List of ambassadors of Sweden to Nigeria

In conjunction with Nigeria's declaration of independence on 1 October 1960, Swedish Foreign Minister Östen Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to Nigerian Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, stating that the Swedish government recognized Nigeria as a sovereign and independent state.Undén expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Nigeria.Love Kellberg [sv], the head of a department in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, was appointed as Sweden's first ambassador to Nigeria.[3] In January 1962, Kellberg, who was also accredited as ambassador to Porto-Novo in the Republic of Dahomey, presented his credentials to President Hubert Maga, along with a gift from the King of Sweden.[4] Sweden's ambassador to Nigeria has, at various times, also been accredited to neighboring countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, and Togo.
Lesser coat of armsKingdom of SwedenAnnika Hahn-EnglundMinistry for Foreign AffairsHis or Her ExcellencyMinister for Foreign AffairsGovernment of SwedenTerm lengthpresident of Nigeriagovernment of NigeriaÖsten UndénAbubakar Tafawa BalewaNnamdi AzikiwePorto-NovoRepublic of DahomeyHubert MagaKing of SwedenBurkina FasoDual accreditationNiameyOuagadougouKarl-Anders WollterCotonouDagens NyheterSvenska DagbladetSELIBRAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBoliviaBrazilBulgariaCanadaColombiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoCzech RepublicDenmarkEthiopiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandIsraelKazakhstanLebanonLiberiaLiechtensteinMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSwitzerlandTanzaniaThailandTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesVenezuelaVietnamZambiaCzechoslovakiaSoviet UnionYugoslavia