Until 1944, Sweden was represented in the Union of South Africa by a consulate general in Pretoria located in the Prudential House at 235 Pretorius Street.

[1] The consulate general was upgraded to a legation in 1944 and Harry Eriksson was appointed Acting Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,[2] and became a regular in 1945.

[6] At the embassy, in addition to the ambassador, several staff members are dispatched from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), along with a defence attaché sent from the Ministry of Defence, and a number of locally employed staff.

[13] As of 2023[update] the chancery is located in the iParioli Complex at 1166 Park Street in the suburb of Hatfield in Pretoria.

Money was released through the sale of a former house in Cape Town, an oversized villa with an expression that rhymed poorly with Sweden's identity.

Architect in South Africa was Boogertman Krige Architects through Ernes Wilken (responsible) and Marlise Teunissen and construction management in South Africa was Kerr Developments through Len Sloan and general contractor was van der Linde & Venter Construction through Gerhard van der Linde, Johan Venter and Arthur Milbrandt.

Here on the South African plateau, 1,500 meters above sea level, the climate is similar to Swedish summer for most of the year.

In the middle of the day, the overhanging roofs of the long sides take care of the high-rising sun and shield the glazed rooms.

A representation part furnished by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Swedish interior design is the primary one.

In front of the glass surfaces are linen curtains with embroidered Swedish province flowers.