Relationship dossier
Latvia
Norway
Relationship assessment
Cooperation on regional security and development supports close Latvia-Norway ties.
Latvia toward Norway
+35Latvia cooperates with Norway on regional security through NATO and the Nordic-Baltic framework, including shared support for Ukraine. The scope of Latvia’s direct bilateral initiatives with Norway is unclear.
Norway toward Latvia
+35Norway supports Latvia through the EEA and Norway Grants, which finance social and economic development, and cooperates with Latvia on regional security through NATO and Nordic-Baltic frameworks.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship rests on sustained cooperation in regional security and development, including Norway’s grant support to Latvia. NATO and Nordic-Baltic cooperation provide a framework for addressing shared regional concerns; no major bilateral dispute is identified in this assessment.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Latvia and Norway cooperate through NATO and the Nordic-Baltic framework, including on regional security and support for Ukraine. Norway has also supported Latvia through the EEA and Norway Grants, which fund social and economic development. Their relationship is substantially cooperative, although the breadth of direct bilateral initiatives and the details of their implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Norway and Latvia became members of NATO, establishing a shared alliance framework for regional security cooperation.
The EEA and Norway Grants began supporting development projects in Latvia.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of direct bilateral security cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of current Latvia-Norway cooperation beyond regional frameworks and grant programs is uncertain.