Embassy of Sweden, Moscow

The Embassy of Sweden in Moscow is the chief diplomatic mission of Sweden in the Russian Federation. It is located at 60 Mosfilmovskaya Street (Russian: Мосфильмовская ул., 60), on the corner of Ulofa Palme Street (Russian: ул. Улофа Пальме), in the Ramenki District of Moscow.[1]

Embassy of Sweden in Moscow
LocationMoscow
AddressEmbassy of Sweden
60 Mosfilmovskaya Street
119 590 Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°43′0.12″N 37°30′56.88″E
AmbassadorMalena Mård
WebsiteOfficial website

Buildings

Chancery

In the 1910s, the embassy chancery was located at Anglijskaja Nabereschnaja 64 in Petrograd. In the early 1920s, it moved to Ulitza Vorovskij/Vorovskovo 44 in Moscow.[2][3] In 1964, the embassy moved to Ulitsa Pisemskovo 15.[4] After many years of negotiations, the construction of a new Swedish embassy in Moscow could begin in July 1968. In 1972, it was ready for use on 60 Mosfilmovskaya Street. The embassy was designed by the Swedish architect Anders Tengbom.[5]

The embassy is a tight red brick building with a closed facade facing the street. The windows in the buildings are mainly located towards the garden. The architecture is reminiscent of the fact that the embassy was built during a time when security issues were central. But the closed, fortress-like façade would be compensated by the fact that it was possible to enter the embassy's courtyard and indoors with the help of bright interiors. After a serious incident in the 1980s, the embassy area had to be fenced off. In the courtyard, the sculpture "Gestalt i storm" by Bror Marklund dominates. The bricks for the facades were obtained from Forsa brickworks in Bollebygd.[5]

In the summer of 2002, a new visa chancery was inaugurated at the property, which was built to cope with the extended visa processing that followed the Schengen Agreement. The extension had the same exterior appearance as previous buildings. On the ground floor are the Foreign Ministry's archives and on the ground floor a modern office environment. A large lantern provides the visa office with extra daylight. The architect was Jesper Husman at Tengbom Arkitekter.[5]

Heads of Mission
NamePeriodTitleAccreditationNote
Herman Cedercreutz1722–1727EnvoyRussian Empire
Josias Cederhielm1725–1726AmbassadorRussian Empire
Joachim von Dittmer1729–1738EnvoyRussian Empire
Erik Mathias von Nolcken1738–1741EnvoyRussian Empire
Nils Barck1743–1747EnvoyRussian Empire
Gustaf Wulfwenstierna1747–1748EnvoyRussian Empire
Gustaf Wilhelm von Höpken1748–1748EnvoyRussian Empire
Johan August Greiffenheim1750–1752EnvoyRussian Empire
Mauritz Posse1752–1763EnvoyRussian Empire
Carl Wilhelm von Düben1763–1766EnvoyRussian Empire
Carl Ribbing1766–1773EnvoyRussian Empire
Johan Fredrik Nolcken1773–1788EnvoyRussian Empire
Curt von Stedingk1790–1808AmbassadorRussian Empire
Curt von Stedingk1809–1811AmbassadorRussian Empire
Carl Axel Löwenhielm1812–1819EnvoyRussian Empire
Nils Fredrik Palmstierna1820–1845EnvoyRussian Empire
Gustaf af Nordin1845–1856EnvoyRussian Empire
Georg Nicolaus Adelswärd1856–1858EnvoyRussian Empire
Fredrik Anton F. Hartwig Wedel Jarlsberg1858–1865EnvoyRussian Empire
Oscar Björnstjerna1865–1872EnvoyRussian Empire
Frederik Georg Knut Due1873–1890EnvoyRussian Empire
Gustaf Lennart Reuterskiöld1890–1899EnvoyRussian Empire
August Gyldenstolpe1899–1904EnvoyéRussian Empire
Herman Wrangel1904–1906EnvoyRussian Empire
Edvard Brändström1906–1920EnvoyRussian Empire
Carl Gerhard von Heidenstam1920–1924Chargé d’affairesSoviet Union
Eric Gyllenstierna1930–1937EnvoySoviet Union
Wilhelm Winther1938–1940EnvoySoviet Union
Vilhelm Assarsson1940–1944EnvoySoviet Union
Staffan Söderblom1944–1946EnvoySoviet Union
Gunnar Hägglöf1946–1947EnvoySoviet Union
Rolf R:son Sohlman1947–1964AmbassadorSoviet Union
Gunnar Jarring1964–1973AmbassadorSoviet Union
Brynolf Eng1973–1975AmbassadorAlso accredited in Ulaanbaatar.[6]Soviet Union
Göran Ryding1975–1979AmbassadorSoviet Union
Carl de Geer1979–1983AmbassadorSoviet Union
Torsten Örn1983–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited in Ulaanbaatar.[7]Soviet Union
Anders Thunborg1986–1989AmbassadorSoviet Union
Örjan Berner1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited in Minsk (from 1992).[8]Soviet Union
Sven Hirdman1994–2004AmbassadorRussia
Johan Molander2004–2008AmbassadorRussia
Tomas Bertelman2008–2012AmbassadorRussia
Veronika Bard Bringéus2012–2015AmbassadorRussia
Peter Ericson2015–2019AmbassadorRussia
Malena Mård2019–2023AmbassadorRussia
Karin OlofsdotterAugust 2023–presentAmbassadorRussia

See also

References
  1. "Embassy of Sweden in Moscow, Russia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. Sveriges statskalender för året 1925 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1925. p. 187.
  3. Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 194.
  4. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 314.
  5. "Moskva, Ryssland. Ambassadanläggning" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 258. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  7. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1249. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  8. TT (1992-08-08). "Ambassadörer på nya poster". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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