The Ambassador of Sweden to Madagascar (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Madagascar) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Madagascar and government of Madagascar. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Antananarivo, Sweden's ambassador to Madagascar is based in Maputo, Mozambique.
History On the occasion of the Malagasy Republic's declaration of independence on 26 June 1960, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Herman Kling stated in a congratulatory telegram to Madagascar's president and Head of Government, Philibert Tsiranana, that the Swedish government recognized Madagascar as a sovereign and independent state. He expressed the hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. At the same time, King Gustaf VI Adolf sent a congratulatory telegram.
In August 1961, Sweden's ambassador in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Åke Sjölin, was appointed ambassador also to Antananarivo, Madagascar. On 7 March 1962, Ambassador Sjölin presented his credentials to the President Philibert Tsiranana.
From 1961 to 1981, the Swedish ambassador in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was also accredited to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. In 1981, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large for the countries in and around the Indian Ocean, including Madagascar, took over responsibility for the accreditation. In 1999, responsibility was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In the 2010s, it was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Maputo, Mozambique.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefMalagasy Republic (1958–1975)Åke SjölinAugust 1961 – 1964AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa7 March 1962Erland Kleen1964–1967AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaCarl Bergenstråhle1967–1972AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaLars Hedström1973–1975AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaDemocratic Republic of Madagascar (1975–1992)Bengt Friedman1976–1978AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaArne Helleryd1978–1981AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaArne Fältheim1981–1983AmbassadorResident in StockholmFinn Bergstrand1983–1986AmbassadorResident in StockholmLars Arnö1986–1988AmbassadorResident in StockholmLars Schönander1989–1991AmbassadorResident in StockholmThird Republic of Madagascar (1992–2010)Krister Göranson1992–1998AmbassadorResident in StockholmSten Rylander1999–2003AmbassadorResident in Dar es SalaamTorvald Åkesson2003–2007AmbassadorResident in Dar es SalaamStaffan Herrström2007–2010AmbassadorResident in Dar es SalaamFourth Republic of Madagascar (2010–present)?2010–2014AmbassadorIrina Schoulgin Nyoni2014–2017AmbassadorResident in Maputo11 November 2015Marie Andersson de Frutos2017–2020AmbassadorResident in MaputoMette Sunnergren2020–2025AmbassadorResident in Maputo5 February 2025Andrés Jato2025–presentAmbassadorResident in Maputo
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