Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok

Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Bangkok; Thai: สถานเอกอัครราชทูตสวีเดนประจำประเทศไทย) is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Thailand. The ambassador is also accredited to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Sweden also has four honorary consulates in Thailand: in Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Hua Hin.[1]

Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok
LocationBangkok
Address8th Floor, One Pacific Place
140 Sukhumvit Road,
between soi 4 and soi 6, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°44′25.93″N 100°33′17.22″E
Opened1959
AmbassadorJon Åström Gröndahl (since 2020)
Jurisdiction Thailand
 Cambodia
 Laos
 Myanmar
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Thailand were established in 1868.[2] Between 1931 and 1959, Sweden had a non-resident envoy accredited to Thailand from Japan and China. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Thai governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, Tord Hagen was appointed Sweden's first ambassador in Bangkok.[3]

Buildings

Chancery

The chancery was located on 231/2 Sathon Tai Road from 1960 to 1964.[4][5] From 1965 to 1975, the chancery was located in the Silom Building, 197/1 Si Lom Road.[6][7]

As of 2023, the embassy is located on the 8th Floor at One Pacific Place, 140 Sukhumvit Road.

Residence

The ambassadorial residence was located at 57 Soi Prasarnmitr, Bang Kapi district between 1965 and 1968.[6][8]

Heads of Mission
NamePeriodTitleAccreditation
Johan Hultman1931–1936EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Tokyo.
Widar Bagge1937–1945EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Tokyo.
Torsten Hammarström1948–1951EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing.
–1952–1952–Vacant.[9]
Hugo Wistrand1953–1956EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing.
Klas Böök1956–1959EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing.
Tord Hagen1959–1964AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Saigon (from 1960) and Phnom Penh (from 1961).
Åke Sjölin1964–1967AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Saigon, Vientiane (from 1965), Singapore (from 1966).
Axel Lewenhaupt1967–1970AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.[10]
Eric Virgin1970–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Rangoon and Vientiane.
Jean-Christophe Öberg1976–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited to Vientiane and Singapore.
Axel Edelstam1981–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited to Vientiane and Singapore.
Nils-Olov Hasslev1983–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited to Vientiane.
Olov Ternström1986–1992Ambassador
Eva Heckscher1992–1997AmbassadorAlso accredited Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Rangoon.[11]
Inga Eriksson Fogh1997–1999Ambassador
Jan Axel Nordlander1999–2004Ambassador
Jonas Hafström2004–2007Ambassador
Lennart Linnér2007–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila (from 2008).[12]
Klas Molin2011–2015AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila.[13]
Staffan Herrström2015–2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila (until 2016).[note 1]
Jon Åström Gröndahl2020–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Phnom Penh (from 2021).

Footnotes
  1. The Swedish Embassy in Manila will reopen in 2016 and an ambassador will then be stationed there.

References
  1. "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. "Thailand" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. "Bangkok har fått svensk ambassad" [Bangkok has got a Swedish embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 1959. p. A11. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1960 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1960. p. 309.
  5. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 315.
  6. Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 323.
  7. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 422. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  8. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 323.
  9. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 304.
  10. Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 554.
  11. Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 451. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  12. "Ambassadören som flyttade hem" [The ambassador who moved back home] (in Swedish). Motivation.se. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  13. "Kreditivbrevsceremoni i Manila" [Letters of credence ceremony in Manila] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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