Helena Sångeland

Helena Päivikki Sångeland (born 17 September 1961^{[citation needed]}) is a Swedish diplomat and is the current Swedish Ambassador to China. Sångeland presented her credentials on May 16, 2019.^[1]

Biography

She grew up in Gothenburg, where her parents had moved from Finland in the 1950s.^[2] She studied economy at Stockholm School of Economics, graduating in 1988, after which she took a job at the publishing house Bra Böcker in Höganäs but soon moved to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.^[2] She worked at the ministry in Stockholm, but also at the embassies in Helsinki – where she served as embassy secretary between 1992 and 1995^[3] – and Hanoi.^[2] A career diplomat, she served in the ministry for 17 years before she was appointed the Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia in 2005.^[2] She was appointed Ambassador to Iran in 2016,^[4] until she replaced Anna Lindstedt, Swedish Ambassador to China, who was recalled to Stockholm.^[5] She's previously headed the Asia and Oceania department at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.^[6]

Personal life

Sångeland is married to architect Patrick Orhammar and has two children.^[7]

References

^ "Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions of the Foreign Ministry Wang Lutong Accepts the Copy of Credentials from the Newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador to China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nilsson, Per H. (9 September 2005). "Helenas jobb har mest fördelar". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
^ "Riddartecknet till Sångeland". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 10 February 1996.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Iran". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 9 June 2016.
^ "Sweden sends new ambassador to China in wake of diplomatic scandal". The Local. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Kina utsedd". TT Nyhetsbyrån. 18 April 2019.
^ Engqvist, Agneta. "Toppar och dalar för Sverige – Kina men basen solid". Sweden China Trade Council (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Peter Tejler	Ambassador of Sweden to Iran 2016–2019	Succeeded by Mattias Lentz
Preceded by Anna Lindstedt	Ambassador of Sweden to China 2019–2023	Succeeded by Per Augustsson
Preceded by Anna Lindstedt	Ambassador of Sweden to Mongolia 2019–2023	Succeeded by Per Augustsson

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[1] "Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions of the Foreign Ministry Wang Lutong Accepts the Copy of Credentials from the Newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador to China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

[:0-2] Nilsson, Per H. (9 September 2005). "Helenas jobb har mest fördelar". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).

[3] "Riddartecknet till Sångeland". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 10 February 1996.

[4] "Ny ambassadör i Iran". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 9 June 2016.

[5] "Sweden sends new ambassador to China in wake of diplomatic scandal". The Local. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[6] "Ny ambassadör i Kina utsedd". TT Nyhetsbyrån. 18 April 2019.

[sctc-7] Engqvist, Agneta. "Toppar och dalar för Sverige – Kina men basen solid". Sweden China Trade Council (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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