Embassy of Sweden, Tehran
Embassy of Sweden, Tehran | |
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Address | Postal Address: Embassy of Sweden P.O. Box 19575-458 Tehran, Iran Visiting Address: No. 27 Nastaran Sr., Boostan St., Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran |
Ambassador | Mathias 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 | |
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Sveriges ambassadör i Teheran | |
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Incumbent since 2019Mattias Lentz | |
Nominator | Government of Sweden |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Inaugural holder | Carl von Heidenstam |
Formation | 1929 |
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 |
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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 [sv] | 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
- ^ "Iran" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Nya ambassader". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1957-09-21. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Det brittiska intressekontoret" [British Interest Office] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tehran. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Teheran, Iran - Ambassadanläggning" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 193.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sylvén, Christer (2000-12-01). "DÖDSFALL: Hans Andersson". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Swedish)
- Embassy of Sweden, Tehran on Instagram
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