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Sweden–Uruguay relations are foreign relations between Sweden and Uruguay. Sweden has a consulate in Montevideo; the Swedish ambassador in Buenos Aires is concurrent to Uruguay. [1] Uruguay has an embassy in Stockholm, [2] the ambassador being concurrent to Norway, Denmark, Finland, Latvia and Estonia. [3]
Sweden was an important refuge for Uruguayan exiles during the civic-military dictatorship (1973-1985); there are several Uruguayans who still live in Sweden. [4]
Currently there is a Uruguayan-Nordic Chamber of Commerce. [5]
In October 2011, Uruguayan President José Mujica paid an official visit to Sweden. [6]