Country Recipient Date of reception Serie number Decision : number & date Awarded by President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001 ) Finland Eeva Ahtisaari, née Hyvärinen, President Martti Ahtisaari's wife 16.05.1995 2 547 ( 16.05.1995 ) Sweden Queen Silvia of Sweden 11.09.1995 12 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) Sweden Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden 11.09.1995 13 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) Sweden Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland 11.09.1995 14 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) Sweden Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland 11.09.1995 15 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) Denmark Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 28.11.1995 25 640 ( 20.11.1995 ) Denmark Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark 28.11.1995 24 640 ( 20.11.1995 ) Norway Queen Sonja of Norway 31.08.1998 76 397 ( 24.08.1998 ) Latvia Imants Freibergs, President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga's husband 02.05.2000 122 780 ( 27.04.2000 ) Finland Pentti Arajärvi, President Tarja Halonen's husband 16.05.2000 124 788 ( 04.05.2000 ) Germany Christina Rau, President Johannes Rau's wife 07.11.2000 132 914 ( 02.11.2000 ) Hungary Dalma Mádl, President Ferenc Mádl's wife 12.12.2000 178 944 ( 01.12.2000 ) Malta Violet de Marco, President Guido de Marco's wife 02.05.2001 234 1049 ( 24.04.2001 ) Ireland Martin McAleese, President Mary McAleese's husband 24.05.2001 242 1057 ( 15.05.2001 ) Awarded by President Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006) Finland Taimi Tellervo Koivisto, President Mauno Henrik Koivisto's wife 20.11.2001 272 30 ( 16.11.2001 ) Poland Jolanta Kwaśniewska, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski's wife : 18.03.2002 337 121 ( 13.03.2002 ) Norway Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway 10.04.2002 356 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) Norway Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway 10.04.2002 357 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) Portugal Maria José Rodrigues Ritta, President Jorge Sampaio's wife : 12.05.2003 418 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) Bulgaria Zorka Petrova Parvanova, President Georgi Parvanov's wife : 11.06.2003 436 414 ( 30.05.2003 ) Awarded by H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) Spain Sofia of Spain 09.07.2007 742 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) Spain Felipe, Prince of Asturias 09.07.2007 743 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) Spain Letizia, Princess of Asturias 09.07.2007 744 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) Belgium Queen Paola of Belgium 10.06.2008 838 290 ( 05.06.2008 ) Latvia Lilita Zatlere, President Valdis Zatlers's wife : 07.04.2009 873 460 ( 02.04.2009 ) Sweden Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland 18.01.2011 906 807 ( 12.01.2011 ) Sweden Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland 18.01.2011 907 807 ( 12.01.2011 ) Romania Maria Băsescu, President Traian Băsescu's wife 12.04.2011 969 881 ( 06.04.2011 ) Malta Margaret Abela, President George Abela's wife 31.05.2012 989 98 ( 29.05.2012 ) Latvia Dace Seisuma, President Andris Bērziņš's wife 05.06.2012 1002 99 ( 31.05.2012 ) Germany Daniela Schadt, President Joachim Gauck's partner 09.07.2013 1088 305 ( 03.07.2013 ) Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – 11 October 2021 )