Sweden was among the first countries to recognize Angola in 1975, and diplomatic relations were established as early as February 1976.

[3] Sweden provided substantial support to the country's liberation struggle, and throughout the Angolan Civil War spanning from 1975 to 2002, it stood as one of the largest donors.

Instead, a pilot project was implemented with a new type of miniature embassy with a limited operational assignment.

The ambassador, who was the only seconded official, shared premises and reception with the Swedish Trade Council and Ericsson.

[9] On 22 September 2011, it was decided that the embassy would be re-established following a decision that resulted from the agreement reached on 1 August 2011 between the governing parties and the Social Democrats.

[10] In November 2021, the Swedish government announced its intention to close the embassy in Luanda during the second half of 2022.

[12] The embassy's mission was to strengthen relations between the governments of Sweden and Angola, as well as between the citizens, organizations, and businesses of both countries.

Trade issues were increasingly taking up a larger part of the embassy's work, with a focus on supporting Swedish companies in advancing their positions in the Angolan market.

[13] The chancery was built in 1984–85 after drawings by two architects at White & Partners, Rune Falk and Lisa Hanson.

[14] Architect Leif Lindstrand in Järrestad [sv] in Scania was the project manager and over two years commuted 22 times between Sturup and Luanda.

The chancery was inaugurated on 31 January 1986 by the Minister for Energy Birgitta Dahl assisted by the director general of the National Swedish Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen) Hans Löwbeer.

The building cost SEK 39 million and, in addition to the chancery, also contained 26 terraced houses.

The Swedish and Norwegian embassy buildings in Angola were located in Miramar, an area in the central part of the capital Luanda.