Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
is the chief
diplomatic mission
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of the
United Kingdom
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in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. The Embassy also represents the
British Overseas Territories
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in Sweden. It is located on Skarpögatan in the
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden (Swedish for "Diplomat City") is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.
Diplomatstaden encompass ...
neighbourhood. The current British Ambassador to Sweden is
Judith Gough
Judith Mary Gough Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (born 8 November 1972) is a British diplomat and the current List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Sweden.New Zealand Embassy to Sweden.
The British Ambassador's residence, which was built between 1914 and 1915 and was designed by Richard 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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File:Lillienhoffska palatset 2010.jpg,
Lillienhoff Palace
The Lillienhoff Palace (Swedish ''Lillienhoffska palatset'') is a building located on a corner of the large square ''Medborgarplatsen'' in southcentral Stockholm, Sweden. The property is owned and managed by municipally owned AB Stadsholmen. His ...
, British Embassy 1723–unknown
File:Diplomatstaden 2008 Dipl 1.jpg, Current British Ambassador's residence and previously British Embassy 1915–1939
File:Diplomatstaden 2008 Amb 5.jpg, British Embassy, 1939–1967
File:Storbritanniens ambassad 2008.jpg, British Embassy, 1967–present
File:NZ Embassy Sign Stockholm.jpg, Embassy Signage
See also
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List of diplomatic missions in Sweden
This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Sweden. At present, the capital city of Stockholm hosts 109 embassies. Several countries have ambassadors accredited to Sweden, with most being resident in Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, or London. ...
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Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...