Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Kalmar helps Latvian nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | St Gertruds gata 6, 392 49 Kalmar, Sweden |
| Telephone | +46 70 560 01 21 |
| hakan.brynielsson@outlook.com | |
| Head of Mission | Håkan Brynielsson, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Kalmar County |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Kalmar
The Swedish government granted the exequatur – the formal recognition as honorary consul – in 2021. Its area of responsibility, as given in the Swedish list, is Kalmar County.
Distance to the Latvian Embassy in Stockholm: about 315 km.
Which Latvian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Latvian citizens are handled by the Latvian Embassy in Stockholm.
Contact details of the Latvian Embassy in Stockholm, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Odengatan 5, 114 24 Stockholm, Sweden
- Telephone: +46 8 700 63 00
- Email: embassy.sweden@mfa.gov.lv
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Latvia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Latvian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Kalmar
3 other countries are represented in Kalmar: Denmark (honorary), Germany (honorary), Norway (honorary).
Closing days
Like most offices in Sweden, the honorary consulate closes on public holidays – including Epiphany (6 January), Ascension Day and All Saints’ Day. On the Latvian national day (18 November) the office is usually closed or holds a reception.
Latvian missions in Sweden
Measured in a straight line from Kalmar, the nearest other Latvian office is the Honorary Consulate in Karlskrona (about 73 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Stockholm (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Kalmar.
- Stockholm (310 km) – Embassy of Latvia
- Eskilstuna (300 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Gothenburg (290 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kalmar – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Karlskrona (73 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Malmö (240 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Umeå (820 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Visby (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 12 October 2026. Sources: Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs – List of Honorary Consuls in Sweden (9 October 2026), Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs – travel information for Latvia (Sweden Abroad). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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