Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United Arab Emirates were established in 1972.

[1] In April 1983, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland inaugurated Sweden's first embassy in Abu Dhabi.

[2] The head of the new embassy was Counselor Bengt Lundborg, who was directly subordinate to the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City, who was concurrently accredited to Abu Dhabi.

[4] Sweden reopened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in February 2002.

[5] The Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is also accredited to Bahrain and Kuwait.