The Ambassador of Sweden to the Maldives (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Maldives) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the Maldives and government of the Maldives. Sweden's ambassador in New Delhi, India, is concurrently accredited to Malé, the capital of the Maldives.
History Sweden established diplomatic relations with the Maldives on 21 August 1978, the same day that Bengt Rösiö, Sweden's ambassador in Islamabad, Pakistan, was also appointed ambassador to Malé, the capital of the Maldives.
In 1995, this accreditation was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in New Delhi, India.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefBengt Rösiö21 August 1978 – 1979AmbassadorResident in IslamabadCarl-Johan Groth1979–1983AmbassadorResident in IslamabadSten Strömholm1983–1985AmbassadorResident in IslamabadGunnar Hultner1986–1990AmbassadorResident in IslamabadIan Paulsson1990–1995AmbassadorResident in IslamabadKarl-Göran Engström1995–1999AmbassadorResident in New DelhiJohan Nordenfelt2000–2004AmbassadorResident in New DelhiInga Eriksson Fogh2004–2006AmbassadorResident in New DelhiLars-Olof Lindgren2007–2012AmbassadorResident in New DelhiHarald Sandberg2012–2017AmbassadorResident in New Delhi23 September 2013Klas Molin2017–2022AmbassadorResident in New Delhi28 June 2018Jan Thesleff2022–presentAmbassadorResident in New Delhi27 February 2023
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