The Embassy of Iceland in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
in the
United Kingdom
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. It occupies a large, modern building designed by Danish architect
Arne Jacobsen
Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...
which it shares with the
Embassy of Denmark, completed in 1977. There has been an Icelandic embassy in the UK since 1940.
Gallery
File:The Danish Embassy, London.jpg, The embassy
See also
*
Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom
Iceland's first ambassador to the United Kingdom was Pétur Benediktsson in 1941. Iceland's current ambassador to the United Kingdom is Sturla Sigurjónsson.
List of ambassadors
See also
*Iceland–United Kingdom relations
*Foreign relations o ...
References
External links
Official site
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
Diplomatic missions of Iceland
Iceland–United Kingdom relations
Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Knightsbridge