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Repatriation of the deceased from Norway to Ukraine
from €3,700 including documents, the coffin and transport to your town. We will give you the exact price within 5 minutes.
Summary. Bringing the deceased home from Norway to Ukraine costs from €3,700 for the entire journey: the paperwork, the coffin and the road to your town. The funeral in Ukraine is extra. The documents for taking the body out are issued by the Norwegian police, and the inner coffin must be metal; death is registered by the Norwegian authorities, not by the Ukrainian embassy. We go by our vehicle to the Ukrainian border or with an air leg (from 2.5 hours). The body's journey home to Ukraine takes from 24 hours after collection.
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- Since 2015 bringing people home
- Ukrainian company Company code (EDRPOU) 46261246
- Contract with a fixed price
- 35 countries with “from” prices
- Own workshop coffins and funeral goods
- 24/7 one number from start to finish
If it has just happened
- Call or write any time. We explain what to say. We contact the hospital and the police.
- Find the insurance policy. The compensation depends on it.
- Name two cities. Where it happened. Where to bring the body. The passport can come later.
What happens after you call
Norwegian rules make the person who sends a body abroad responsible for knowing the requirements of the destination country and of every country the body passes through. So you need someone who knows both the Norwegian and the Ukrainian side. We do. We prepare the body and the coffin. If the hospital or the police ask who is arranging the transport, give them our number +380 77 882 77 77. We will take care of the details ourselves. If a call abroad is expensive for you, write to us on Viber, WhatsApp or Telegram, or leave your number and we will call you back.
We listen and tell you the price
We ask where the death occurred, where the body is now and which documents you already have. We tell you the cost straight away.
We contact the hospital
The doctor writes a statement of death (legeerklæring om dødsfall). We agree when and from where to collect the deceased.
We obtain the documents from the police
To take the body out of the country, the sender obtains the death documents (dødsfallsdokumenter) from the police. In effect this is a “passport for the body” that travels with the coffin.
We prepare the body and the coffin
The inner coffin is metal: both Norway and Ukraine require it. Details are below.
We handle the Ukrainian side
Translations, certification, the certificate of no prohibited items and the documents for the Embassy of Ukraine in Oslo.
We bring the deceased home
By plane to an airport near Ukraine and then by road, or all the way overland. We hand the deceased over to the family in your town.
We work out your price
Call or leave your number.
Documents in Norway
Taking a body out of Norway is governed by the Norwegian regulations on the transport of bodies, the Forskrift om transport av lik of 1998 (text in Norwegian). Under them, the police issue the death documents for taking the body out of the country (dødsfallsdokumenter), and transport to countries outside the Nordic countries (Norden) requires an inner coffin made of metal.
What Norway issues
- Legeerklæring om dødsfall: the doctor's statement of death.
- Dødsfallsdokumenter: the death documents for taking the body out of the country, in effect a “passport for the body”. The police issue them when they are required, and they are drawn up under Norway's international agreements.
Norway has applied the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses since 11 November 1975. Ukraine is not a party to it, so for the Ukrainian border we prepare the death certificate and the certificate of no prohibited items separately.
What we take on
- We obtain the doctor's statement and the documents from the police ourselves.
- We check the requirements of Ukraine and of the transit countries. This is the sender's duty, and we take it on.
- We certify the documents as Ukraine requires and translate them into Ukrainian.
- The papers for the embassy and for customs at the Ukrainian border are ours to prepare.
What we need from you
- The deceased's passport, or a photo of it.
- Your passport and a document showing that you are a relative.
- A power of attorney for us. We will tell you how to draw it up.
The general list of papers is on the “Documents” page.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Norway
The Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Norway is at Arbins gate 4, Oslo. It also covers Iceland (embassy page, in Ukrainian). The embassy certifies documents for the Ukrainian border, but it does not register the death.
Norway is different in one important way. A death there is registered by the Norwegian authorities, so it cannot be registered a second time at the Embassy of Ukraine. Ukraine recognises the Norwegian death document if it comes with an apostille or legalisation and a certified translation into Ukrainian. We prepare this.
- Foreign documents for Ukrainian institutions must be certified and translated into Ukrainian.
- At the Ukrainian border you need the death certificate and the certificate that there are no prohibited items in the body or the coffin.
- The Norwegian side issues the certificate of no prohibited items, and the Embassy of Ukraine certifies it.
What to do in the first hours is on the page “What to do if a loved one dies abroad”.
How we bring the deceased home from Norway
Norway is far from Ukraine, so the journey has several stages. We choose the route to suit your case: the city, the timing and the family's wishes.
Where we collect from
We collect the deceased from Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Tromsø and from any other Norwegian town or village: from a hospital, a morgue or from another place where the deceased is. The route and the amount are worked out for the town in Norway, the timing and the family's wishes.
By plane and by road
One option is a flight to an airport near Ukraine (the body travels in the cargo hold) and then on to your town in our vehicle. The air leg takes from 2.5 hours. We do not promise direct flights to Ukraine.
Overland all the way
The whole journey is by road in our vehicle, as far as the Ukrainian border. We check the transit countries and their requirements before we leave.
The documents travel with the body
Under Norwegian rules the police documents accompany the body to the end of the route. That is why we put the whole set of papers together before departure, not on the road.
The coffin for transport from Norway
For transport to Ukraine, as to any country outside the Nordic countries, Norwegian rules require an inner coffin made of metal. IATA rules require the same for a plane. Ukraine accepts a body in a hermetic metal coffin under official seal. We prepare one coffin that suits Norway, the plane and Ukraine. It is already included in the price. More on the pages “Coffins and sealed metal liners” and “Air transport”.
Bringing home an urn from Norway
If the body has already been cremated, we bring the urn with the ashes. At the Ukrainian border an urn needs the death certificate and the certificate of no prohibited items, which the embassy certifies.
Bringing home an urn costs from €700. More on the page “Transport of an urn with ashes to Ukraine”.
How an urn goes through customs, whether you can take it on a plane and whether the post accepts it: see the article “Customs clearance of an urn with ashes”.
Price of repatriation from Norway
Body from Norway from €3,700The price covers the whole journey home. A funeral in Ukraine is separate and is charged on its own.
What the price includes
The price includes:
- contact with the hospital and the morgue
- local, consular and border documents
- preparing the body for the journey
- hermetic coffin, soldered zinc liner
- sealing as the border requires
- transport by road, or part of the way by air, whichever is faster and better value for you
- handover to the family in your town
Farewell coffin: quoted separately.
What can change the price
The city in Norway and the town in Ukraine. Plane or overland. The coffin model. Whether the airline requires embalming. You will hear the full amount before we start. Other countries are on the “Prices” page.
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Languages: Ukrainian, English, Polish, German. The same number works on Viber, WhatsApp and Telegram.
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Questions about repatriation from Norway
How much does it cost to bring the deceased home from Norway?
From €3,700 for the whole journey home: documents, preparing the body, a metal coffin, transport and customs formalities. A funeral in Ukraine is separate. We will give you the exact amount once we know the cities and the type of transport.
How long does it take?
The journey home takes from 24 hours after collection. Flying is the shorter part. What usually takes longest is the documents, so we run the Norwegian and the Ukrainian papers in parallel.
What should I do first?
The first steps are near the top of this page; the details are on the page “What to do if a loved one dies abroad”. Do not pay anyone until you know the full price for the whole journey home.
What if the cause of death was an infectious disease?
Then, under Norwegian rules, the doctor who writes the statement of death (legeerklæring om dødsfall) notifies the municipal doctor (kommunelege) and whoever collects the body. That way we know at once which precautions are needed, and we take them into account when preparing the body and the coffin.
Can a death be registered at the Embassy of Ukraine in Oslo?
No. A death in Norway is registered by the Norwegian authorities, so it is not registered again at the embassy. Ukraine recognises the Norwegian document with an apostille or legalisation and a certified translation. We will prepare it.
Do I need to travel to Norway?
In most cases, no. We handle the documents on your behalf. If an office asks for a relative's personal signature, we will tell you in advance. What you can do from home is described in the article “If the family cannot travel abroad”.
Which documents do you need from the family?
The deceased's passport or a photo of it, your passport, a document showing the family relationship and a power of attorney for us. We handle the documents from the doctor and the police, the translations and the papers for the border.
What kind of coffin is needed? Is embalming compulsory?
There must be a metal inner coffin. Norwegian rules require it for countries outside the Nordic countries, and IATA rules require it for a plane. It is already in the price. As for embalming, some airlines accept only embalmed bodies, so it depends on the route. We will tell you in advance if the amount changes. More in “Preparing the body”.
The deceased had insurance. What should I do?
Send us a photo of the policy first. We will read the terms and agree the transport with the insurer ourselves, so that the compensation is not lost. A policy often pays only as far as the border, and we will say in advance what is left for you to cover.
Which cities in Norway do you collect from?
From any town or city in Norway: from a hospital, a morgue or another place where the deceased is. Give us the address and we will tell you when we can collect.
Can you bring home an urn with ashes?
Yes. The price is from €700. The documents you need are in the section above, “Bringing home an urn from Norway”.
Tell us what happened
Oleg Zdendiak and the team. We explain the next steps.
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Thank you. We will call you back. For urgent matters, please call: +380 77 882 77 77.
Nearby destinations: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany. All countries are on the countries page.