Embassy Information

The role of the Embassy is to protect Icelandic interests and to promote bilateral, political, economic and cultural links between Iceland and Norway, as well as the other countries to which the ambassador is accredited, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey.

Embassy of Iceland in Oslo

Address:

Stortingsgata 30
Postboks 4004 AMB
0244 Oslo

Phone: +(47) 2323-7530

Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Open all week days from 10:00 - 15:00

Name Job title Email
Hafdís Jóna Þórarinsdóttir Officer [email protected]
Heba Líf Jónsdóttir Adviser [email protected]
Högni Kristjánsson Ambassador [email protected]
Karí Jónsdóttir Senior Adviser [email protected]
Margrét Gísladóttir On leave [email protected]
Þorvaldur H. Yngvason Deputy to the Ambassador [email protected]

Ambassador

Högni S. Kristjánsson

Education

1991 Cand Juris, University of Iceland

Work experience
2022 – current Ambassador of Iceland to Norway as of 1 August 2022
2022  - Acting Deputy Head of the Icelandic EU Mission, Brussels
2018-2021 - EFTA Surveillance Authority, College Member
2016-2017 - Ambassador to Liechtenstein
2016-2017 - Permanent Representative of Iceland to International Organisations in Geneva
2012-2016 - Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director General, Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs
2011 - Appointed Ambassador
2008-2012 - Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director for European Affairs
2003-2008 - Icelandic Mission to the EU, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission as of 1 December 2005
2002 - Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, National Expert
2000-2002 - Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland, External Trade Department, Counsellor
1996-1999 - Icelandic Mission to the EU, Counsellor for Justice and Home Affairs
1993-1996 - Ministry for Justice of Iceland, Head of Section
1991-1993 - Police Commissioner of Kópavogur, Iceland, Legal Expert

Oslo, Norway