There are a total of 16 Friendship Associations in 11 European countries (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom):
Country | Association |
Croatia | Friendship Association Croatia Bhutan |
Czech Republic | Friends of Bhutan Society of the Czech Republic |
Czech Republic | Czech’n’Bhutan Cultural Friendship Association |
Denmark | Danish-Bhutanese Friendship Association |
Finland | Finland-Bhutan Society |
France | Les Amis du Bhoutan |
Germany | German-Bhutan Himalaya Society |
Germany | Pro Bhutan Association e.V |
Germany | Bhutan Help Society |
Greece | Greece-Bhutan Friendship Association |
Hungary | Hungarian Bhutan Friendship Society |
Italy | Amici del Bhutan |
The Netherlands | Friends of Bhutan |
Sweden | Swedish Bhutan Society |
United Kingdom | Bhutan Society of the UK |
In addition to providing public outreach and awareness about Bhutan in their own countries and raising funds and supporting projects in Bhutan, the Friendship Associations are helpful for visiting Bhutanese or students. The Friendship Associations organize biennial meetings amongst themselves, hosted by one of the societies. The European Bhutan Friendship Association made a joint visit to Bhutan in November 2012 and November 2019.