List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ukraine

Ambassador of
Sweden to Ukraine
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Martin Åberg
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kyiv
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatKyiv, Ukraine
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderMartin Hallqvist
Formation1992
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Kyiv

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

History

On 19 December 1991, the Swedish government recognized Ukraine as an independent state.[1] The Swedish government decided on 9 January 1992, to enter into an agreement with Ukraine to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement came into effect on 13 January 1992. It was signed in Kyiv by Sweden's Foreign Minister, Margaretha af Ugglas, and Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Anatoliy Zlenko.[2]

List of representatives

The Swedish embassy in Kyiv was opened in 1992 with its location at Hotel National on vul. Rozi Luksemburg 5. Since 1997 the embassy is located at vul. Ivana Franka 34/33.

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Mats Staffansson 1992–1992 Chargé d'affaires [3]
Martin Hallqvist 1992–1996 Ambassador [4]
Göran Jacobsson 1996–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Chișinău (from 1998). [5]
Åke Peterson 2000–2004 Ambassador [6]
John-Christer Åhlander 2004–2008 Ambassador [7]
Stefan Gullgren 2009–2013 Ambassador [8]
Andreas von Beckerath 2013–2016 Ambassador
Martin Hagström September 2016 – 2019 Ambassador [9]
Tobias Thyberg 1 September 2019 – 2023 Ambassador [10]
Martin Åberg August 2023 – present Ambassador [11]

Since 2000 there is also a Swedish honorary consulate in Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine.

In office Consuls in Kakhovka
2000–present Carl Sturén

Swedish representatives in the Ukrainian part of the Russian Empire

Sweden also had several consuls and vice-consuls in the Ukrainian part of the Russian Empire. The diplomatic representations were formally in function until 1924, but in reality until about 1920. There were consuls in Odesa, Kharkiv and Kyiv and vice-consuls (most often non-Swedes) in Berdiansk, Kerch, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sevastopol and Taganrog.

In office Consuls in Odesa
1824–1857 John Wilkins
1857–1882 Ignace von Ephrussi
1882–1900 Robert Wilkins
1900–1902 vacant
1902–1924 Oscar Mauritz Heribert Osberg
In office Consuls in Kharkiv
1908–1924 Adolf Gustaf Münch
In office Consuls in Kyiv
1908–1916 Michael Teofilovitj Bukowinski[12]
1916–1917 Claude Gustaf Hjalmar de Laval
1918 vacant
1919–1924 Theodor Harald Focker
In office Vice-Consuls in Berdiansk[13]
1848–1889 Giovanni Gasparo Ivancich
1889–1916 Andronic Paicos
1916–1924 Edgar Borchert
In office Vice-Consuls in Kerch[14]
1869–1902 François Tomasini della Torre
In office Vice-Consuls in Mariupol[15]
1871–1898 Giovanni Battista Chiozzo
In office Vice-Consuls in Mykolaiv[16]
1874–1897 Charles Huntley Lawton
1897–1915 Victor Bossalini
1915–1924 James Reginald Martin
In office Vice-Consuls in Odesa[17]
?–1824 John Wilkins
1853–1882 Robert Wilkins
1882–1898 vacant
1898–1901 Einar Jessen
In office Vice-Consuls in Sevastopol[18]
1893–1902 Nicolas Pierre Gripari

See also

References

  1. ^ Hygstedt, Björn (20 December 1991). "Sverige erkänner tre stater" [Sweden recognizes three states]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN 0284-1967. SELIBR 4110996. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1051. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  4. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 198. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  5. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184, 193. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  6. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  7. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 201. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 201. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  9. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Ukraina" [New ambassador in Ukraine] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Ukraina" [New ambassador in Ukraine] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Martin Åberg ny ambassadör i Ukraina" [Martin Åberg new ambassador in Ukraine] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ He was a vice-consul under the consul of Odesa.
  13. ^ The vice-consulate in Berdiansk first belonged to the consulate in Odesa, but in 1908 it was moved under Kharkiv and in 1916 under Rostov.
  14. ^ The vice-consulate in Kerch belonged to the consulate in Odesa.
  15. ^ The vice-consulate in Mariupol belonged to the consulate in Odesa.
  16. ^ The vice-consulate in Mykolaiv belonged to the consulate in Odesa.
  17. ^ The vice-consulate in Odesa belonged to the consulate in Odesa.
  18. ^ The vice-consulate in Sevastopol belonged to the consulate in Odesa.
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