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Embassy of the United Kingdom, Stockholm

Coordinates:59°20′03″N18°06′28″E/ 59.3343°N 18.1078°E/59.3343; 18.1078
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Embassy of the United Kingdom, Stockholm
The Embassy building in Stockholm
Map
LocationSwedenStockholm,Sweden
AddressSkarpögatan 6-8,
115 93Stockholm,
Sweden
AmbassadorJudith Gough
WebsiteBritish Embassy, Stockholm

TheEmbassy of the United KingdominStockholmis the chiefdiplomatic missionof theUnited KingdominSweden.The Embassy also represents theBritish Overseas Territoriesin Sweden. It is located on Skarpögatan in theDiplomatstadenneighbourhood. The current British Ambassador to Sweden isJudith Gough.[1]

History[edit]

Great Britain established a diplomatic mission in Stockholm in 1720. The current embassy building located at Skarpögatan 6-8, was opened in 1967 and was designed by the architect William S. Bryant. Since 2018, the building has also housed theNew Zealand Embassy to Sweden.[2]

The British Ambassador's residence, which was built between 1914 and 1915 and was designed byRichard Allison,is located in the same area as the embassy, at Laboratoriegatan 8. Until 1939 it also served as the British Embassy.

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  • Lillienhoff Palace, British Embassy 1723–unknown
    Lillienhoff Palace,British Embassy 1723–unknown
  • Current British Ambassador's residence and previously British Embassy 1915–1939
    Current British Ambassador's residence and previously British Embassy 1915–1939
  • British Embassy, 1939–1967
    British Embassy, 1939–1967
  • British Embassy, 1967–present
    British Embassy, 1967–present
  • Embassy Signage
    Embassy Signage

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"British Embassy Stockholm".FCO.gov.uk.Retrieved14 March2021.
  2. ^"New Zealand opens Embassy in Stockholm".Sweden Abroad.Retrieved2021-04-09.[permanent dead link]

59°20′03″N18°06′28″E/ 59.3343°N 18.1078°E/59.3343; 18.1078

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