Croatia

Estonia and Croatia are good partners in the European Union and allies in NATO. In recent years high-level visits and meetings have taken place, as well as meetings and consultations between various ministries' representatives. Croatia is a popular tourism destination among Estonians.
Estonia supported Croatia with 50,000 euros in mitigating the consequences of the earthquake on 29.12.2020.

History of diplomatic relations

Estonia recognised the Republic of Croatia on 31 December 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 2 March 1992.

Estonian ambassadors to Croatia

  • Jana Vanaveski, alates 13.01.2026
  • Gita Kalmet, 2022–2026
  • Eva-Maria Liimets, 2019–2021
  • Sten Schwede, 2017–2018
  • Celia Kuningas Saagpakk, 2015–2017
  • Priit Pallum, 2010–2015
  • Miko Haljas, 2006–2010
  • Toivo Tasa, 2003–2006

Croatia's ambassadors to Estonia

  • Josip Buljević, from 2018
  • Krešimir Kopčić, 2012 - 2018
  • Damir Kušen, 2007 - 2012
  • Marin Andrijašević, 2003 - 2006
  • Zeljko Bošnjak, 1999 - 2002
  • Mladen Ibler, 1997 - 1998
  • Damir Perincić, 1994 - 1996

Bilateral relations

To Estonia

  • January 2023 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
  • March 2022 - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman
  • June 2019  - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  • April 2018  - Speaker of Parliament Gordan Jandroković
  • September 2017 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić
  • January 2015 - Prime Minister Zoran Milanović

To Croatia

  • 2025 July - Prime Minister Kristen Michal
  • 2022 October President of the Parliament of Estonia Jüri Ratas in the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform
  • July 2017 - Prime Minister Jüri Ratas on a visit to Zagreb in the role of the Presidency of the Council of the EU
  • March 2016 - State visit by the President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
  • June 2015 - Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas

Agreements concluded between Estonia and Croatia can be found in Riigi Teataja (in Estonian).

Croatia is Estonia’s 56th-largest export partner. In 2025, Estonia exported goods worth €21.8 million to Croatia and imported goods worth €20 million from Croatia, resulting in a trade surplus of €1.84 million.

Look for more detailed data from the application of the Statistics Estonia Horvaatia | Data Estonia (stat.ee).

Cultural relations between Estonia and Croatia have not been very active. However, there are still some good examples of mutual cooperation e.g. participation in film and cultural festivals.

Estonian and Croatian co-produced animated film A Demonstration of Brilliance in Four Acts was selected to the Programme of Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2019).

In the autumn 2016 premiered “The Spy and the Poet”, a film directed by Toomas Hussar and produced in cooperation between the Estonian Allfilm and the Croatian Nukleus Film.

Estonia and Croatia are allies in NATO. Our bilateral defence cooperation is based on defence co-operation agreement signed in 2006. However, bilateral defence cooperation has not been very active so far. Croatia joined NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in July 2020.

Since 2003, Croatian servicemen have taken part in the advanced training of colonels and executives at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu and also in the Senior Staff Officers’ course (2009-2010).

Representations

Embassy of the Republic of Croatia

Kalevankatu 18, 00100 Helsinki
+358 9685 0170

Estonian Honorary Consul in Croatia

Estonian Honorary Consul in Dubrovnik

Hr. Hrvoje Jelić
Obala Stjepana Radića 25 , Dubrovnik, Horvaatia 20000
+385 91 6035030
Consular district
Dubrovnik-Neretva, Split-Dalmaatsia, Šibenik-Knin and Zadar
An honorary consul has the right to issue an Estonian citizen's passport and ID card

Estonian Honorary Consul in Zagreb

Mr Boris Jukić
Cesarceva 5 , Zagreb, Horvaatia 10000
+385 1 4835 020, +385 1 4835 017
Consular district
Consular district of the counties of Bjelovar-Bilogora, Brod-Posavina, Istria, Karlovac, Koprivnica-Križevci, Krapina-Zagorje, Lika-Senj, Međimurje, Osijek-Baranja, Požega-Slavonia, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Sisak-Moslavina, Zagreb, Varaždin, Virovitica-Podravina, Vukovar-Sirnium and the City of Zagreb.
An honorary consul has the right to issue an Estonian citizen's passport and ID card

Croatia Honorary Consul In Estonia

Lai 12-3, 10133 Tallinn
+372 508 1769
Mr JAMES B. OATES

Last updated: 10.08.2026