# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Greece

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

## History

Sweden has had diplomatic relations with Greece since 1833.
In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, it was proposed that the head of the mission in Constantinople also be accredited in Athens. However, the experts suggested that, for the time being, the minister should be accredited only in Sofia. Instead, the first Swedish minister to Greece was Einar af Wirsén in 1921, which held a dual accreditation and was posted to the Swedish legation in Bucharest.
Knut Richard Thyberg was the first resident Swedish minister in Greece. He arrived in August 1944. As the Germans did not permit any foreign diplomatic representatives, Minister Thyberg initially held the title of Swedish consul general and only gained full diplomatic status after Greece's liberation and the Germans' withdrawal in October 1944.
In May 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Greek 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.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Carl Peter von Heidenstam | 2 May 1833 – 5 June 1878 | Chargé d'affaires | Consul General to the United States of the Ionian Islands on 8 January 1838. Died in office. |
| Einar af Wirsén | 26 September 1921 – 1924 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bucharest. |
| Johan Beck-Friis | 11 November 1923 – 1924 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Jonas Alströmer | 1925–1933 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bucharest. |
| Erik Boheman | 1933–1934 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Ankara. |
| Wilhelm Winther | 1934–1937 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Ankara. |
| Eric Gyllenstierna | 1938–1939 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Ankara. |
| Sven Allard | 1938–1939 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires | |
| Einar Modig | 21 August 1939 – 1944 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Ankara. |
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1944–1948 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Alexis Aminoff | 1949–1951 | Envoy | |
| Tage Grönwall | 1951–1956 | Envoy | |
| Fritz Stackelberg | 1956–1962 | Ambassador | |
| Tage Grönwall | 1962–1965 | Ambassador | |
| Gösta Brunnström | 1965–1972 | Ambassador | Recalled to Stockholm in 1967. |
| Dag Bergman | 1972–1973 | Ambassador | |
| Agda Rössel | 1973–1976 | Ambassador | |
| Ivar Öhman | 1976–1980 | Ambassador | |
| Iwo Dölling | 1980–1985 | Ambassador | |
| Hans Colliander | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | |
| Karl-Anders Wollter | 1989–1992 | Ambassador | |
| Anders Thunborg | 1993–1993 | Ambassador | Left the post due to illness. |
| Krister Kumlin | 1993–1997 | Ambassador | |
| Björn Elmér | 1997–2002 | Ambassador | |
| Mårten Grunditz | 2002–2008 | Ambassador | |
| Håkan Malmqvist | 2008–2013 | Ambassador | |
| Charlotte Wrangberg | 2013–2017 | Ambassador | |
| Charlotte Sammelin | 1 September 2017 – 2021 | Ambassador | |
| Johan Borgstam | September 2021 – 2024 | Ambassador | |
| Håkan Emsgård | January 2025 – present | Ambassador | |