proposed the creation of a permanent legation office in Quito, subordinate to the embassy in Bogotá. That same year, was appointed first embassy secretary and chargé d'affaires ad interim, and head of the embassy office in Quito.
In January 1978, the embassy office was elevated to an embassy, and the then chargé d'affaires ad interim, Embassy Counsellor Sven Jonsson, was appointed in May of the same year as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Quito.
On 10 September 1992, the Swedish government decided to close the embassy in Quito. The closures were part of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ cost-saving program. The embassy was replaced by an honorary consulate general. Diplomatic relations with Ecuador have since been handled through accreditation from the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia.
List of representatives NamePeriodResident / Non-residentTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefEinar Modig1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933 Non-residentActing envoyResident in LimaEinar Modig28 April 1933 – 1934 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaVilhelm Assarsson1935–1937 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaGunnar Reuterskiöld1936–1937 Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimGunnar Reuterskiöld1937–1945 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaMartin Kastengren1945–1951 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaBrynolf Eng1950–1955 Non-residentEnvoyResident in BogotáLeif Öhrvall1955 – September 1956 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Bogotá19 January 1956Leif ÖhrvallSeptember 1956 – 1958 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáTorsten Brandel1958–1961 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá27 November 1958Curt Leijon1961–1964 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáHugo Ärnfast1964 – 11 July 1965 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáDied in officeHans Björk1963–1967 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimIngvar Grauers1965–1976 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáErik Tennander1967–1970 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim–1971–1971 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimVacantRagnar Petri1972–1976 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimHans-Efraim Sköld1976–1978 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáSven Jonsson1976–1978 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimSven Jonsson1978–1980 ResidentAmbassadorGunnar Hultner1980–1984 ResidentAmbassadorChristian Bausch1984–1989 ResidentAmbassadorChrister Manhusen1989–1992 ResidentAmbassadorSven Juhlin1992–1996 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáBjörn Sternby1996–2000 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáOlof Skoog2001–2003 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá–2004–2004 Non-residentAmbassadorVacantLena Nordström2005–2011 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáMarie Andersson de Frutos2011–2017 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáTommy Strömberg1 September 2017 – 2020 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáMay 2018Helena Storm1 September 2020 – 2025 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BogotáMaria Cramér2025–present Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá26 January 2026
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