List of state visits received by Carl XVI Gustaf

Since acceding to the throne of Sweden in 1973, Carl XVI Gustaf has received a number of state and official visits.[1] He usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.

Visits

Date[1] Country [1] Guests[1]
21–24 October 1975 Finland President Urho Kekkonen
25–28 November 1975 Norway King Olav V
29–30 March 1976 Yugoslavia President Tito
18–19 May 1976 Austria President Rudolf Kirchschläger
16–19 October 1979 Spain King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia
22–25 May 1980 Mexico President José López Portillo
6–9 November 1980 Romania President Nicolae Ceausescu
18–20 May 1981 Canada Governor General Edward Schreyer
26–29 October 1981 Iceland President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
27–29 April 1982 Finland President Mauno Koivisto
25–28 May 1983 United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
16–18 May 1984 France President François Mitterrand
12–14 February 1985 Zambia President Kenneth Kaunda
22–24 April 1985  Switzerland Swiss Federal Council
4–6 June 1985 Japan Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko
3–6 September 1985 Denmark Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
22–24 April 1986 Algeria President Chadli Bendjedid
29 September–5 October 1986 Portugal President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso
1–6 November 1986 Egypt President Hosni Mubarak and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak
21–23 May 1987 Netherlands Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
31 May–3 June 1988 Federal Republic of Germany President Richard von Weizsäcker and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker
21–23 May 1990 Israel President Chaim Herzog and Mrs. Aura Herzog
9–12 October 1990 Portugal President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso
22–24 May 1991 Czechoslovakia President Václav Havel and Mrs. Olga Havlová
17–19 October 1991 Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
12–14 May 1992 Norway King Harald V and Queen Sonja
13–15 April 1994 Finland President Martti Ahtisaari and Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari
3–5 May 1994 Belgium King Albert II and Queen Paola
29–31 March 1995 Poland President Lech Wałęsa and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa
11–13 September 1995 Estonia President Lennart Meri and Mrs. Helle Meri
16–18 October 1995 Latvia President Guntis Ulmanis and Mrs. Aina Ulmane
21–23 November 1995 Lithuania President Algirdas Brazauskas
15–17 April 1997 Ireland President Mary Robinson and Mr. Nicholas Robinson
23–25 September 1997 Austria President Thomas Klestil and Mrs. Edith Klestil
2–4 December 1997 Russia President Boris Yeltsin and Mrs. Naina Yeltsina
5–7 May 1998 Italy President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Ms. Marianna Scalfaro
26–28 May 1998 Argentina President Carlos Menem and Ms. Zulema María Eva Menem
24–26 November 1998 Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson
17–18 March 1999 South Africa President Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Graça Machel
23–25 March 1999 Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma and Mrs. Liudmyla Kuchma
5–7 October 1999 Slovenia President Milan Kučan and Mrs. Štefka Kučan
10–11 April 2000 France President Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac
2–3 May 2000 Finland President Tarja Halonen and Mr. Pentti Arajärvi
29–31 May 2000 Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
9–11 November 2000 Bulgaria President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova
20–22 May 2003 Germany President Johannes Rau and Mrs. Christina Rau
7–9 October 2003 Jordan King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
31 March–1 April 2005 Latvia President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Mr. Imants Freibergs
14–15 September 2005 Malaysia Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah
21–23 March 2006 Botswana President Festus Mogae and Mrs. Barbara Mogae
8–10 June 2007 China President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing
11–12 September 2007 Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
9–11 October 2007 Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov and Mrs. Zorka Parvanova
11 March 2008 Romania President Traian Băsescu and Mrs. Maria Băsescu
15–16 April 2008 Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa
20–22 May 2008 Greece President Karolos Papoulias
18–20 January 2011 Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Mrs. Evelin Ilves
17–18 April 2012 Finland President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
11–13 March 2013 Turkey President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül
1–3 October 2013 Portugal President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva
31 May–2 June 2015 India President Pranab Mukherjee
4–6 November 2015 Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi and Mrs. Chadlia Farhat Essebsi
10–12 May 2016 Chile President Michelle Bachelet
20–23 February 2017 Canada Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston
17–19 January 2018 Iceland President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid
13–15 November 2018 Italy President Sergio Mattarella and Ms. Laura Mattarella
14–15 June 2019 South Korea President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook
7–9 September 2021 Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs. Elke Büdenbender
24–25 November 2021 Spain King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia
17–18 May 2022 Finland President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
11–13 October 2022 Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
30–31 January 2024 France President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron
23–24 April 2024 Finland President Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb
6–8 May 2024 Denmark King Frederik X and Queen Mary

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "State Visits". Swedish Royal Court.
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