Monday, 21 October 2024, Berlin, Germany: A celebration took place at the complex of the Nordic Embassies in Germany located in Berlin-Tiergarten to mark twenty-five years since the complex building that encompasses the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in one single location was built.
There is a Pan Nordic Building (Felleshus) normally used for receptions and cultural exhibitions. The building complex was designed by the architects Alfred Berger and Tiina Parkkinen and completed in 1999. The building comprises six individual buildings enveloped by a green, copper clad, snaking wall. It is a unique construction for diplomatic missions worldwide.
The official celebration included a commemoration and reception held at the Felleshus as well as a state banquet hosted by Germany’s Federal President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace. The nordic states were represented respectively by Their Majesties The King (Frederik X) and Queen (Mary) of Denmark; The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb and Suzanne Elizabeth Innes-Stubb; The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason; Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince (Haakon) and Crown Princess (Mette-Marit) of Norway; Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Princess (Victoria) of Sweden and Prince Daniel of Sweden.
The City-State of Berlin was represented to the commemoration on Rauchstraße 1 by Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion Joe Chialo.
For further information
Allocution by the German Federal President at the Nordic Embassies complex building: https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/Reden/2024/10/241021-Festakt-25Jahre-Nordische-Botschaften.html, https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2024/10/241021-25-Jahre-Nordische-Botschaften.html
Swedish Royal House: https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/speeches/2024-10-22-hrh-the-crown-princess-speech-during-the-ceremony-celebrating-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-nordic-embassy-complex-in-berlin
