Relationship dossier
Lithuania
Norway
Relationship assessment
Cooperative partners with practical defense ties and shared NATO security commitments.
Lithuania toward Norway
+35Lithuania participates in NATO collective-defense arrangements that support Norway’s security, including through allied cooperation in the Baltic and North Atlantic regions. The bilateral relationship is also supported by practical defense engagement, though the extent of Lithuania’s distinct contributions to Norway is unclear.
Norway toward Lithuania
+35Norway has provided allied military support in the Baltic region, including participation in NATO air-policing and other security activities that contribute to Lithuania’s defense. Norway and Lithuania also cooperate within NATO on collective security.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is anchored in NATO membership and practical allied defense cooperation, including Norwegian security contributions in the Baltic region and Lithuania’s participation in shared collective-defense arrangements. These features support a cooperative partnership, while the breadth of distinct bilateral cooperation beyond security is less clear.
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
Lithuania and Norway have a cooperative relationship reinforced by NATO and European security cooperation. Norway has contributed troops and air-policing support to NATO activities in the Baltic region, while Lithuania has participated in allied support for Norway’s security. Their cooperation is concrete, though its scope and durability are not as extensive as a uniquely close bilateral partnership.
Key developments
Norway joined NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, contributing to the protection of allied airspace over the Baltic states, including Lithuania.
Lithuania and Norway became NATO allies, bringing both into the alliance’s collective-defense framework.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of bilateral defense cooperation outside NATO activities are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral economic and energy cooperation is uncertain.