List of ambassadors of Sweden to Albania

Ambassador of
Sweden to Albania
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Niklas Ström
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tirana
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatTirana, Albania
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderLennart Finnmark
FormationJune 1969
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Tirana

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

History

On 10 April 1922, the King in Council recognized the Principality of Albania as an independent and sovereign state.[1]

Sweden recognized the People's Republic of Albania in June 1969, and the Swedish ambassador in Belgrade, Lennart Finnmark, was concurrently accredited to Tirana.[2] On 21 September 1969, the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) reported that Finnmark had presented his credentials to Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of Albania, at the Presidential Palace in Tirana.[3]

The Swedish ambassador to Yugoslavia remained accredited to Albania until the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992. Thereafter, the role was transferred to Sweden's ambassador in Italy, and in 2008 it was taken over by Sweden's ambassador in Macedonia.

In 2010, a Swedish embassy was opened in Tirana.[4] The ambassador remained resident in Skopje, Macedonia, and in his absence the embassy was headed by a chargé d'affaires ad interim.[5]

In 2015, Johan Ndisi became Sweden's first resident ambassador in Tirana. He presented his credentials to President Bujar Nishani in October of that year.[6]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
People's (Socialist) Republic of Albania (1946–1991)
Lennart Finnmark June 1969 – 1975 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [7][8]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1975–1978 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [9]
Bertil Arvidson 1978–1982 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [10]
Lennart Myrsten 1982–1987 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [11]
Jan af Sillén 1987–1991 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [12]
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
Jan af Sillén 1991–1992 Ambassador Resident in Belgrade. [12]
Ola Ullsten 1992–1996 Ambassador Resident in Rome. [13]
Torsten Örn 1996–1998 Ambassador Resident in Rome. [14]
Göran Berg 1998–2002 Ambassador Resident in Rome. [15]
Staffan Wrigstad 2002–2006 Ambassador Resident in Rome. [16]
Anders Bjurner 2006–2008 Ambassador Resident in Rome. [17]
Lars Fredén 2008–2010 Ambassador Resident in Skopje. [18]
Lars Wahlund 2010–2013 Ambassador Resident in Skopje. [19]
Patrik Svensson 2010–2015 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [5][20]
Mats Staffansson 2013–2016 Ambassador Resident in Skopje. [21]
Johan Ndisi 2015–2016 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [6][21]
Johan Ndisi September 2016 – 2019 Ambassador [22]
Elsa Håstad 1 September 2019 – 2023 Ambassador [23]
Niklas Ström August 2023 – present Ambassador [24]

References

  1. ^ "Sverige erkänner Albanien" [Sweden recognizes Albania]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 98. 11 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Rekognocerade" [Recognised]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Svenskt i Tirana" [Swedish in Tirana]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Ndisi becomes Sweden's first resident ambassador". Tirana Times. Tirana. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 328. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  8. ^ "Officiellt" [Officially]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 June 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 433, 447. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
  10. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 69. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  11. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 787. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  12. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 345, 358. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
  13. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 184. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  14. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 181. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172, 182. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 170, 181. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  17. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 172, 184. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  18. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 172, 189. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  19. ^ "Ambassadör Lars Wahlund: Curriculum Vitae" [Ambassador Lars Wahlund: Curriculum Vitae]. Embassy of Sweden, Vilnius. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tirana. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Skopje, Mats Staffansson, är sidoackrediterad i Tirana. I hans frånvaro leds ambassaden av en chargé d'affaires a.i. [Sweden's ambassador to Skopje, Mats Staffansson, is accredited to Tirana. In his absence, the embassy is headed by a chargé d'affaires a.i.]
  22. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Albanien" [New ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Albanien" [New ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Niklas Ström ny ambassadör i Albanien" [Niklas Ström new ambassador in Albania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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