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Embassies and consular services for Sweden
| Location | Service areas |
|---|---|
| Embassy of Sweden | |
| New Zealand Embassy to Sweden | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
Our relationship with Sweden
New Zealand and Sweden have a warm and friendly relationship underpinned by shared interests and similar outlooks on global issues, including rules-based trade, agricultural reform, disarmament, human rights, and the environment. 2021 marked the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Contacts between New Zealand and Sweden have existed since the early stages of European settlement in New Zealand, with significant numbers of Swedes settling in the North Island along with other Scandinavians.
Trade and investment
In July 2023, New Zealand and the EU signed a high-quality, comprehensive, and progressive Free Trade Agreement which entered into force in May 2024. As a European Union member state, Sweden is party to the EU-NZ FTA. The FTA contains world-leading commitments on sustainable and inclusive trade.
The latest information about New Zealand's trade profile with Sweden is available on the New Zealand Trade Dashboard(external link).
People and culture
Information for young Swedish citizens interested in living and working in New Zealand can be found on Immigration New Zealand’s Sweden Working Holiday visa(external link) website.
Young New Zealand citizens looking to work/study in Sweden can find more information on the Swedish Migration Agency website(external link).
Aid and sustainability
Sweden is a champion of sustainable growth and a founding member of the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, a group of non-G20 countries initiated by New Zealand in 2010 to support the G20 (and subsequently APEC) commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
Sweden is also one of the original members of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, established by New Zealand in 2009. This alliance focuses on research, development and extension of technologies and practices that will help deliver ways to grow more food without increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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