The Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Ålesund is a volunteer-run office that assists Swedish citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Swedish Embassy in Oslo.
Contact Details
| Address | A & O Seafood Export AS, Röysegt. 15, 6. etg., 6003 Ålesund, Norway |
| Telephone | +47 70 10 72 10 +47 91 14 88 90 |
| ojp@ao-seafood-export.no marianne@ao-seafood-export.no |
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| Head of Mission | Ole Johan Persson, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
Opening hours according to the website of the Embassy of Sweden in Oslo (checked October 2026): Monday to Friday 10:00–15:00, and by appointment. Honorary consuls work part-time – confirm by phone first.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Ålesund
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives 18 March 2005 as the date of the appointment. Opening hours according to the website of the Embassy of Sweden in Oslo (checked October 2026): Monday to Friday 10:00–15:00, and by appointment. As honorary consuls work part-time, confirm before you go.
Ålesund is in Møre og Romsdal county.
Which Swedish office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Swedish citizens are handled by the Swedish Embassy in Oslo.
Contact details of the Swedish Embassy in Oslo, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Inkognitogata 27, 0256 Oslo, Norway
- Telephone: +47 24 11 42 00
- Email: ambassaden.oslo@gov.se
- Opening hours: Monday 13:00–15:00; Tuesday 10:00–12:00; Wednesday 13:00–15:00; Thursday to Friday 10:00–12:00
- Website: www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/norway-oslo
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 Sweden and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Swedish 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 Ålesund
13 other countries are represented in Ålesund: Austria (honorary), Belize (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), Spain (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary).
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 Sweden’s national day (6 June).
Swedish missions in Norway
Measured in a straight line from Ålesund, the nearest other Swedish office is the Honorary Consulate in Bergen (about 240 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Oslo (about 380 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ålesund.
- Oslo (380 km) – Embassy of Sweden
- Ålesund – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Bergen (240 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bodø (660 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kristiansand (490 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Narvik (840 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Stavanger (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Tromsø (980 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Trondheim (240 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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