From 1934 to 1936, the Swedish minister in Moscow, Soviet Union held a dual accreditation to Baghdad,[2] and from 1936 the Swedish minister in Tehran held a dual accreditation to Baghdad.

[3] In February 1960, the envoy was appointed ambassador there after an agreement with the Iraqi government regarding diplomatic representation.

The ambassador remained accredited from Tehran, but a legation office was opened in Baghdad, headed by a first secretary from March of the same year.

[4] In May 1964, Bengt Odhner was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Baghdad.

[5] The ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023.