List of ambassadors of Sweden to Slovenia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Slovenia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Diana Madunic
since 22 November 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Budapest
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBudapest, Hungary[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1992
First holderAnita Gradin

The Ambassador of Sweden to Slovenia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Slovenia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Slovenia and government of Slovenia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Ljubljana, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, is also accredited to Ljubljana.

History

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On 15 January 1992, Sweden recognized Slovenia as an independent state.[1] The Swedish government decided on 23 January 1992 to enter into an agreement with Slovenia to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement came into effect on 29 January 1992. It was signed in Ljubljana by Ambassador Martin Hallqvist [sv] and Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Zoran Thaler.[2] The same year, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna, Austria, was also accredited to Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana.[3]

Ahead of Slovenia's upcoming EU membership, and in accordance with established practice to maintain embassies in other EU member states, Sweden opened an embassy in Ljubljana at the beginning of the year 2000.[4] The embassy closed 10 years later, in 2010.[5]

After that, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna was once again also accredited to Ljubljana. Since 2020, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, has been the one accredited to Ljubljana.

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Anita Gradin 1992–1994 Ambassador Resident in Vienna. [3]
Björn Skala 1995–1999 Ambassador Resident in Vienna. [6]
John-Christer Åhlander 2000–2003 Ambassador Also accredited to San Marino (2001–2003). [7][8]
John Hagard 2003–2008 Ambassador [9]
Inger Ultvedt 2008–2010 Ambassador [10][11]
Nils Daag 2011–2015 Ambassador Resident in Vienna. [12]
Helen Eduards 2016–2018 Ambassador Resident in Vienna. [13]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit 2018–2020 Ambassador Resident in Vienna. [14]
Dag Hartelius 2020–2023 Ambassador Resident in Budapest. [15]
Diana Madunic 22 November 2023 – present Ambassador Resident in Budapest. [16]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Since 2020, the Swedish ambassador in Budapest is also accredited in Ljubljana.

References

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  1. ^ Lindmarker, Ingmar (16 January 1992). "Tio nya stater får svenskt ja" [Ten new states get Swedish approval]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 14. p. 1. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:52 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN 0284-1967. SELIBR 4110996.
  3. ^ a b Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  4. ^ Statsliggaren 2001 : Utgiftsområde 5. Utrikesförvaltning och internationell samverkan (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritze. 2001. p. 25. ISBN 9172490934. SELIBR 11407220.
  5. ^ "Slovenien" [Slovenia] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 198. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  7. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  8. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 184. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  9. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 196. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  10. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 196. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  11. ^ Amawhe, Onome (24 April 2018). "I want to see deeper relations between Nigeria and Sweden". Vanguard. Retrieved 20 November 2025. I have since also served as the Swedish Ambassador to Slovenia 2008-2010...
  12. ^ "Sverige befäster det goda samarbetet med Slovenien" [Sweden consolidates the good cooperation with Slovenia] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Vienna. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Sveriges ambassadör ackrediterad i Slovenien" [Sweden's ambassador accredited in Slovenia] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Vienna. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  14. ^ "CV Mikaela Kumlin Granit". Government Offices of Sweden. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  15. ^ "CV Dag Hartelius" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  16. ^ "DIPLOMATIC LIST" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. p. 10. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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