Ireland-Sweden relations
Map indicating locations of Ireland and Sweden

Ireland
Sweden

Ireland–Sweden relations are foreign relations between Ireland and Sweden. Ireland has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Dublin. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe and of the European Union.

History

Vikings from Scandinavia began raiding Ireland just before 800 AD and continued for 200 years before Brian Boru defeated them at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. The first recorded Viking raid in Ireland occurred in 795 AD, when the church on Lambeg Island (now part of Dublin) was plundered and burned.

On 25 February 1946, an Irish delegation arrived in Stockholm to discuss potential diplomatic relations between the then new Republic of Ireland and Sweden. Previous relations had been via the United Kingdom, of which Ireland was a part. On 28 June, John Aloysius Belton (Ireland's charge d'affaires at the time) arrived in Stockholm. Oscar Thorsing was appointed Sweden's chargé d'affaires in Dublin on 1 July 1946.[1] A Swedish embassy in Dublin was opened the same year, and the Swedish consulate that had operated since 1926 ceased to exist.

On 26 June 2009, a few days before the start of the Swedish presidency of the European Union, the speaker of the Swedish Parliament Per Westerberg visited Dublin.[2] On 17 July 2009, the Swedish Trade Council closed their office in Dublin and moved Irish operations to their UK office.[2][3]

As of 2011, there are approximately 2,982 Irish people living in Sweden and 1,713 Swedes living in Ireland.[4]

The 2 countries are also the countries with the most wins in the Eurovision Song Contest, having both won it 7 times.

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rudberg, Erik, ed. (1947). Svenska Dagbladets årsbok (Händelserna 1946) [Svenska Dagbladet's Yearbook (Events of 1946)] (in Swedish). Vol. 24. Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. p. 8. SELIBR 283647.
  2. 1 2 "The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament visits Dublin". Sweden. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Exportrådet i Irland" (in Swedish). Sweden. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Irish Census 2011" (PDF). p. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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