The Ambassador of Sweden to Slovenia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Slovenia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Slovenia and the government of Slovenia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Ljubljana, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, is also accredited to Ljubljana.
History On 15 January 1992, Sweden recognized Slovenia as an independent state. The Swedish government decided on 23 January 1992 to enter into an agreement with Slovenia to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement came into effect on 29 January 1992. It was signed in Ljubljana by Ambassador and Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Zoran Thaler. The same year, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna, Austria, was also accredited to Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana.
Ahead of Slovenia's upcoming EU membership, and in accordance with established practice to maintain embassies in other EU member states, Sweden opened an embassy in Ljubljana at the beginning of the year 2000. The embassy closed 10 years later, in 2010.
After that, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna was once again also accredited to Ljubljana. Since 2020, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, has been the one accredited to Ljubljana.
List of representatives NamePeriodResident / Non-residentTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefAnita Gradin1992–1994 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in ViennaPolitical appointee (non-career diplomat)Björn Skala1995–1999 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in ViennaJohn-Christer Åhlander2000–2003 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to San Marino (2001–2003)John Hagard2003–2008 ResidentAmbassadorInger Ultvedt2008–2010 ResidentAmbassadorNils Daag2011–2015 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in ViennaHelen Eduards2016–2018 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in ViennaMikaela Kumlin Granit2018–2020 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in ViennaDag Hartelius2020–2023 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in BudapestDiana Madunic22 November 2023 – present Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Budapest22 November 2023
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