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Embassies and consular services for Iceland
| Location | Service areas |
|---|---|
| Embassy of the Republic of Iceland | |
| New Zealand Embassy to Sweden | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
Our relationship with Iceland
New Zealand and Iceland have a warm relationship, and often work together in multilateral organisations like the UN and the WTO. New Zealand and Iceland established diplomatic relations in 1988.
Iceland is a world leader in geothermal technology, energy efficiency and fish processing technology. There are many opportunities for New Zealand and Iceland to deepen our trade relationship in these areas.
New Zealand and Iceland are both members of Wellbeing Economy Governments, a collaboration of governments interested in sharing expertise and transferrable policy practice to advance shared ambition of building wellbeing economics.
Bilateral Agreements
Bilateral agreements between our two countries include a Bilateral Visa Waiver Agreement(external link). This can be found on New Zealand Treaties Online.
Trade
Information on New Zealand’s trade relationship with Iceland is available on the a New Zealand Trade Dashboard(external link).
New Zealand and Iceland are both founding members and signatories of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability, agreed in 2024.
Embassies
- New Zealand is represented in Iceland by the New Zealand Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden
- Iceland is represented by the Embassy of Iceland in Stockholm, Sweden. There is a consulate of Iceland based in Auckland.
Recent official visits
Iceland to New Zealand
- September 2018: Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation of Iceland, Ms Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir
- February 2020: Speaker of Iceland’s Althingi, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
New Zealand to Iceland
- June 2022: Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Hon David Parker
- April 2019: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters