Polen i Norge

The competition for the best project dedicated to "Polish footprints in Oslo" EXTENDED - because of coronavirus pandemic reasons - TILL 30. 09. 2021!

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia , and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo presents an article by President Andrzej Duda "Central Europe as a community of aspirations", as part of the campaign "we're telling Poland to the world" prepared by the Institute of New Media. The article is part of the series of publications "The Decade of Central Europe" illustrating the thesis that Central Europe is at the best starting point for an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication is part of the solemn celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Visegrad Group (February 15) taking place during the Polish presidency of the Group.

January 27, 2021 we celebrate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz - Birkenau. The United Nations has declared this day the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo would like to express its best wishes for a healthy, cheerful Christmas and all the best in the New Year 2021. We would like to kindly inform you that on December 24, 2020, the Embassy and its Consular Department are closed.

Between 17 and 21 December 2020,on the YouTube channel, Facebook page and twitter of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo were presented typical dishes served on Polish tables during Christmas and New Year's period.

On December 17, 2020 during the ceremony at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo, Ambassador I. Woicka-Żuławska awarded two representatives of the Polish Diaspora in Norway distinctively active in the promotion of Polish history and culture. Mr. Przemysław Zagierski was decorated with a commemorative medal on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, and Mr. Mirosław "Carlos" Kaczmarczyk - with a bronze medal "For Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis".

On December 4, 2020, in the framework of the Polish presidency in the Visegrad Group, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo organized workshops on creating audiovisual forms for the needs of social media and online platforms.

On December 4, 2020, the ceremony of presenting commemorative medals on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw took place in Oslo.

“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army, I hereby notify belligerent and neutral governments and nations of the existence of an Independent Polish State, within all the territories of the united Poland” – with these words Józef Piłsudski addressed the heads of world powers and notified them about the formation of the Second Polish Republic. On 16 November 2020 we celebrate Foreign Service Day. The day honours the work of Polish diplomats and other employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It marks an anniversary of the telegram Józef Piłsudski sent on 16 November 1918 to world leaders to inform them about the establishment of an independent Polish State.