ALBANIAN 
Sweden
EU member state; NATO ally since 7 March 2024. Maintains a resident embassy in Tirana.
Milestones
Ambassadors
Foreign ministers & heads of state/government
Head of state
Head of government
Previous (3)
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Oct. 6, 2006 – Oct. 3, 2014 · source
Foreign minister
Previous (4)
Visits
Split by direction and by ministry/portfolio, so non-MFA contact stays visible.
Their visits to Albania
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May 16, 2025Head of government Foreign Affairs
Attended the 6th European Political Community Summit in Tirana, chaired by PM Rama, alongside 46 other heads of state/government — the first EPC meeting held in the Western Balkans.
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Dec. 6, 2022Head of government Foreign Affairs
Attended the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana — the first such summit ever held in the Western Balkans region itself, hosted by PM Rama, six weeks into Kristersson's own premiership. Multilateral summit attendance, not a bilateral capital visit: no separate Sweden-Albania bilateral meeting is documented alongside it.
Outcome: Tirana Declaration reaffirmed the EU's enlargement commitment to the region.
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Oct. 6, 2021 – Oct. 7, 2021Minister Other
Visited Albania to launch the II AIDS Strategy for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2021-2027, alongside the Swedish government's new regional reform strategy for 2021-2027.
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Nov. 19, 2019Minister Foreign Affairs
Visited Tirana; met PM Rama, Acting FM Gent Cakaj, and opposition leader Lulzim Basha. Marked 50 years of Albania-Sweden diplomatic relations and 20 years of Swedish reform-cooperation funding.
Outcome: Reaffirmed Swedish support for Albania's reform process and EU accession.
Albania's visits to them
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May 12, 2026Minister Foreign Affairs
Met Stenergard on the margins of an EU Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels — not a bilateral capital visit. Discussed EU enlargement, regional security, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation ahead of the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Outcome: Stenergard reaffirmed Sweden's support for Albania's reform agenda.
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June 5, 2024Minister Foreign Affairs
Official visit to Stockholm: met Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén, the Riksdag's Western Balkans parliamentary friendship group, and Minister for EU Affairs Jessika Roswall. Focused on parliamentary-track support for Albania's EU accession negotiations, not a Foreign-Ministry-to-Foreign-Ministry meeting — Sweden's own FM (Billström at the time) isn't mentioned as present.
Outcome: No agreement announced; framed as coordination on accession-process support.
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May 27, 2016Head of government Foreign Affairs
Official visit to Stockholm at PM Löfven's invitation: launched the Sweden-Albania Investment and Development Council at the Swedish Business Chamber (co-chaired by former PM Göran Persson), and met Parliament Speaker Urban Ahlin on expanding economic and tourism cooperation.
Outcome: Sweden-Albania Investment and Development Council established.
Public opinion
How the public in this country feels about Albania joining the EU.
| Wave | Fielded | In favour | Opposed | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Eurobarometer 564 ↗ | March 1, 2025 | 74% | 19% | 7% |