# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Austria

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

## History

Swedish representation in various forms has existed in Vienna since the 17th century. In 1651, three years after the end of the Thirty Years' War, the first Swedish legation in Vienna was opened.
In April 1938, the King in Council decreed that the Swedish minister in Vienna should, for the time being, relocate his residence and the legation's chancery to Budapest, Hungary. During the war, a Swedish consul was based in Vienna. It wasn't until 1946, when Jens Malling was appointed chargé d'affaires, that the Swedish legation was reopened. From 1951, a Swedish envoy was once again based in Vienna.
In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Austrian 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. Sven Allard, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Vienna.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Holy Roman Empire (–1806) |||||
| Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna af Södermöre | 1684 – 13 March 1686 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Died in office. |
| Ture Gabriel Bielke | 10 May 1719 – 27 February 1721 | Minister | |
| Georg Vilhelm von Höpken | 23 May 1719 – 1725 | Resident | |
| Charles Emil Lewenhaupt | 1720–1722 | Envoy en mission spéciale | |
| Carl Gustaf Tessin | 1725–? | Envoy | |
| Carl Vilhelm von Krassow | 1728–1733 | Envoy | Partly in Vienna, partly in Dresden. |
| Carl Gustaf Tessin | 1735–1736 | Envoy | |
| Caspar Joachim Ringwicht | 1738–1742 | Minister | |
| Nils von Röök | 1742–1747 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Nils Bark | 22 July 1747 – 21 September 1781 | Envoy | |
| Lars von Engeström | 7 November 1782 – 1787 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Ulric Celsing | 19 April 1787 – 2 June 1789 | Envoy | |
| Knut Reinhold Bildt | 1789–1791 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Johan Fredrik von Nolcken | 15 February 1791 – 16 June 1794 | Envoy extraordinary | |
| Knut Reinhold Bildt | 1794–1796 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Lars von Engeström | 17 July 1795 | Envoy | Never took office. |
| Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe | 1796–1802 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Jacob Gustaf De la Gardie | 24 August 1799 – 7 August 1801 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | |
| Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt | 17 September 1802 – 30 October 1804 | Envoy | |
| Austrian Empire (1804–1867) |||||
| Gustaf von Düben | 1805–1810 | Envoy | |
| Carl Bunge | 1810 – 21 August 1812 | Minister | Died in office. |
| Christian Bernhard Hegardt | 1812–1816 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Gustaf Löwenhielm | 1815–1818 | Minister | |
| Nils Fredric Palmstjerna | 23 September 1818 – 1820 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | |
| Olof Nordenfeldt | 1820–1821 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Elias Lagerheim | 30 April 1821 – 1824 | Chargé d'affaires | In Dresden and Vienna. |
| Carl Johan Didrik Ulrik Croneborg | 1824–1827 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm | 4 July 1827 – 1843 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Dual accreditation to Munich on 28 August. |
| Carl August (Järla) Hierta | 1842–? | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Carl Hochschild | 19 June 1845 – 1850 | Envoy | |
| Carl August (Järla) Hierta | 22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852 | Chargé d'affaires | Dual accreditation to Munich. |
| Carl von und zu Mansbach | 1851–1855 | Envoy | |
| Ludvig Manderström | 30 May 1855 – 1856 | Envoy ad interim | |
| Frederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg | 1856–1858 | Envoy | |
| Frederik Due | 1858–1871 | Envoy | |
| Austria-Hungary (1867–1918) |||||
| Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper | 25 October 1872 – 1877 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Munich. |
| Hans Henric von Essen | 26 June 1877 – 16 November 1883 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | |
| Henrik Åkerman | 1884–1890 | Envoy | |
| Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt | 22 November 1890 – 11 July 1895 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt | 12 July 1895 – 15 October 1895 | Acting envoy | |
| Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt | 16 October July 1895 – 27 December 1904 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Died in office (in Tamaris-sur-Mer, France). |
| Gustaf Falkenberg | 15 November 1904 – ? | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Joachim Beck-Friis | 9 June 1905 – 1918 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Bucharest and Belgrade. Also consul general. |
| Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919) |||||
| Oskar Ewerlöf | 1918–1919 | Envoy | |
| First Austrian Republic (1919–1934) |||||
| Oskar Ewerlöf | 1919–1922 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Budapest (from 1920). |
| Ivan Danielsson | 1923–1924 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Budapest. |
| Jonas Alströmer | 24 September 1924 – 1925 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bern. |
| Patrik Reuterswärd | 28 June 1924 – 1928 | Chargé d'affaires | Dual accreditation to Budapest. |
| Einar Hennings | 1925–1928 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bern. |
| Federal State of Austria (1934–1938) |||||
| Torsten Undén | 1928–1938 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Budapest and Belgrade. |
| Austria within Nazi Germany (1938–1945) |||||
| – | 1938–1946 | Envoy | No representation due to Anschluss and World War II. |
| Republic of Austria (1945–present) |||||
| Jens Malling | 1946–1948 | First legation secretary and chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Gösta Hedengren | 1948–1951 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires | |
| Kurt-Allan Belfrage | 1951–1954 | Envoy | |
| Sven Allard | 1954 – August 1956 | Envoy | |
| Sven Allard | August 1956 – 1964 | Ambassador | |
| Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt | 1964–1969 | Ambassador | |
| Lennart Petri | 1969–1976 | Ambassador | |
| Claës Ivar Wollin | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | |
| Dag Malm | 1981–1988 | Ambassador | |
| Curt Lidgard | 1988–1992 | Ambassador | |
| Anita Gradin | 1992–1994 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Ljubljana and at the United Nations Office at Vienna. |
| Björn Skala | 1995–2000 | Ambassador | |
| Gabriella Lindholm | 2000–2005 | Ambassador | |
| Hans Lundborg | 2005–2011 | Ambassador | |
| Nils Daag | 2011–2015 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bratislava and Ljubljana. |
| Helen Eduards | 2015–2018 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation tol Ljubljana (from 2016). |
| Mikaela Kumlin Granit | September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | |
| Annika Markovic | 2021–present | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bratislava. |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.
* ↑ Lars von Engeström did not assume his post in Vienna in 1795 because the Austrian emperor refused to accept him as the new envoy. This rejection was influenced by accusations of "Jacobism" against Engeström, largely fueled by the envoys of Russia and England, who used their influence in Vienna to discredit him. Although these accusations were largely unfounded, they stemmed from Engeström's long-standing sympathies for French culture and his perceived opposition to England's policies. The incident highlights the geopolitical tensions and influence struggles of the time.
* ↑ From 8 April and 6 May 1914 respectively.
* ↑ The position was combined with the role of Consul General there on 28 September 1906.