Sweden Consulate Stavanger

About the honorary consulate in Stavanger

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives 13 May 2022 as the date of the appointment. Its jurisdiction, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Rogaland. Opening hours according to the website of the Embassy of Sweden in Oslo (checked October 2026): Monday to Thursday 09:00–14:00 (closed on Fridays). As honorary consuls work part-time, confirm before you go.

Postal address according to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Postboks 153 Sentrum.

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 Stavanger

23 other countries are represented in Stavanger, among them: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Canada (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Georgia (honorary), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), India (honorary), Italy (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary). The full list of all 24 missions is on the overview page for Norway.

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 Stavanger, the nearest other Swedish office is the Honorary Consulate in Bergen (about 160 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Oslo (about 300 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Stavanger.

• Oslo (300 km) – Embassy of Sweden
• Ålesund (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Bergen (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Bodø (1,020 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Kristiansand (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Narvik (1,200 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Stavanger – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Tromsø (1,340 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Trondheim (550 km) – Honorary Consulate