Embassy of Sweden, Paris

Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 2°19′4″E / 48.85333°N 2.31778°E / 48.85333; 2.31778
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Embassy of Sweden, Paris
Map
LocationParis
AddressAmbassade de Suède
17 Rue Barbet de Jouy
75007 Paris
Coordinates48°51′12″N 2°19′4″E / 48.85333°N 2.31778°E / 48.85333; 2.31778
Relocated1974
AmbassadorHåkan Åkesson (since 2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History[edit]

The Swedish legation in Paris was elevated to an embassy on 15 October 1947, and the then Swedish envoy, Karl Ivan Westman, instead became ambassador.[1]

Buildings[edit]

Chancery[edit]

From 1890 to 1900, the chancery was located at 12 Rue de Bassano in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[2] From 1900 to 1933, the chancery and was located at 58 Avenue Marceau in the 8th arrondissement,[3][4] a property that was previously owned by the Swedish-French artist Gustaf Adelswärd [sv].[5] In 1934 it moved around the corner to 25 Rue de Bassano, and stayed there until 1941.[6][7] During World War II and the Vichy regime, between 1942 and 1944,[8][9] the chancery was located in Vichy, at the Hôtel des Ambassadeurs.[10] From 1946 to 1968, the chancery was again located at 25 Rue de Bassano.[11][12] From 1969 to 1974, the chancery was located at 66 Rue Boissière in the quarter of Chaillot in the 16th arrondissement.[13][14] Between 1971 and 1974, the embassy's consular department was located at 125 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.[15][14]

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.[16] 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 a chancery, residence and staff housing. The interior is managed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' property department itself.[16]

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.[16]

  • 66 Rue Boissière (1969–1974)
    66 Rue Boissière
    (1969–1974)
  • 17 Rue Barbet de Jouy (1974–present)
    17 Rue Barbet de Jouy
    (1974–present)

Residence[edit]

From 1901 to 1941, the residence was located at 58 Avenue Marceau.[3][7] It was co-located with the chancery until 1934.[6] After World War II, it was located at 48 Avenue Marceau from 1946 to 1947.[11][17] From 1948 to 1967, it was again located at 58 Avenue Marceau.[18][19] From 1968, it was located at 11 Avenue d'Iéna in the quarter of Chaillot in the 16th arrondissement.[12] 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.[16]

Heads of Mission[edit]

Name Period Title Refs
Hugo Grotius 1634–1645 ?
Clas Åkesson Tott 1661–1662 ?
Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck 1665–1666 ?
Clas Åkesson Tott 1672–1674 ?
Johan Palmquist 1689–1703 ?
Daniel Cronström 1702–1719 ?
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff 1712 ?
Erik Sparre af Sundby 1714–1717 ?
Carl Gustaf Bielke 1719–1721 Envoy
Niklas Peter von Gedda 1722–1725 Minister Resident
Niklas Peter von Gedda 1725–1728 Envoy
Niklas Peter von Gedda 1728–1737 Minister Plenipotentiary
Per Axel Fleming 1738–1742 Minister
Carl Gustaf Tessin 1739–1742 Ambassador
Claes Ekeblad 1742–1744 Envoy
Carl Fredrik Scheffer 1744–1752 Envoy
Ulrik Scheffer 1752–1763 Envoy
Ulrik Scheffer 1763–1765 Ambassador
Gustaf Philip Creutz 1766–1772 Envoy
Gustaf Philip Creutz 1772–1783 Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein 1783–1791 Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein 1792–1796 Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein 1797–1799 Minister Plenipotentiary
Carl August Ehrensvärd 1800–1804 Envoy
Gustaf Lagerbielke 1810–1811 Envoy
Germund Ludvig Cederhielm 1811–1811 Envoy
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d’Ohsson 24 May 1811 – 29 December 1812 Chargé d'affaires [20]
Elof Signeul 1 October 1815 – 8 November 1817 Chargé d'affaires [21]
Carl Hochschild 1817–1818 Chargé d'affaires
Gustaf Löwenhielm 4 April 1818 – 8 February 1856 Envoy [22]
Georg Adelswärd 8 July 1844 – 16 September 1844 Acting Chargé d'affaires [23]
Georg Adelswärd 31 July 1850 – 8 September 1850 Acting Chargé d'affaires [23]
Georg Adelswärd 12 July 1852 – 12 August 1852 Acting Chargé d'affaires [23]
Ludvig Manderström 8 January 1856 – 1858 Envoy [24]
Georg Adelswärd 15 June 1858 – 14 December 1877 Envoy [23]
Georg Sibbern 1878–1884 Envoy
Carl Lewenhaupt 30 September 1884 – 1889 Envoy [25]
Frederik Georg Knut Due 1890–1899 Envoy
Henrik Åkerman 1899–1905 Envoy
August Gyldenstolpe 1905–1918 Envoy [26]
Albert Ehrensvärd 11 June 1918 – 4 May 1934 Envoy [27]
Einar Hennings 1934–1944 Envoy [28]
Erik Boheman 1944–1947 Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman 1947 – 15 October 1947 Envoy [1]
Karl Ivan Westman 15 October 1947 – 1956 Ambassador [1]
Ragnar Kumlin 1956–1965 Ambassador
Rolf Sohlman 2 November 1965 – 23 July 1967 Ambassador [29]
Gunnar Hägglöf 1967–1971 Ambassador
Ingemar Hägglöf 1971–1978 Ambassador
Sverker Åström 1978–1982 Ambassador
Carl Lidbom 1982–1992 Ambassador
Stig Brattström 1992–1996 Ambassador
Örjan Berner 1996–2001 Ambassador
Frank Belfrage 2001–2006 Ambassador
Krister Kumlin 2006–2007 Chargé d'affaires ad interim (acting)
Gunnar Lund 2007–2014 Ambassador
Veronika Wand-Danielsson 2014–2020 Ambassador
Håkan Åkesson 2020–present Ambassador

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Militär ståt för Westman. Gardet paraderade med fana och musik". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Paris. 1947-10-16. p. A5. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Svenska legationsbyrån i Paris" [The Swedish Legation Office in Paris]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 195. 1890-08-25. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Svensk-norska legationen i Paris" [Swedish-Norwegian legation in Paris]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 287. 1900-10-23. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1933 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1933. p. 194.
  5. ^ "Vår beskickning i Paris under eget tak" [Our mission in Paris under our own roof]. Stockholms-Tidningen (in Swedish). No. 3, 153 A. 1900-04-20. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1934 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1934. p. 196.
  7. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1941 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1941. p. 230.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1942 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1942. p. 237.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1944 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1944. p. 259.
  10. ^ Decaux, Alain. "Ambassades et Légations près de l'Etat Français à Vichy". Les 1502 jours du chef de l'Etat français.
  11. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 271.
  12. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 317.
  13. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 339. SELIBR 3682754.
  14. ^ a b Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 377. ISBN 91-38-01839-X.
  15. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1971). Sveriges statskalender 1971 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 348.
  16. ^ a b c d "Sveriges ambassadkansli och residens i Paris, Frankrike" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  17. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 277.
  18. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1948. p. 266.
  19. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 307.
  20. ^ Holm, Nils; Jarring, Gunnar; Hildebrand, Bengt (1945). "Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 11. National Archives of Sweden. p. 340. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  21. ^ Hagstedt, Rolf (2003–2006). "Elof Signeul". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. p. 182. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  22. ^ Holm, Nils F (1982–1984). "Gustaf C F Löwenhielm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  23. ^ a b c d Hallendorff, Carl (1918). "Georg (Georges) N Adelswärd". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 1. National Archives of Sweden. p. 93. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  24. ^ Johansson, Alf W (1985–1987). "C R Ludvig Manderström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 50. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  25. ^ Holm, Nils F (1977–1979). "Carl Lewenhaupt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 631. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  26. ^ "Gyldenstolpe, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. 1967–1969. p. 507. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  27. ^ Hildebrand, Bengt; Lindberg, Folke (1949). "Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 12. National Archives of Sweden. p. 496. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  28. ^ "Hennings, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. 1969–1971. p. 647. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  29. ^ Kronvall, Olof (2003–2006). "Rolf R Sohlman". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. p. 635. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

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