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Ambassador Pontus Melander
Mr. Pontus Melander is since October 10, 2022, Ambassador of Sweden to Australia, from 16 November 2022 Ambassador of Sweden to New Zealand, from 26 October 2023 Ambassador of Sweden to Fiji, from 16 April 2023 Ambassador of Sweden to Tonga, and from 30 September 2024, Ambassador of Sweden to Tuvalu.
Before coming to Australia, he served as Deputy Head of the Security Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as Sweden's Ambassador to Iraq.
Previously, he was Ambassador at large at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ambassador at Swedish Armed Forces between 2008 and 2010.
Over the years, Mr. Melander has held various positions abroad, including at the Embassy of Sweden to Canada, the Embassy of Sweden to the United States and the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union in Brussels. At the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, he has held positions as Ambassador and Energy Coordinator and Ambassador and Chief Coordinator for Export Support to the Defense Industry. In addition, he has worked at the Office of the European Correspondent, Department for European Affairs and the Trade Department.
Mr. Melander received his Master of Science in Politics, Economy and International Law at the University of Lund 1989. He has also received higher management training in the Swedish Armed Forces and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Melander is married and has four children.
Telephone:
+61 (0) 403 581 004 )
E-mail:
SwedishConsulateAdelaide@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Adelaide
5 Elizabeth Court
Burnside SA 5066
Opening hours: By appointment
Honorary Consul
Sebastian Raneskold
Telephone
+685 7744885)
wallworklamblawyers@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Apia
Wallwork Lamb Lawyers
Island Rock Complex
Tufuiopa
Apia
Samoa
Office hours: By appointment
Honorary Consul
Hellene Wallwork
Telephone
+64 (0)27 335 4440)
swedconauckland@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Auckland
4 North Avenue
Narrow Neck (Devonport)
Auckland
New Zealand
Office hours: By appointment only
Honorary Consul
Catharina Andersson
Telephone
+61-(0)428 337 312)
swedishconsul@hawkins.com.au
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Brisbane
Level 19, 241 Adelaide Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
The Consulate of Sweden in Brisbane is open only by appointment. Please call to make an appointment. Phone hours Monday 10 am to 12 noon.
Honorary Consul
Michael Hawkins
Assistant
Carolien Schoots
Telephone
+61-7-4051 9699)
sweden.cairns@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Cairns
CBC
Level 1, 55 Spence Street
Cairns
Office hours: By appointment only.
Honorary Consul
Sally Mlikota
Assistants
Mara Fieldhouse & Ashleigh Leporati
Telephone
+61-8-8946 2999)
SwedishConsulDarwin@wardkeller.com.au
Fax
+61-8-8981 1253
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Darwin
c/o Wardkeller
Level 7, NT House
22 Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800
Office hours: By appointment only.
Honorary Consul
Kevin Stephens
Assistant
Sue McLean
Telephone
+61-3-6226 1258)
swedcons.hobart@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Hobart
c/o Simmons Wolfhagen Lawyers
Level 4, 99 Bathurst Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 4.30pm, by appointment only.
Honorary Consul
Cara Hawkins
Telephone
+677 768 72 57)
honoraryconsulsweden@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Honiara - temporarily closed to visitors
(c/o Island Enterprises LTD
Main Road Ranadi Industrial Estate
Honiara
Solomon Islands)
Please note that the consulate is temporarily closed to visitors, but can be contacted by phone or email
Honorary Consul
Jessica Bradford
Telephone
+61-(0)430 591 831)
sweconsul.melbourne@aamvs.com.au
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Melbourne
Level 3
428 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Opening hours: by appointment only
Please contact the Consulate by email to book an appointment for passports etc
sweconsul.melbourne@aamvs.com.au
Honorary Consul
Benjamin Sandqvist
Telephone
+676 25 269, 22 855)
aloma.johansson@gmail.com
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Nuku'alofa
"Tavana"
Taufa'ahau Road, Havelu
Nuku'alofa
Opening hours: By appointment only.
Honorary Consul
Aloma Johansson
Telephone
+61-(0)408 717 861)
swedishconsulatewa@iinet.net.au
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Perth
Level 1
1139 Hay Street
West Perth WA 6005
Office hours: By appointment only
Honorary Consul
Lisa Jahrsten
Telephone
+678-24404)
swedenconsul@ajc-vanuatu.com
Fax
+678-23693
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Port Vila
Govant Building
Lini Highway
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Office hours: By appointment only
Honorary Consul
Marie Chabot
Telephone
+679 3307161)
swedenshonoraryconsulinfiji@outlook.com
Fax
+679 3308714
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Suva
C/ 62 Pratt Street
Suva, Fiji Islands
Office hours: By appointment only
Honorary Consul
Mareca Seduadua
Telephone
+61-2-9909 3336 )
info@swedishconsulsyd.com.au
Fax
+61-2-9908 3336
Honorary Consulate-General for Sweden in Sydney
Suite 301
107 Walker Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Office hours: By appointment only.
Honorary Consul-General
James Letherbarrow
Honorary Vice-Consul
Anna Alvsdotter
Telephone
+64-4-499 9895)
sweden@xtra.co.nz
Honorary Consulate for Sweden in Wellington
Level 7
Molesworth House
101 Molesworth Street
Thorndon
Wellington 6011
Office hours:
Visits by appointment only
Honorary Consul
Daniel O'Leary
Honorary Vice-Consul
Tinni Lindén
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.