This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries , which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. [1] In some countries, all or some of the Nordic countries have joint embassies. Examples includes the Nordic Embassies in Berlin (all the Nordic countries), [2] the Nordic House in Yangon (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) [3] and the Nordic Embassy in Dhaka (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). [4]
The countries cooperate closely, and the Helsinki Treaty sets the framework for the Nordic cooperation in the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. According to the Helsinki Treaty, public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries are to assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned. [5] [6] There are also common Nordic instructions on consular co-operation, and on strengthening of the consular contingency co-operation. [7] [8]
Co-operation in the foreign service is one of the proposals in the so-called Stoltenberg report, prepared on behalf of the Nordic foreign ministers. [9] In 2019, a group of researchers from the Nordic foreign policy institutes evaluated whether the report's proposals had been followed up in practice. They judged that there had been significant progress in co-operation between the foreign services. [10] A 2020 report by Björn Bjarnason, appointed by the Nordic foreign ministers, reports on ways the Nordic countries can work more closely together on foreign and defence policy. Some proposed measures are a common Nordic diplomacy and an enhanced role of diplomatic missions. [11] [12] [13]
The Nordic countries have also signed a memorandum of understanding [14] with the Baltic states on the posting of diplomats at each other's missions abroad, [15] [16] [17] under the auspices of Nordic-Baltic Eight. [18]
Denmark [19] | Finland [20] | Iceland [21] | Norway [22] | Sweden [23] | |
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Algeria | Algiers (Embassy) | Algiers (Embassy) | Algiers (Embassy) | Algiers (Embassy) | |
Angola | Luanda (Embassy) | ||||
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou (Embassy) | Ouagadougou (Embassy) | |||
Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa (Embassy) | Kinshasa (Embassy) | |||
Egypt | Cairo (Embassy) | Cairo (Embassy) | Cairo (Embassy) | Cairo (Embassy) | |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa (Embassy) | Addis Ababa (Embassy) | Addis Ababa (Embassy) | Addis Ababa (Embassy) | |
Ghana | Accra (Embassy) | Accra (Embassy) | |||
Kenya | Nairobi (Embassy) | Nairobi (Embassy) | Nairobi (Embassy) | Nairobi (Embassy) | |
Liberia | Monrovia (Embassy) | ||||
Madagascar | Antananarivo (Embassy office) | ||||
Malawi | Lilongwe (Embassy) | Lilongwe (Embassy) | |||
Mali | Bamako (Embassy) | Bamako (Embassy) | Bamako (Embassy) | ||
Morocco | Rabat (Embassy) | Rabat (Embassy) | Rabat (Embassy) | Rabat (Embassy) | |
Mozambique | Maputo (Embassy) | Maputo (Embassy) | Maputo (Embassy) | ||
Namibia | Windhoek (Embassy) | ||||
Nigeria | Abuja (Embassy) | Abuja (Embassy) | Abuja (Embassy) | ||
Rwanda | Kigali (Embassy) | ||||
Senegal | Dakar (Embassy) | ||||
Somaliland | Hargeisa (Representative office) | ||||
South Africa | Pretoria (Embassy) | Pretoria (Embassy) | Pretoria (Embassy) | Pretoria (Embassy) | |
South Sudan | Juba (Embassy) | ||||
Sudan | Khartoum (Embassy) | Khartoum (Embassy) | |||
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam (Embassy) | Dar es Salaam (Embassy) | Dar es Salaam (Embassy) | Dar es Salaam (Embassy) | |
Tunisia | Tunis (Embassy) | Tunis (Embassy) | |||
Uganda | Kampala (Embassy) | Kampala (Embassy) | Kampala (Embassy) | Kampala (Embassy) | |
Zambia | Lusaka (Embassy) | Lusaka (Embassy) | |||
Zimbabwe | Harare (Embassy) |
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Denmark [19] | Finland [20] | Iceland [21] | Norway [24] | Sweden [23] | |
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Afghanistan | Kabul (Embassy) | Kabul (Embassy) | |||
Armenia | Yerevan (Embassy) | ||||
Azerbaijan | Baku (Embassy) | ||||
Bangladesh | Dhaka (Embassy) | Dhaka (Embassy) | Dhaka (Embassy) | ||
Bhutan | Thimphu (Representative office) | ||||
Cambodia | Phnom Penh (Representative Office) | Phnom Penh (Embassy) | |||
China | Beijing (Embassy) | ||||
Georgia | Tbilisi (Embassy) [28] | Tbilisi (Embassy) | Tbilisi (Embassy) | ||
India | New Delhi (Embassy) | New Delhi (Embassy)
| New Delhi (Embassy) | New Delhi (Embassy)
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Indonesia | Jakarta (Embassy) | Jakarta (Embassy) | Jakarta (Embassy) | Jakarta (Embassy) | |
Iran | Tehran (Embassy) | Tehran (Embassy) | Tehran (Embassy) | Tehran (Embassy) | |
Iraq | Baghdad (Embassy) | Baghdad (Embassy) | |||
Israel | Tel Aviv (Embassy) | Tel Aviv (Embassy) | Tel Aviv (Embassy) |
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Japan | Tokyo (Embassy) | Tokyo (Embassy) | Tokyo (Embassy) | Tokyo (Embassy) | Tokyo (Embassy) |
Jordan | Amman (Embassy) | Amman (Embassy) | |||
Kazakhstan | Astana (Embassy) | Astana (Embassy) | Astana (Embassy) | ||
Lebanon | Beirut (Embassy) | Beirut (Embassy) | Beirut (Embassy) | Beirut (Embassy) | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur (Embassy) | Kuala Lumpur (Embassy) | Kuala Lumpur (Embassy) | ||
Myanmar | Yangon (Embassy) | Yangon (Embassy) | Yangon (Embassy) | ||
Nepal | Kathmandu (Embassy) | Kathmandu (Embassy) | |||
North Korea | Pyongyang (Embassy) | ||||
Pakistan | Islamabad (Embassy) | Islamabad (Embassy) | Islamabad (Embassy) | Islamabad (Embassy) | |
Palestine | Ramallah (Representative Office) | Ramallah (Representative Office) | Ramallah (Representative Office) | ||
Philippines | Manila (Embassy) | Manila (Embassy) | Manila (Embassy) | Manila (Embassy) | |
Qatar | Doha (Embassy) | Doha (Embassy) | Doha (Embassy) | ||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh (Embassy) | Riyadh (Embassy) | Riyadh (Embassy) | ||
Singapore | Singapore (Embassy) | Singapore (Embassy) | Singapore (Embassy) | Singapore (Embassy) | |
South Korea | Seoul (Embassy) | Seoul (Embassy) | Seoul (Embassy) | Seoul (Embassy) | |
Sri Lanka | Colombo (Embassy) | ||||
Syria | Damascus (Embassy) | ||||
Taiwan | Taipei (Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei) | Taipei (Finland Trade Centre) | Taipei (Swedish Trade and Invest Council) | ||
Thailand | Bangkok (Embassy) | Bangkok (Embassy) | Bangkok (Embassy) | Bangkok (Embassy) | |
Turkey | Ankara (Embassy) | ||||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi (Embassy) | Abu Dhabi (Embassy) | Abu Dhabi (Embassy) | Abu Dhabi (Embassy) | |
Vietnam | Hanoi (Embassy) | Hanoi (Embassy) | Hanoi (Embassy) | Hanoi (Embassy) | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong (Consulate-General) | Hong Kong (Consulate General) |
Denmark [19] | Finland [20] | Iceland [21] [29] | Norway [24] | Sweden [23] | Faroe Islands [30] | Greenland [25] | |
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Albania | Tirana (Embassy) | ||||||
Austria | Vienna (Embassy) | Vienna (Embassy) | Vienna (Embassy) | Vienna (Embassy) | Vienna (Embassy) | ||
Belarus | Minsk (Liaison Office) | Minsk (Embassy) | |||||
Belgium | Brussels (Embassy) | Brussels (Embassy) | Brussels (Embassy) | Brussels (Embassy) | Brussels (Representative Office | Brussels (Representative Office) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo (Embassy) | Sarajevo (Embassy) | |||||
Bulgaria | Sofia (Embassy) | Sofia (Embassy) | |||||
Croatia | Zagreb (Embassy) | Zagreb (Embassy) | Zagreb (Embassy) | Zagreb (Embassy) | |||
Cyprus | Nicosia (Embassy) | Nicosia (Embassy) | |||||
Czech Republic | Prague (Embassy) | Prague (Embassy) | Prague (Embassy) | Prague (Embassy) | |||
Denmark | Copenhagen (Embassy) | Copenhagen (Embassy) | Copenhagen (Embassy) | Copenhagen (Embassy) | Copenhagen (Representative Office) | Copenhagen (Representative Office) | |
Estonia | Tallinn (Embassy) | Tallinn (Embassy) | Tallinn (Embassy) | Tallinn (Embassy) | |||
Finland | Helsinki (Embassy) | Helsinki (Embassy) | Helsinki (Embassy) | Helsinki (Embassy) | |||
France | Paris (Embassy) | Paris (Embassy) | Paris (Embassy) | Paris (Embassy) | Paris (Embassy) | ||
Germany | Berlin (Embassy) | Berlin (Embassy) |
| Berlin (Embassy) | |||
Greece | Athens (Embassy) | Athens (Embassy) | Athens (Embassy) | Athens (Embassy) | |||
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Hungary | Budapest (Embassy) | Budapest (Embassy) | Budapest (Embassy) | Budapest (Embassy) | |||
Iceland | Reykjavík (Embassy) | Reykjavík (Embassy) | Reykjavík (Embassy) | Reykjavík (Embassy) | Reykjavík (Representative Office) | Reykjavík (Representative Office) | |
Ireland | Dublin (Embassy) | Dublin (Embassy) | Dublin (Embassy) | Dublin (Embassy) | |||
Italy | Rome (Embassy) | Rome (Embassy) | Rome (Embassy) | Rome (Embassy) | |||
Kosovo | Pristina (Embassy) | Pristina (Embassy) | Pristina (Embassy) | ||||
Latvia | Riga (Embassy) | Riga (Embassy) | Riga (Embassy) | Riga (Embassy) | |||
Lithuania | Vilnius (Embassy) | Vilnius (Embassy) | Vilnius (Embassy) | Vilnius (Embassy) | |||
Moldova | Chişinău (Embassy) | ||||||
Netherlands | The Hague (Embassy) | The Hague (Embassy) | The Hague (Embassy) | ||||
North Macedonia | Skopje (Embassy) | ||||||
Norway | Oslo (Embassy) | Oslo (Embassy) | Oslo (Embassy) | Oslo (Embassy) | |||
Poland | Warsaw (Embassy) | Warsaw (Embassy) | Warsaw (Embassy) [31] | Warsaw (Embassy) | Warsaw (Embassy) | ||
Portugal | Lisbon (Embassy) | Lisbon (Embassy) | Lisbon (Embassy) | Lisbon (Embassy) | |||
Romania | Bucharest (Embassy) | Bucharest (Embassy) | Bucharest (Embassy) | Bucharest (Embassy) | |||
Russia | Moscow (Embassy) |
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Serbia | Belgrade (Embassy) | Belgrade (Embassy) | Belgrade (Embassy) | Belgrade (Embassy) | |||
Slovakia | Bratislava (Embassy) | ||||||
Spain | Madrid (Embassy) | Madrid (Embassy) | Madrid (Embassy) | ||||
Sweden | Stockholm (Embassy) | Stockholm (Embassy) | Stockholm (Embassy) | Stockholm (Embassy) | |||
Switzerland | Bern (Embassy) | Bern (Embassy) | |||||
Ukraine | Kyiv (Embassy) | Kyiv (Embassy) | Kyiv (Embassy) | Kyiv (Embassy) | |||
United Kingdom | London (Embassy) | London (Embassy) | London (Embassy) | London (Embassy) | London (Embassy) | London (Representative Office) | |
Åland | Mariehamn (Consulate General) | ||||||
Faroe Islands | Tórshavn [32] [33] (High Commission) | Tórshavn (Consulate General) |
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Denmark [19] | Finland [20] | Iceland [21] | Norway [24] | Sweden [23] | |
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Australia | Canberra (Embassy) | Canberra (Embassy) |
Denmark [19] | Finland [34] | Iceland [21] | Norway [24] | Sweden [23] | Faroe Islands [30] | Greenland [25] | |
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African Union | Addis Ababa (Permanent Delegation) [35] | ||||||
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization | Vienna [36] | Vienna | |||||
Council of Europe | Strasbourg (Permanent Representation) [37] | Strasbourg (Permanent Representation) [38] | Strasbourg (Permanent Representation) | Strasbourg | Strasbourg | ||
EFTA | Geneva | Geneva (Delegation) | |||||
EU | Brussels (Permanent Representation) [39] | Brussels (Permanent Representation) | Brussels | Brussels | Brussels [40] | Brussels [41] | |
Food and Agriculture Organization [note 2] | Rome (Permanent Mission) | Rome (Permanent Mission) [42] | |||||
International Atomic Energy Agency | Vienna [36] | Vienna | |||||
NATO | Brussels | Brussels | Brussels (Permanent Delegation) | Brussels | |||
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris [43] | Paris [44] | Paris | Paris | |||
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | Vienna [36] | Vienna | Vienna | Vienna | |||
UNESCO | Paris | Paris | |||||
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WTO | Geneva [48] | Geneva |
The Nordic Council of Ministers is the official body for inter-governmental co-operation. [49] The Council of Ministers has offices in the following countries:
Nordic Council of Ministers [50] | |
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Denmark | Copenhagen (Secretariat) |
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Latvia | Riga [52] |
Lithuania | Vilnius [53] |
Closed offices [54]
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Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation with the Danish government and the Government of Greenland.
Foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation of the 1918–1940 republic. After the declaration on the restoration of its full independence on August 21, 1991, Latvia became a member of the United Nations on September 17, 1991, and is a signatory to a number of UN organizations and other international agreements. Latvia welcomes further cooperation and integration with NATO, European Union, OECD and other Western organizations. It also seeks more active participation in UN peacekeeping efforts worldwide.
Lithuania is a European country located on the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It is a member of the United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the World Trade Organisation. Currently, Lithuania maintains diplomatic relations with 186 states. It became a member of the United Nations on 18 September 1991, and is a signatory to a number of its organizations and other international agreements. It is also a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO and its adjunct North Atlantic Coordinating Council, the Council of Europe, and the European Union. Lithuania gained membership in the World Trade Organization on 31 May 2001.
The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomous areas of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. The representatives are members of parliament in their respective countries or areas and are elected by those parliaments. The Council holds ordinary sessions each year in October/November and usually one extra session per year with a specific theme. The council's official languages are Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish, though it uses only the mutually intelligible Scandinavian languages—Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish—as its working languages. These three comprise the first language of around 80% of the region's population and are learned as a second or foreign language by the remaining 20%.
Iceland took control of its foreign affairs in 1918 when it became a sovereign country, the Kingdom of Iceland, in a personal union with the King of Denmark. As a fully independent state, Iceland could have joined the League of Nations in 1918, but chose not to do so for cost reasons. It negotiated with Denmark to initially carry out most of its foreign relations, while maintaining full control. Denmark appointed a diplomatic envoy (Ambassador) to Iceland in 1919 and Iceland reciprocated in 1920, opening an Embassy in Copenhagen. Iceland established its own Foreign Service in April 1940 when Denmark became occupied by Nazi Germany and ties between the two countries were severed. The Republic of Iceland was founded in 1944. The Icelandic foreign service grew slowly in the post-WWII period, but increased rapidly after the mid-1990s. Iceland's closest relations are with the Nordic states, the European Union and the United States. Iceland has been a member of the United Nations since 1946. Iceland was a founding member of the World Bank in 1946 and NATO in 1949. In terms of European integration, Iceland was a founding member of the OEEC in 1948 and the Nordic Council in 1952, it joined EFTA in 1970, was a founding member of the CSCE in 1973 and the EEA in 1992 and joined Schengen in 1996.
The inaugural Arctic Ocean Conference was held in Ilulissat (Greenland) on 27-29 May 2008. Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States discussed key issues relating to the Arctic Ocean. The meeting was significant because of its plans for environmental regulation, maritime security, mineral exploration, polar oil oversight, and transportation. Before the conclusion of the conference, the attendees announced the Ilulissat Declaration.
The Nordic countries are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) is a regional co-operation format that includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. Under NB8, regular meetings are held of the Baltic and Nordic countries' Prime Ministers, Speakers of Parliaments, Foreign Ministers, branch ministers, Secretaries of State and political directors of Foreign Ministries, as well as expert consultations where regional issues and current international topics are reviewed.
The Minister for Nordic Cooperation is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial positions. The minister is often one of the leading positions at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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