[3] In November 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Chilean governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies.

[4] Following the military coup in Chile on 11 September 1973, Sweden's ambassador, Harald Edelstam, was declared persona non grata in December of the same year for helping over 1,200 Chileans, hundreds of Cuban diplomats and civilians, and around 50 Uruguayan refugees escape persecution under dictator Augusto Pinochet.

[6] No new Swedish ambassador was appointed in Santiago for the next 17 years while the Government Junta ruled Chile.

On 20 April, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires, Staffan Wrigstad [sv], presented his credentials to Chile's new president, Patricio Aylwin.

According to Foreign Minister Sten Andersson, Sweden sought to accredit a new ambassador in Santiago as quickly as possible following the change of power, as a way to further demonstrate its strong support for Chile's democratic government.