Oslo

The Kingdom of Norway recognised the Republic of Estonia de jure on 5 February 1921. Norway never recognised the illegal annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union and after the Second World War some Estonian honorary consulates in Norway continued functioning. Diplomatic relations were re-established on 27 August 1991. In the autumn of 1991, Norway opened its Embassy in Tallinn and Brit Løvseth arrived as the first ambassador. Current Norwegian Ambassador Marius Dirdal presented her credentials to President Alar Karis on January 12, 2023.

In February 1994, Estonia opened its embassy in Oslo under the direction of Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Tiit Naber. From 1997 to 2000, Enno Turmen worked as the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in Oslo, while Ambassador Jüri Kahn resided in Copenhagen. Since 2000, the Estonian Ambassador has resided in Oslo. Estonian Ambassadors residing in Norway have been Peep Jahilo (2000-2004), Juhan Haravee (2004-2008), Arti Hilpus (2009-2012), Simmu Tiik (2012-2016), Janne Jõesaar-Ruusalu (2016-2020), and Lauri Bambus (2020-2024). Currently the Estonian Ambassador to Norway is Piia Mathisen, who presented her credentials to Harald V the King of Norway on 22 August 2024.

Estonia is also represented in Norway by honorary consuls – Trond Bernhard Brekke in Trondheim, Per Trygve Kongsnes in Tromsø, Oscar Maaseide in Stavanger.

For more information about bilateral relations of Estonia and Norway, please visit website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.