Embassy of Sweden in Tehran, Iran
AddressPostal Address:
Embassy of Sweden
P.O. Box 19575-458
Tehran, Iran
Visiting Address:
No. 27 Nastaran Sr., Boostan St.,
Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran
AmbassadorMathias Otterstedt

The Embassy of Sweden in Tehran is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Iran. The mission consists of an embassy, a number of Swedes sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local employees. Mathias Otterstedt has been ambassador since 2023.

History

Ludvig Fabritius led three missions, in 1679–80, 1683–84, and 1697–1700, to the Safavid court during the reign of Charles XI of Sweden (r. 1660–1697) and Charles XII of Sweden (r. 1697–1718); and Suleiman of Persia (26 October 1666 – 29 July 1694 ), Sultan Husayn (29 July 1694 – 11 September 1722). In 1929 the governments of the Arvid Lindman and Reza Shah (Persia) established diplomatic relations in connection with the conclusion of a friendship treaty.[1] In September 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Iranian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, the envoy there, Ragnvald Bagge, was appointed Sweden's ambassador in Tehran.[2]

British Interest Office

Sweden acts as a protecting power for the United Kingdom in Iran, and on July 15, 2012, the British Interest Office was opened at the Swedish embassy. Sweden has previously been a protective force for Britain in Iran during the 1980s and until 1990.[3]

Building

The property that houses the Swedish embassy in Tehran has been owned by the National Property Board of Sweden (SFV) since 1997. It was changed by SFV to an undeveloped site owned by the Swedish state since 1963. Since 1994, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had its embassy housed in the building and considered the house to be good and appropriate for embassy activities. The building was initially a multi-family house with five apartments. It consists of two floors and basement with garage, boiler room and storage room. An exercise room, sauna and pool were previously found in the basement floor. It is built as a pillar deck structure with Girders and pillars in concrete and the facades are clad with light yellow brick. The garden is walled with natural stone walkways and stairs, fountains and plantings. At the takeover in 1997, the installations were of a very low standard.[4]

The house was built in 1979 in accordance with the then building rules and was inadequate in terms of safety against earthquake loads. Technical studies of the building's design and durability were carried out by SFV in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which showed that it did not meet the minimum requirements according to Iranian earthquake safety. Earthquake reinforcement measures were undertaken by SFV with local earthquake expertise and Swedish designers. In conjunction with the reinforcement work, a thorough rebuilding of the regular embassy office was carried out to cope with the many visa cases and issues of biometric passports. Maintenance efforts were also made with regard to surface layers and installations. The rebuilding started in February 2007 and on 1 August 2007 the embassy moved into the newly renovated and earthquake-protected premises. In November 2007, the embassy was reopened.[4]

Building facts

Data:[4]

  • Year of construction: 1979
  • Architect: unknown, at the earthquake reinforcement: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB, Gustav Appell & Linda Näslund
  • Visiting Address: 2, Nastaran Street, Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran
  • Tenant: Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
  • Manager: Lennart Karlsson, Swedish National Property Agency

Heads of Mission

Ambassador of Sweden to Iran
Sveriges ambassadör i Teheran
Incumbent
Mattias Lentz
since 2019
NominatorGovernment of Sweden
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Inaugural holderCarl von Heidenstam
Formation1929

The Swedish ambassador in Tehran is the official representative of the Government in Stockholm to the Government of Iran.

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Sweden List of presidents of Iran Term end
1929 Carl von Heidenstam envoy in Persia Arvid Lindman Reza Shah 1930
1930 Eric Gyllenstierna envoy in Persia until March 21, 1935. Concurrently accredited with residence in Moscow.[5] Carl Gustaf Ekman Reza Shah 1936
1936 Hugo von Heidenstam envoy, concurrently accredited in Baghdad. Per Albin Hansson Reza Shah 1942
1942 Harald Pousette Chargé d'affaires, concurrently accredited in Baghdad. Per Albin Hansson Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1945
1945 Harald Pousette envoy, concurrently accredited in Baghdad. Per Albin Hansson Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1947
1948 Harry Eriksson envoy, concurrently accredited in Baghdad and Karachi (from 1949). Östen Undén Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1951
1951 Gunnar Jarring envoy, concurrently accredited in Baghdad and Karachi. Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1952
1952 Ragnvald Bagge envoy, concurrently accredited to Baghdad and Karachi (until 1956). Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1957
1957 Ragnvald Bagge Ambassador, until 1959 concurrently accredited in Baghdad. Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1959
1959 Dick Hichens-Bergström Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Baghdad and Kabul. Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1963
1964 Eyvind Bratt Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Kabul. Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1967
1967 Nils-Eric Ekblad Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Kabul. Tage Erlander Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1970
1970 Gustaf Bonde Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Kabul. Olof Palme Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1973
1973 Bengt Odhner Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Kabul. Olof Palme Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1978
1978 Kaj Sundberg Ambassador, concurrently accredited in Kabul. Ola Ullsten Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1980
1980 Göran Bundy Thorbjörn Fälldin Abolhassan Banisadr 1985
1985 Bo Henrikson Olof Palme Ali Khamenei 1988
1989 Håkan Granqvist [6] Ingvar Carlsson Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 1994
1992 Hans Andersson [7] Carl Bildt Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 1997
1997 Mats Marling Ambassador Göran Persson Mohammad Khatami 2000
2000 Steen Hohwü-Christensen Ambassador Göran Persson Mohammad Khatami 2003
2003 Christofer Gyllenstierna Ambassador Göran Persson Mohammad Khatami 2007
2007 Magnus Wernstedt Ambassador Fredrik Reinfeldt Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2012
2012 Peter Tejler Ambassador Fredrik Reinfeldt Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2016
2016 Helena Sångeland Ambassador Stefan Löfven Hassan Rouhani 2019
2019 Mattias Lentz Ambassador Stefan Löfven Hassan Rouhani 2023
2023 Mathias Otterstedt Ambassador Ulf Kristersson Ebrahim Raisi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iran" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nya ambassader". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1957-09-21. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Det brittiska intressekontoret" [British Interest Office] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tehran. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Teheran, Iran - Ambassadanläggning" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 193.
  6. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 390. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  7. ↑ Sylvén, Christer (2000-12-01). "DÖDSFALL: Hans Andersson". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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