Diplomatic relations between Norway and Sweden were established after the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in November 1905. The Swedish state then bought a property on , intended as a residence for the Swedish envoy to Norway. Until the end of World War II, this property was both the residence of the ambassador and the chancery. In 1947, the Swedish legation in Norway received embassy status. After World War II, the operations required other premises that the embassy had to rent a proptery until the new chancery building on was completed in 1957. Since May 2019, the embassy has been back in the building on Inkognitogata.
