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Embassy of Sweden Canberra, Australia

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Photo: Frida Drake/Ministry of Foreign Affairs

New ministers at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

10 Sep 2024

Maria Malmer Stenergard is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs and head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Benjamin Dousa is the new Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade. Today, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the Statement of Government Policy in the Riksdag and announced the Government’s new ministers.

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Going to Sweden?

Here you will find information about visiting or moving to Sweden, Schengen visas and residence/work permits for Sweden and travelling to or from Sweden. 

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Passports & Consular assistance

Here you will find information about applying for or collecting a Swedish passport/national ID card abroad, Swedish citizenship and coordination numbers.

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Travel information for Swedes

Here you will find information about current events abroad, the Embassy's travel information for individual countries and general travel advice. 

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Calendar

  • Paradise Lost
    01 Sep 2020
    To coincide with the 250th Anniversary of Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific, the Embassy of Sweden in Canberra, together with the Solander Gallery in Wellington, presents ‘Paradise Lost – Daniel Solander’s Legacy’ – an art exhibition to commemorate the legacy of the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander and the first encounter between Sweden and the Pacific Region.
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    25 Nov 2019
    The Te Papa Museum in Wellington, together with the Embassy of Sweden in Canberra present a lecture by Professor Sverker Sörlin - 'Solander, Sparrman, and the Anthropocene - Saving “the Environment” on a Planet made Unstable by Humans'
  • Swedish Dads
    Fredric Jansson, Fot. Johan Bävman
    05 Sep 2019
    The Embassy of Sweden in Canberra is bringing the Swedish Dads photo exhibition to New Zealand in collaboration with Global Women NZ, Parents at Work and local partners. The Swedish Dads will be shown together with a collection of 13 photos of Kiwi Dads, showcasing the need for equal access to parental leave.

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Doing business with Sweden

Here you can get comprehensive information on how to do business with Sweden.

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Welcome to Sweden

Plan your holiday on Sweden's official website for tourism and travel information.

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Universities in Sweden

Studyinsweden.se is the official resource on higher education in Sweden for international students.

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