List of international prime ministerial trips made by Kristrún Frostadóttir

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Kristrún Frostadóttir, current Prime Minister of Iceland since 21 December 2024.

Summary

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Frostadóttir has visited 11 countries during her tenure as Prime Minister. The number of visits per country where Frostadóttir has traveled are:

2025

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Country Location(s) Dates Details
Germany Munich 16 February Attended a panel discussion during the 61st Munich Security Conference.[1]
Ukraine Kyiv 24 February Frostadóttir travelled to Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
France Paris 27 March Frostadóttir attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron.[2]
Belgium Brussels 9 April Met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa[3]
Norway Oslo 9 May Frostadóttir attended the 2025 Joint Expeditionary Force summit.
Albania Tirana 16 May Frostadóttir attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.
Finland Turku 26 May Frostadóttir travelled to Turku to meet with Nordic Prime Ministers Ulf Kristersson (Sweden), Petteri Orpo (Finland), Mette Frederiksen (Denmark) and Jonas Gahr Støre (Norway) as well as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and leaders from the Faroe Islands (Aksel V. Johannesen), Greenland (Jens-Frederik Nielsen) and Åland (Katrin Sjögren).[4]
Netherlands The Hague 27 May Met with Prime Minister Dick Schoof at the Catshuis this evening. They discussed the upcoming NATO Summit in June and about the possibility of Iceland joining the EU.[5]
Belgium Brussels 28 May Frostadóttir met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in NATO headquarters to discuss Iceland's contributions to the Alliance, support to Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in The Hague.[6]
Netherlands The Hague 24–25 June Frostadóttir attended the 2025 NATO summit
Denmark Copenhagen 3 September Met with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders. Attended the Nordic-Baltic Eight summit.[7]
United Kingdom London 26 September Frostadóttir travelled to London to met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. She also attended Global Progress Action Summit.[8]
Denmark Copenhagen 2 October Attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.

2026

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Country Location(s) Dates Details
France Paris 6 January Frostadóttir attended the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris with fellow leaders.[9]
Ukraine Kyiv 24 February Frostadóttir travelled to Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
Norway Oslo 15 March Frostadóttir attended an Nordic-Canadian summit in Olso and met with Nordic leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Finland Helsinki 26 March Frostadóttir attended the 2026 JEF Leaders’ Summit.
Poland Warsaw 28 March Met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk to discuss bilateral relations and security cooperation, with a particular focus on Iceland’s potential integration with the European Union. The leaders emphasized that closer integration among like-minded states would strengthen European security and highlighted shared positions on Russia’s war against Ukraine and continued support for Ukraine. The talks also covered defense cooperation and broader international challenges, with both sides stressing the importance of joint efforts within the NATO and the need for a unified response to current geopolitical threats.[11]
Estonia Tallinn 9 June Attended NB8 Prime Ministers’ Meeting.

Multilateral meetings

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Kristrún Frostadóttir participated in the following summits during her premiership:

GroupYear
2025202620272028
NATO24–25 June
Netherlands The Hague
7–8 July,
Turkey Ankara
TBD,
Albania Tirana
TBA
EPC16 May,
Albania Tirana
4 May,
Armenia Yerevan
TBD,
Switzerland TBD
TBD,
Azerbaijan TBD
2 October,
Denmark Copenhagen
TBD,
Republic of Ireland TBD
TBD,
Greece TBD
TBD,
Latvia TBD
JEF9 May,
Norway Oslo
26 March,
Finland Helsinki
TBDTBD
North Sea SummitNone26 January,
Germany Hamburg
TBATBA
Others15 March,
(videoconference)
United Kingdom
Together for peace and security summit
6 January,
France Paris
TBATBA
Building a robust peace for Ukraine and Europe
27 March,
France Paris
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend / participate.

References

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  1. "Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir attends a panel... News Photo". Getty Images. 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  2. Visegrád 24 [@visegrad24] (27 March 2025). "List of the leaders & representatives of 31 countries gathering in Paris right now for an emergency summit on Ukraine aimed at providing military aid & setting up a coalition of peacekeeping forces" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2025 via X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa met with Kristrún Frostadóttir in Brussels". EEAS. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  4. Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (22 May 2025). "Statsminister Ulf Kristersson deltar i nordiskt statsministermöte i Finland". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. "Post". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. "News: NATO Secretary General welcomes Icelandic Prime Minister to NATO Headquarters, 28-May.-2025". NATO. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  7. https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-j-derzhavi-pivnichno-baltijskoyi-visimki-skoordinuv-99933
  8. https://www.ippr.org/media-office/sir-keir-starmer-anthony-albanese-mark-carney-and-mette-frederiksen-to-join-global-progress-action-summit-in-london
  9. "Participants in Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris revealed". European pravda. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  10. Balachuk, Iryna; Kutielieva, Iryna (2026-02-24). "Leaders of eight countries arrive in Kyiv". Ukrainska Pravda.
  11. https://www.gov.pl/web/primeminister/icelands-integration-with-the-eu-will-strengthen-europes-security