The Ambassador of Sweden to Malawi (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Malawi) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Malawi and government of Malawi. Until 2026, the ambassador was resident in Harare, Zimbabwe, with dual accreditation to Malawi.

History Following the proclamation of Malawi's independence on 6 July 1964, Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to Prime Minister Hastings Banda that the Swedish government wished to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Malawi. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Malawi by Ambassador Dag Malm from Léopoldville, in his capacity as ambassadeur en mission spéciale (ambassador on a special mission).

In January 1967, the Swedish parliament decided to establish an embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, a matter that had been under consideration since Zambia's independence in 1964. Olof Kaijser was appointed as the first resident ambassador, and in May 1968, he also became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Malawi's capital, Zomba. The ambassador in Lusaka was accredited in Zomba until 1974, and thereafter in Lilongwe, which became Malawi's capital that same year. In 2001, the dual accreditation to Lilongwe was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Harare, Zimbabwe.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResidence/concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefOlof KaijserMay 1968 – 1972AmbassadorResident in LusakaIwo Dölling1972–1975AmbassadorResident in LusakaIn Zomba until 1974 and in Lilongwe from 1974.Ove Heyman1976–1979AmbassadorResident in LusakaGöran Hasselmark1979–1983AmbassadorResident in LusakaJan Ölander1984–1987AmbassadorResident in LusakaCarl Johan Persson1987–1990AmbassadorResident in LusakaPer Taxell1990–1993AmbassadorResident in LusakaAnders Johnson1994–1996AmbassadorResident in LusakaKristina Svensson1997–2001AmbassadorResident in LusakaKristina Svensson2001–2005AmbassadorResident in HarareSten Rylander2006–2010AmbassadorResident in HarareAnders Lidén2010–2012AmbassadorResident in HarareLars Ronnås2012–2016AmbassadorResident in Harare30 April 2013Sofia CalltorpSeptember 2016 – 2019AmbassadorResident in Harare11 May 2018Åsa Pehrson1 September 2019 – 2023AmbassadorResident in HararePer LindgärdeAugust 2023 – presentAmbassadorResident in Harare

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