Doctoral thesis also published as no. 92 in Uppsala University's series Studia historica Upsaliensia, ISSN 0081-6531.

Contents: I. Introduction -- II. Ethiopia. An introductory survey of the country, its people and recent history -- III. The influence of foreigners in the Ethiopian society, 1850-1950 -- IV. Ethio-Swedish relations before the Italian occupation -- V. Ethio-Swedish relations 1943--1952 -- VI. Motives and beliefs behind the Ethio-Swedish co-operation -- VII. Why Sweden and Ethiopia?