Compagnie suédoise des Indes orientales
Sweden's and China's ties goes back to the 17th century. Sweden traded with China and this was recorded by Nils Matsson Kiöping, who visited southern China on the "Götheborg" in 1654 and wrote accounts of his journeys to China upon his return to Sweden. The Swedish East India Company traded with China from 1731 to 1813.