Since 2003, the honorary consul general has also served as the CEO and president of the American Swedish Institute.

The Consulate General in Minneapolis originated from the honorary vice consulate established on August 28, 1908, with a district covering the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, and the New Mexico Territory.

Inheritance matters decreased every year after Swedish emigration to the United States ceased.

Primarily, the Liberal People's Party, including figures like Karl-Göran Biörsmark [sv] and Ingemar Eliasson, along with the Centre Party, including individuals like Karin Söder, Pär Granstedt, and Håkan Hansson [sv], argued in vain for the retention of the consulate in Minneapolis, which was now to be replaced by an honorary consulate.

With each passing year, Sweden gradually lost its connection to important institutions and companies.

[11] In the 1950s, it was reported that the number of inheritance cases decreased each year, although the amounts then remained steady.

The reason for this was that emigration had ceased and the generation that might have eligible relatives for inheritance in Sweden began to pass away.

[11] An honorary consulate was opened in 1989 which today provides the following services in Minneapolis: passport delivery, provisional passports for emergency travel, applications for coordination numbers or to retain Swedish citizenship, life certificates, facilitation for Swedish voters, and more.

[13] In 1983, the state of New Mexico was added from the Consulate General of Sweden, Houston, which had been closed the year before.

[15] The states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming were taken over by the Consulate General of Sweden, Los Angeles, in 1990.

The proposition highlighted that the consulate's need for adequate premises had significantly increased and that the acquisition of the properties was considered economically advantageous for the Swedish state.

The proposal also emphasized the strategic importance of owning properties to strengthen Sweden's representation in the United States.

[33][34] From 1971, the consulate general was located in the 730 Building, Suite 615 at the address 730 2nd Avenue South in the Downtown West neighborhood.