The Honorary Consulate of Finland in Kristiansund is a volunteer-run office that assists Finnish citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Finnish Embassy in Oslo.
Contact Details
| Address | Industriveien 3, 6500 Kristiansund, Norway |
| Telephone | +47 71 58 08 00 +47 95 89 98 11 |
| lars@fls.no | |
| Head of Mission | Lars Georg Backer, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
Which Finnish office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Finnish citizens are handled by the Finnish Embassy in Oslo.
Contact details of the Finnish Embassy in Oslo, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Thomas Heftyes gate 1, 0264 Oslo, Norway
- Telephone: +47 22 12 49 00
- Email: sanomat.osl@gov.fi
- Website: www.finlandabroad.fi/web/nor
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 Finland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Finnish 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.
Closing days
The honorary consulate is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Norway – New Year’s Day (1 January), Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Constitution Day (17 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, and Christmas (25 and 26 December). In 2027 the Easter holidays fall on 25–29 March, Ascension Day on 6 May and Whit Monday on 17 May (together with Constitution Day). Christmas Eve (24 December) and New Year’s Eve (31 December) are not public holidays, but most offices close early or for the whole day. It is usually also closed on Finland’s national day (6 December).
Finnish missions in Norway
Measured in a straight line from Kristiansund, the nearest other Finnish office is the Honorary Consulate in Ålesund (about 110 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Oslo (about 390 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Kristiansund.
- Oslo (390 km) – Embassy of Finland
- Oslo (390 km) – Honorary Consulate General
- Ålesund (110 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bergen (330 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bodø (560 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Drammen (400 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Halden (480 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Hamar (310 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Haugesund (430 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Horten (440 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kirkenes (1,220 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kristiansand (550 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kristiansund – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Larvik (470 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Narvik (740 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Sarpsborg (460 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Stavanger (470 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Tromsø (880 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Trondheim (140 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Vadsø (1,230 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 16 October 2026. Sources: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – foreign honorary consuls in Norway (June 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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