The Swedish Embassy in Iraq...um?

[Overnight]

No need for a preamble, really.

Why is there a Swedish embassy in Iraq in the first place? Huh, wha? Is Iraq a family-friendly destination for happy-go-lucky frolicking through tourism or something?

And while you're at it, don't go pissing off Turkey by burning the Quran when you're trying to get into NATO. They got Muslims there ya' know.

 

[Snuskpelle]

Why is there a Swedish embassy in Iraq in the first place? Huh, wha? Is Iraq a family-friendly destination for happy-go-lucky frolicking through tourism or something?

146 000 Iraqis live in Sweden as opposed to 140 000 in the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_diaspora 'Humanitarian superpower' right here. (An ironic phrase these days.)

 

[Overnight]

146 000 Iraqis live in Sweden as opposed to 140 000 in the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_diaspora 'Humanitarian superpower' right here. (An ironic phrase these days.)

How many Swedes live in Iraq?

 

[Snuskpelle]

How many Swedes live in Iraq?

Presumably a rather low number.

BTW, a guy receving Swedish unemployment benefits turned out to be a minister in Iraq. So he was a "sorta Swede" I guess depending on your definition.

 

[Overnight]

Presumably a rather low number...

Exactly.

 

[Snuskpelle]

Exactly.

Their relatives want to visit etc. So there's a signficant need to have an embassy. Although recently the rules on visitors from certain countries from the area (like Iran which I am familiar with, as my GF is from there) have become unreasonably harsh.

 

[Mercor]

The Swedes have embassy's in Iraq, Iran, North Korea. They are mostly for International Diplomacy

The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang is Sweden's diplomatic mission in North Korea, which is located in the country's capital Pyongyang. The Swedish Embassy was one of the first embassies in North Korea, opening in 1975. The ambassador since July 2021 is Andreas Bengtsson. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western country with uninterrupted diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy serves as the protecting power for the United States and as consular representation for Australia, Canada, Italy, Finland, and Iceland.