Korean Embassy in Sweden - Address & Contact

Entry requirements may change without notice. Always check the latest travel advisories on the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website before traveling.

Korea and Sweden established diplomatic relations in 1959 and have maintained consistently warm ties. Sweden's participation in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission along the Korean DMZ, in place since the 1953 armistice, gives the relationship a distinctive security dimension unlike any other bilateral partnership Korea has in Europe. On the economic front, both countries are technology-intensive export economies that benefit from open trade and regulatory cooperation under the Korea-EU FTA. Sweden hosts over 13,000 Koreans — a large proportion of whom arrived as adoptees, with around 8,900 Korean-born individuals holding Swedish citizenship.

Two-way trade between Korea and Sweden reached approximately $3.57 billion in 2023. Korean exports of $1.52 billion include automobiles, semiconductors, electronics, and chemicals, while Swedish exports of $2.05 billion are led by industrial machinery, telecom equipment (Ericsson), pharmaceuticals, and vehicles. Swedish companies such as Ericsson are important players in Korea's telecom infrastructure, and Korean automakers compete directly with Volvo in the premium vehicle segment globally.