The main tasks of the consulate general were to disseminate information about Sweden and Swedish collaboration opportunities, promote business activities through various events, and handle consular matters (primarily passport and visa processing) and assistance to Swedish citizens in the western United States.

In 2021, Sweden reopened an honorary consulate in Los Angeles to, among other things, support Swedish citizens in southern California with consular matters.

In 1980, Los Angeles became the seat for a career diplomat, and San Francisco was downgraded to a regular consulate two years later.

[12] The Ministry for Foreign Affairs' staff association (UPF) argued that Schein was highly unsuitable as consul general.

[16] In August 1984, it was reported that, on the advice of the Chief of the Beverly Hills Police Department, the consulate general replaced its alarm systems with a guard dog.

The chancery on Wilshire Boulevard and the residence on Foothill Avenue paid a combined rent of about $25,000 per month.

Ambassador Henrik Liljegren came from Washington, D.C. and spoke to the protesters, who carried signs, attracting attention.

[8] The fundamental question at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was whether it was right for a country like Sweden not to be represented on the West Coast of the United States.

An internal investigation suggested, among other things, transforming Los Angeles into an honorary consulate and selling the house on 600 Park Avenue in New York City.

In February 1995, the Carlsson III cabinet decided to close the consulate general in Los Angeles by the mid-year.

The Moderate Party believed that the consulate general should remain open since it was the only mission left on the economically expanding U.S. West Coast.

[21] The consulate general in Los Angeles was closed on June 30, 1995, after the parliament had tasked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs with saving 185 million kronor over three years.

The new consulate general would have an entirely new focus with the explicit purpose of promoting Swedish export and industrial interests.

[2] The primary tasks of the consulate general included spreading information about Sweden and collaboration opportunities, promoting business activities through the organization of various events, handling consular matters (mainly passport and visa processing), and providing assistance to Swedish citizens in the western United States.

[31] After the Swedish consulate general in San Francisco was downgraded to a consulate in 1982, the Los Angeles consulate general took over the entire state of California — except for the city of San Francisco and the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin — as well as the states of Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

[36] From at least 1961 to 1971, the chancery was located in Suite 803 of the Wilflower Building at 615 South Flower Street in the Financial District of Los Angeles.