Embassy of Sweden, Ottawa
The Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Canada. The Swedish embassy in Canada represents the Swedish government in Canada and The Bahamas. The embassy is located in ByWard Market in the downtown core of the capital of Ottawa. Ambassador since 2019 is Urban Ahlin. Sweden also has nine honorary consulates in Canada. Tasks The embassy is the formal communication link between the Swedish and Canadian governments. The ambassador leads the embassy's work and is Sweden's official representative in Canada. The embassy monitor and report to the Swedish government on political, economic and financial events and happenings in Canada that are important for bilateral relations. Buildings Chancery From 1943 to 1944, the chancery was located at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. In 1945, the embassy was located to a building next to the ambassadorial residence, at 720 Manor Avenue in Rockcliffe Park. 819 Coltrin Road was the location of the residence. In 1949, an embassy chancellery was opened at 1462 Bishop Street in Montreal. In 1950, the location of the embassy was still 720 Manor Avenue but the residence was located at 219 Coltrin Road in Rockcliffe Park and the Montreal chancellery had moved to 1511 Bishop Street. The years 1958–1964, the embassy was located in Suite 704 at 140 Wellington Street, opposite the West Block building. In 1965 it moved to Suite 604 at the same address where it remained until 1979. The years 1980–1989, the embassy was located at 441 Maclaren Street in Centretown. Since 1990, the embassy is located at 377 Dalhousie Street in ByWard Market. Residence The ambassadorial residence is located at 700 Manor Avenue and was built in 1913. The architect was Allan Keefer. Keefer has designed many of buildings in the upscale Rockcliffe Park neighborhood. This house, then called "Raewood", he designed for his brother Thomas Coltin Keefer Jr. Thomas Keefer Jr. ran into financial difficulties and in 1919 he was forced to sell the property to James William Woods, who in turn sold it on to Gilbert Emilius Fauguier in 1920. The house was then named "Ardvar". The Fauguier family also built a house for their driver "Ardvar Cottage", which is still used as residence for embassy staff. In 1944, the Swedish state bought "Ardvar" from Gilbert Fauguier's widow. The house is located on a promontory above the Ottawa River. The house has two floors and a basement. It is built in solid red brick and the roof is clad with slate tiles. The building style is called Queen Anne Revival architecture and the house has a Flemish-inspired balustrade on the garden side facade. One is crowned with a large plastered pine cone. The residence has two main facades. One faces south, where there is the driveway and the entrance. The other to the north overlooks the river and Acacia Avenue, which you can reach through a gate. Previously, the tram passed by here with its own stop, which from the beginning was the Keefers family. The representation part