Embassy of Sweden, Paris

The Embassy of Sweden in Paris is Sweden's diplomatic mission in France.

Embassy of Sweden in Paris
LocationParis
AddressAmbassade de Suède
17, rue Barbet de Jouy
75007 Paris
Coordinates48°51′12″N 2°19′4″E
AmbassadorHåkan Åkesson (since 2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

Buildings

Chancery

In the 1910s, the chancery building was located at 58 Avenue Marceau in Paris.[1] In the late 1930s, the chancery moved around the corner to 25 rue de Bassano and the residence was still at 58 Avenue Marceau.[2] Under the Vichy Regime, the chancery moved to Hôtel des Ambassadeurs in Vichy.[3] In the late 1960s, the chancery moved to 66 rue Boissière in the 16th arrondissement.[4] In the 1970s, the consulate department was located at 125 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.[5]

Since 1974, the chancery and residence is located at 17 rue Barbet de Jouy at Rive Gauche in the 7th arrondissement. The embassy site was bought in 1959 by the Swedish state for 2 million Swedish krona.[6] A Swedish architect was first hired to draw up a proposal for an embassy and ambassadorial residence. When the drawings were not accepted by the French licensing authority, it was instead a Frenchman who came up with the final proposal. The architect André Malizard's proposal has been described as "functional architecture from the 1970s". In 1974, it was possible to move into the new embassy. The facility consists of an office, residence and staff housing and the interior is managed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' property department itself.[6]

In 2005, the National Property Board of Sweden carried out a major rebuild and modernization of the chancery. The top floor with cell offices was converted into open office space, meeting rooms and staff rooms with kitchenettes. Around the top floor runs a terrace which is now accessible to all staff. The ground floor was adapted for accessibility and the large conference room was modernized with access to the garden. In 2009, the OECD delegation moved into the premises and in 2011 the consular department was moved down to the ground floor. At the beginning of 2015, an energy saving project was carried out at the facility. New ventilation ducts and a new heating system were installed.[6]

Residence

From at least the 1910s to the late 1930s, the residence was located at the same address as the chancery, at 58 Avenue Marceau. The chancery moved to another address around the corner in the late 1930s.[2] Since 1974, the residence is co-located with the chancery at 17 rue Barbet de Jouy at Rive Gauche in the 7th arrondissement. The residence was renovated in 2015. New ventilation ducts and a new heating system were installed. All windows and window doors in the residence have been given modern energy glass.[6]

Heads of Mission
NamePeriodTitle
Hugo Grotius1634–1645?
Clas Åkesson Tott1661–1662?
Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck1665–1666?
Clas Åkesson Tott1672–1674?
Johan Palmquist1689–1703?
Daniel Cronström1702–1719?
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff1712?
Erik Sparre af Sundby1714–1717?
Carl Gustaf Bielke1719–1721Envoy
Niklas Peter von Gedda1722–1725Minister Resident
Niklas Peter von Gedda1725–1728Envoy
Niklas Peter von Gedda1728–1737Minister Plenipotentiary
Per Axel Fleming1738–1742Minister
Carl Gustaf Tessin1739–1742Ambassador
Claes Ekeblad1742–1744Envoy
Carl Fredrik Scheffer1744–1752Envoy
Ulrik Scheffer1752–1763Envoy
Ulrik Scheffer1763–1765Ambassador
Gustaf Philip Creutz1766–1772Envoy
Gustaf Philip Creutz1772–1783Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein1783–1791Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein1792–1796Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein1797–1799Minister Plenipotentiary
Carl August Ehrensvärd1800–1804Envoy
Gustaf Lagerbielke1810–1811Envoy
Germund Ludvig Cederhielm1811–1811Envoy
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d’Ohsson1811–1813Chargé d’affaires
Eolf Signeul1815–1817Chargé d’affaires
Carl Hochschild1817–1818Chargé d’affaires
Gustaf Löwenhielm1818–1856Envoy
Ludvig Manderström1856–1858Envoy
Georg Nicolaus Adelswärd1858–1877Envoy
Georg Sibbern1878–1884Envoy
Carl Lewenhaupt1884–1889Envoy
Frederik Georg Knut Due1890–1899Envoy
Henrik Åkerman1899–1905Envoy
August Gyldenstolpe1905–1918Envoy
Albert Ehrensvärd1918–1934Envoy
Einar Hennings1934–1944Envoy
Erik Boheman1944–1947Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman1947–1947Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman1947–1956Ambassador
Ragnar Kumlin1956–1965Ambassador
Rolf R:son Sohlman1965–1967Ambassador
Gunnar Hägglöf1967–1971Ambassador
Ingemar Hägglöf1971–1978Ambassador
Sverker Åström1978–1982Ambassador
Carl Lidbom1982–1992Ambassador
Stig Brattström1992–1996Ambassador
Örjan Berner1996–2001Ambassador
Frank Belfrage2001–2006Ambassador
Krister Kumlin2006–2007Chargé d'affaires ad interim (acting)
Gunnar Lund2007–2014Ambassador
Veronika Wand-Danielsson2014–2020Ambassador
Håkan Åkesson2020–presentAmbassador

See also

References
  1. Sveriges statskalender för år 1915 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1915. p. 169.
  2. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1940 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1940. p. 225.
  3. Decaux, Alain. "Ambassades et Légations près de l'Etat Français à Vichy". Les 1502 jours du chef de l'Etat français.
  4. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
  5. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354. SELIBR 3682755.
  6. "Sveriges ambassadkansli och residens i Paris, Frankrike" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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