Consulate Information

Iceland opened a Consulate General in the Fareos in 2007, following the conclusion of a comprehensive free trade agreement between the two nations, the Hoyvik Agreement, in 2006.

The Consulate General's main mission is to enhance political, trade and cultural relations between Iceland and the Faroes, in addition to providing assistance to travellers and promoting tourism.

Consulate General of Iceland in Torshavn

Address:

Við Ánna, Áarvegur 16, Postboks 196
FO-110 Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Phone: +298 30 81 00, +354 545 7480

Email: [email protected]

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

Name Job title Email
Brynja Ósk Birgisdóttir Officer [email protected]
Hannes Heimisson Consul General [email protected]

Ambassador

Mr. Hannes Heimisson, Consul General (2024)

Career

2024- Consul General of Iceland in the Faroe Islands

2022-2024 Ambassador of Iceland to Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania, with residence in Warsaw

2020-2022 Ambassador of Iceland to Sweden, Albania, Cyprus and Kuwait with residence in Stockholm

2018-2020 Chief of Protocol, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2013-2018 Ambassador of Iceland to Japan, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea with residence in Tokyo

2009-2013 Ambassador, Directorate for Trade and Economic Affairs

2005-2009 Ambassador of Iceland to Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, with residence in Helsinki

2003-2005 Consul General, New York

1999-2003 Director, Department of Information, Cultural Affairs and Consular Liaison, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1997-1999 Chargé d´Affaires ad interim, Embassy of Iceland, Helsinki

1996-1997 Counsellor, Political Department. Nordic co-operation and Council of Baltic Sea States, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1995-1996 Deputy Director, Defence Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1992-1995 First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Stockholm

1988-1992 First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Paris

1987-1988 First Secretary, Department of Administration, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1986 First Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Born 25 March 1960. Married to Guðrún Margrét Sólonsdóttir. They have four children.