News and events

13.Sep.2017

The Embassy is closed

The Embassy is closed Thursday 14th of September.

26.Apr.2017

Hauge Poetry Reading

Tuesday, April 25th, ambassador Jan Grevstad hosted a poetry reading event. The poet of the evening was Olav H. Hauge, and both his works, his life and his writing style were discussed.

28.Mar.2017 | Seoul Metropolitan Theatre

Kongs-Emnerne Script Reading

A history lecture and script reading of the soon-to-be-staged play "Kongs-Emnerne" took place at the SMT on March 16th.

17.Mar.2017 | Sejong Metropolitan Theatre

Kongs-Emnerne

"<Trust and again distrust> - Desire for the crown caused by doubt and conflict - Who will ascend to the throne? - What is the end of human desire?"

26.Jul.2017 | Seoul (various locations)

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

"Seoul as a city of humanity - Making a human-centered city"

02.Mar.2017 | Lotte World Cinema

Preview of the Norwegian movie «The Wave”

Wednesday June 29, the Norwegian Embassy arranged a preview of the Norwegian movie “The Wave” at Lotte World Cinema in Seoul in collaboration with Heestory Film.

02.Mar.2017 | Pyeongchang, South Korea

Norwegian-Finnish collaborative art-project "Eyes as Big as Plates" arrives in South Korea

The Norwegian-Finnish duo, Karoline Hjort and Riitta Ikonen, concluded their productive stay in South Korea with a talk in Seoul. The exhibition opens in Pyeongchang in September on the 27th of September, and will be open until the 31st of October.

02.Mar.2017 | Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul

Nordic Food & Beverage Promotion 2016

On Monday the 31st of October, and Tuesday the 1st of November, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Seafood Council, in collaboration with Finnish counterpart FinPro, invited Norwegian, Finnish and Korean businesses to participate in the 2016 Nordic

02.Mar.2017 | South Korea

Young Strings of Norway in South Korea

This November, Norwegian youth orchestra Young Strings of Norway will be on tour in South Korea.

02.Mar.2017 | Seoul

Norway and the Sustainable Development Goals

On Wednesday the 23rd of November, the Norwegian Ambassador, Jan Grevstad, gave a talk at Gachon University in Seoul, to an audience of international students, and representatives of the student organisation Deajayon.

02.Mar.2017 | Seoul

Norwegian State Secretary Laila Bokhari to South Korea

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Seoul is pleased to announce the visit of State Secretary Ms Laila Bokhari of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to South Korea from the 5th to the 7th of December.

02.Mar.2017 | Seoul

Nordic embassies in Korea and MOGEF host Policy Forum on Gender Equality

The respective embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden in Korea and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) joined hands to host a Policy Forum on Gender Equality on Monday, December 5th at the Press Center in Joong-gu, Seoul.