List of ambassadors of Sweden to Austria

The Ambassador of Sweden to Austria (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Austria) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Austria and government of Austria.

History Swedish representation in various forms has existed in Vienna since the 17th century. In 1651, three years after the end of the Thirty Years' War, the first Swedish legation in Vienna was opened.

In April 1938, the King in Council decreed that the Swedish minister in Vienna should, for the time being, relocate his residence and the legation's chancery to Budapest, Hungary. During the war, a Swedish consul was based in Vienna. It wasn't until 1946, when Jens Malling was appointed chargé d'affaires, that the Swedish legation was reopened. From 1951, a Swedish envoy was once again based in Vienna.

In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Austrian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. Sven Allard, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Vienna.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefHoly Roman Empire (–1806)Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna af Södermöre1684 – 13 March 1686Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryDied in officeTure Gabriel Bielke10 May 1719 – 27 February 1721MinisterGeorg Vilhelm von Höpken23 May 1719 – 1725ResidentCharles Emil Lewenhaupt1720–1722Envoy en mission spécialeCarl Gustaf Tessin1725–?EnvoyCarl Vilhelm von Krassow1728–1733EnvoyPartly in Vienna, partly in Dresden.Carl Gustaf Tessin1735–1736EnvoyCaspar Joachim Ringwicht1738–1742MinisterNils von Röök1742–1747Chargé d'affairesNils Bark22 July 1747 – 21 September 1781EnvoyLars von Engeström7 November 1782 – 1787Chargé d'affairesUlric Celsing19 April 1787 – 2 June 1789EnvoyKnut Reinhold Bildt1789–1791Chargé d'affairesJohan Fredrik von Nolcken15 February 1791 – 16 June 1794Envoy extraordinaryKnut Reinhold Bildt1794–1796Chargé d'affairesLars von Engeström17 July 1795EnvoyNever took office.Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe1796–1802Chargé d'affairesJacob Gustaf De la Gardie24 August 1799 – 7 August 1801Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryGustaf Mauritz Armfelt17 September 1802 – 30 October 1804EnvoyAustrian Empire (1804–1867)Gustaf von Düben1805–1810EnvoyCarl Bunge1810 – 21 August 1812MinisterDied in officeChristian Bernhard Hegardt1812–1816Chargé d'affairesGustaf Löwenhielm1815–1818MinisterNils Fredric Palmstjerna23 September 1818 – 1820Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryOlof Nordenfeldt1820–1821Chargé d'affairesElias Lagerheim30 April 1821 – 1824Chargé d'affairesIn Dresden and Vienna.Carl Johan Didrik Ulrik Croneborg1824–1827Chargé d'affairesCarl Gustaf Löwenhielm4 July 1827 – 1843Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAlso accredited to Munich on 28 AugustCarl August (Järla) Hierta1842–?Chargé d'affaires ad interimCarl Hochschild19 June 1845 – 1850EnvoyCarl August (Järla) Hierta22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852Chargé d'affairesAlso accredited to MunichCarl von und zu Mansbach1851–1855EnvoyLudvig Manderström30 May 1855 – 1856Envoy ad interimWilhelm af Wetterstedt8 February 1856 – 1856Chargé d'affaires ad interimFrederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg1856–1858EnvoyFrederik Due1858–1871EnvoyAustria-Hungary (1867–1918)Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper25 October 1872 – 1877EnvoyAlso accredited to MunichHans Henric von Essen26 June 1877 – 16 November 1883Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryHenrik Åkerman1884–1890EnvoyGustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt22 November 1890 – 11 July 1895Chargé d'affairesGustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt12 July 1895 – 15 October 1895Acting envoyGustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt16 October July 1895 – 27 December 1904Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryDied in office (in Tamaris-sur-Mer, France)Gustaf Falkenberg15 November 1904 – ?Chargé d'affaires ad interimJoachim Beck-Friis9 June 1905 – 1918EnvoyAlso accredited to Bucharest and BelgradeAlso consul general.Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919)Oskar Ewerlöf1918–1919EnvoyFirst Austrian Republic (1919–1934)Oskar Ewerlöf1919–1923EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest (from 1920)Ivan Danielsson1923–1924EnvoyAlso accredited to BudapestJonas Alströmer24 September 1924 – 1925EnvoyResident in BernPatrik Reuterswärd28 June 1924 – 1928Chargé d'affairesAlso accredited to BudapestEinar Hennings1925–1928EnvoyResident in BernFederal State of Austria (1934–1938)Torsten Undén1928–1938EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest and BelgradeAustria within Nazi Germany (1938–1945)–1938–1946EnvoyNo representation due to Anschluss and World War IIRepublic of Austria (1945–present)Jens Malling1946–1948Chargé d'affaires ad interimGösta Hedengren1948–1951Chargé d'affairesKurt-Allan Belfrage1951–1954EnvoySven Allard1954 – August 1956EnvoySven AllardAugust 1956 – 1964AmbassadorKarl-Gustav Lagerfelt1964–1969AmbassadorLennart Petri1969–1976AmbassadorClaës Ivar Wollin1976–1981AmbassadorDag Malm1981–1988AmbassadorCurt Lidgard1988–1992AmbassadorAnita Gradin1992–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana and the United Nations Office at ViennaPolitical appointee (non-career diplomat)Björn Skala1995–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana (until 1999)Gabriella Lindholm2000–2005AmbassadorHans Lundborg2005–2011AmbassadorNils Daag2011–2015AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and LjubljanaHelen Eduards2015–2018AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and Ljubljana (from 2016)Mikaela Kumlin GranitSeptember 2018 – 2021AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and LjubljanaAnnika Markovic2021–2025AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava16 September 2021Annika Ben David2025–presentAmbassador

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