On 17 January 1947, the King in Council decided to recognize the Republic of the Philippines as an independent and sovereign state.

[4] In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies.

As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.

[5] Jens Malling, who had previously served as envoy in Jakarta and Manila, was now appointed ambassador.

[22] Sweden's new resident ambassador in Manila, Harald Fries, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Duterte in December of the same year.