# List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Philippines

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

## History

On 17 January 1947, the King in Council decided to recognize the Republic of the Philippines as an independent and sovereign state. Sweden and the Philippines established diplomatic relations that same year. In January 1948, Sweden's envoy in Nanking, Torsten Hammarström, was also appointed as envoy to Manila. From January 1953, the Swedish minister in Jakarta was additionally accredited to Manila. In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador. Jens Malling, who had previously served as envoy in Jakarta and Manila, was now appointed ambassador.
Sweden had been represented in Manila since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 16 November 1839. During the final decades of its existence, the honorary consulate operated under the jurisdiction of the mission in Jakarta. It was elevated to an honorary consulate general in 1955, before being closed in the early 1970s.
Despite having an unpaid honorary consul general who served until the honorary consulate's closure in the early 1970s, there was a Swedish career consul stationed in Manila from 1963 to 1974. Karl Bertil Eriksson became the last career consul in Manila in 1973. The following year, he was appointed chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor. On 1 July 1980, Sweden's independent embassy in Manila became operational, and Bo Kälfors [sv], the embassy's counselor, was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador.
On 9 August 1995, Sweden and Palau established diplomatic relations. From the same year, the Swedish ambassador in Manila was accredited to Palau.
The embassy was closed on 30 June 2008. The responsibility for the Philippines was then transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok, and the responsibility for Palau was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Tokyo. Sweden's embassy in Manila was reopened on 8 November 2016. Sweden's new resident ambassador in Manila, Harald Fries, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Duterte in December of the same year.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Torsten Hammarström | 1947–1951 | Envoy | Resident in China. |
| – | 1951–1952 | Envoy | Vacant. |
| Malte Pripp | 1953–1956 | Envoy | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Jens Malling | 1956 – May 1958 | Envoy | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Jens Malling | May 1958 – 1959 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Tord Göransson | 1959–1962 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. Presented credentials on 14 December 1959. |
| Louis De Geer | 1962–1966 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Harald Edelstam | 1966–1968 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Karl Henrik Andersson | 1969–1973 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Karl Bertil Eriksson | 1974–1977 | Chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor | |
| Cai Melin | 1974–1977 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Knut Granstedt | 1977–1980 | Ambassador | Resident in Jakarta. |
| Kjell Anneling | 1977–1979 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim and embassy counsellor | |
| Bo Kälfors | 1979–1980 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim and embassy counsellor | |
| Bo Kälfors | 1980–1983 | Ambassador | |
| Cecilia Nettelbrandt | 1983–1987 | Ambassador | |
| Hans Grönwall | 1987–1991 | Ambassador | |
| Harald Fälth | 1991–1993 | Ambassador | |
| Christofer Gyllenstierna | 1993–1996 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Palau (from 1995). |
| Bo Eriksson | 1996–1999 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Palau. |
| Ulf Håkansson | 2000–2003 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Palau. |
| Annika Markovic | 2003–2007 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Palau. |
| Inger Ultvedt | 2007–2008 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Palau. |
| Lennart Linnér | 2008–2011 | Ambassador | Resident in Bangkok. |
| Klas Molin | 2011–2015 | Ambassador | Resident in Bangkok. Presented credentials on 10 January 2013. |
| Staffan Herrström | 2015–2016 | Ambassador | Resident in Bangkok. |
| Harald Fries | September 2016 – August 2021 | Ambassador | |
| Annika Thunborg | August 2021 – August 2024 | Ambassador | |
| Harald Fries | August 2024 – January 2025 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Anna Ferry | January 2025 – present | Ambassador | |