This article gives the contact details of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, the Indian cities where Norway has a consulate and honorary consulates, the national day, and the visa and consular facts recorded in the MEA bilateral brief of March 2026. It also covers India's Embassy in Oslo and the Indian community in Norway that it serves. Contact details and the head of mission are taken from the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026.
Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi
- Address: 50-C, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
- Telephone: +91-11- 41363200
- Email: emb.newdelhi@mfa.no
- Website: www.norway.no/en/india
The head of mission listed in the register is H.E. Mrs. May-Elin Stener, Ambassador. Office holders change, and readers should confirm the name with the Embassy before addressing formal correspondence.
Norway's offices in India
According to the MEA brief of March 2026, Norway opened its Embassy in India in 1952, at the time when it started its Fisheries Project in Kerala. It opened a Consulate in Mumbai in 2015.
The register lists the consulate in Mumbai and honorary consulates of Norway in Chennai and Kolkata. The register data used for this guide has no separate contact details for these offices, and readers should obtain them through the Embassy in New Delhi.
National day
The national day of Norway is 17 May (Constitution Day).
Visas
According to the brief, Norway was included in the E-visa scheme in 2014. It records that 11,626 visas were issued in 2025, compared to 11,425 visas in 2024.
Holders of diplomatic passports are exempt from the visa requirement for official meetings, under an Agreement signed in October 2014. The brief gives no other visa rules, fees or processing times. Travellers, students and workers should confirm current requirements with the Royal Norwegian Embassy for travel to Norway, and through official Indian government channels for travel to India.
Social security
The brief lists social security among the subjects of agreements between India and Norway, without giving details. Readers who work, or plan to work, in either country should ask the Embassy and the relevant authorities how any such arrangement applies to them.
India's Embassy in Oslo
According to the brief, India opened its Embassy in Norway in 1957. Indian nationals in Norway, including students and professionals, can approach the Embassy of India in Oslo for consular help. The brief gives no information on air connectivity between India and Norway.
The Indian community in Norway
According to the brief, nearly 1053 Indian seafarers were employed in the Norwegian merchant navy during the Second World War, and 94 of them lost their lives. More than 1000 Indians came to Norway in the late 1960s and early 70s, especially from Punjab, to work in factories and agricultural fields. The next wave, from the late 1990s to the present, was mainly of IT and oil and gas professionals.
As of March 2026, the Indian community in Norway is around 30,000. There are also sizable numbers of Indian students and faculty members in different universities, and more than 40 Indian Associations in Norway, organised on various bases. The brief names Turbandagen (Turban Day), held since 2010, and the Oslo Colour Festival, held since 2022, as the two most popular cultural events in Norway.
Honorary consuls
Norway's offices in Chennai and Kolkata are honorary consulates. Honorary consuls have limited powers and do not offer the full range of services of an embassy or career consulate. Visa, document and other requirements should always be confirmed with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi or the consulate in Mumbai.