Swedish Representative to Taiwan Helena Reitberger is pictured in an undated photograph.Photo from Helena Reitberger’s Facebook page ’JOYOUS RETURN’:Representative Reitberger said she hopes to further collaborations between Sweden and Taiwan in areas such as AI, technology, education and healthcare By Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNA Helena Reitberger has taken up office as Sweden’s new representative to Taiwan after the position had been left vacant for five months, saying in a social media post yesterday that she expects to develop bilateral cooperation across various fields. Former representative Anders Wollter left office in March and returned to Sweden after only one year in Taipei, while his predecessor Bengt Carlsson had been in the position from 2020 to 2022, but did not stay in Taiwan for long due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish Trade and Invest Council yesterday said in a post on its official Facebook page “Sweden in Taiwan” welcoming Reitberger’s return to Taiwan.
Reitberger said in the post that she began her term as Sweden’s representative to Taiwan yesterday and had moved to Taipei with her two sons, expecting “an exciting time on the beautiful island.” She also said her return to Taiwan is “a joyous return” as she had worked at the council 20 years ago and made friends with whom she has since kept in touch. “I have visited Taipei a couple of times over the years, always returning to one of my favorite places — Elephant Mountai.