Swedish

Noun

utrikesdepartement n

1. a ministry for foreign affairs,^[1] a foreign office

Declension

Usage notes

• Often used in definite form, to indicate Sweden's, but not considered a proper noun and not capitalized; abbreviated UD
• The equivalent in Finland is called utrikesministerium

See also

• ambassad
• ambassadör
• beskickning
• diplomat
• sändebud
• utrikesminister
• utrikesnämnd
• utrikespolitik

References

1. ↑ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) ISBN 978-913832379-3