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

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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

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References

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