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.