List of state visits made by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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Below is a list of state visits made by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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State visits abroad [edit]
1970s [edit]
- 8-October 10, 1974: Kingdom of Norway, visiting His Majesty King Olav V
- 19-December 21, 1974: Republic of Finland, visiting President Urho Kekkonen
- 10-April 12, 1975: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II
- 10-June 12, 1975: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Kristján Eldjàrn
- 8-July 10, 1975: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visiting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
From this point, together with Queen Silvia of Sweden :
- 25-October 28, 1976: Kingdom of the Netherlands, visiting Her Majesty Queen Juliana
- 15-March 18, 1977: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting His Majesty King Baudouin I
- 7-June 15, 1978: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, visiting Chairman Leonid Brezhnev
- 11-September 15, 1978: Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, visiting President Josip Broz Tito
- 20-March 27, 1979: Federal Republic of Germany, visiting President Walter Scheel
- 6-November 9, 1979: Republic of Austria, visiting President Rudolf Kirchschläger
1980s [edit]
- 14-April 18, 1980: Japan, visiting His Imperial Majesty Emperor Hirohito
- 16-June 19, 1980: French Republic, visiting President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- 9-February 14, 1981: United Republic of Tanzania, visiting President Julius Nyerere
- 20-February 24, 1981: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visiting His Majesty King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz
- 14-September 23, 1981: People's Republic of China, visiting The Government of the People's Republic of China
- 17-January 23, 1982: United Mexican States, visiting President José López Portillo
- March 26-April 6, 1982: Commonwealth of Australia, visiting Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen
- 22-March 25, 1983: Kingdom of Spain, visiting His Majesty King Juan Carlos I
- 22-August 25, 1983: Republic of Finland, visiting President Mauno Koivisto
- 21-September 23, 1983: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, visiting His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean I
- 2-April 7, 1984: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting President João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
- 29 September - 5 October 1986 : Portuguese Republic, visiting H.E. President and Mrs. Mário Soares
- 23-June 26, 1987: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
- 14-March 19, 1988: Canada, visiting Governor General Jeanne Sauvé
- 13-February 16, 1989: New Zealand, visiting Governor-General Sir Paul Alfred Reeves
- 18-September 21, 1989: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, visiting His Majesty King Hussein
1990s [edit]
- 8-April 10, 1991: Italian Republic, visiting President Francesco Cossiga
- 2-May 4, 1991: State of the Vatican City, visiting His Holiness Pope John Paul II
- 27-May 30, 1991: Republic of Hungary, visiting President Árpád Göncz
- 7-April 9, 1992: Republic of Ireland, visiting President Mary Robinson
- 22-April 24, 1992: Republic of Estonia, visiting President Arnold Rüütel
- 9-September 11, 1992: Republic of Latvia, visiting President Anatolijs Gorbunovs
- 15-October 16, 1992: Republic of Lithuania, visiting President Vytautas Landsbergis
- 7-June 9, 1993: Kingdom of Norway, visiting His Majesty King Harald V
- 22-September 24, 1993: Republic of Poland, visiting President Lech Wałęsa
- 11-October 16, 1993: Republic of India, visiting President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
- 16-May 18, 1995: Czech Republic, visiting President Václav Havel
- 12-March 15, 1996: Malaysia, visiting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar
- 28-August 30, 1996: Republic of Finland, visiting President Martti Ahtisaari
- 2-December 5, 1996: Republic of Chile, visiting President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
- 18-February 20, 1997: Republic of South Africa, visiting President Nelson Mandela
- 3-November 6, 1998: Republic of Mozambique, visiting President Joaquim Chissano
- 26-April 29, 1999: Hellenic Republic, visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
2000s [edit]
- 9-November 11, 2000: Republic of Bulgaria, visiting President Petar Stoyanov
- 8-May 11, 2001: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting His Majesty King Albert II
- 8-November 11, 2001: Russian Federation, visiting President Vladimir Putin
- 3-April 5, 2002: Republic of Slovakia, visiting President Rudolf Schuster
- 5-November 7, 2002: United Mexican States, visiting President Vicente Fox
- February 25-March 1, 2003: Kingdom of Thailand, visiting His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 8-April 10, 2003: Romania, visiting President Ion Iliescu
- 26-August 28, 2003: Republic of Finland, visiting President Tarja Halonen
- 2-February 6, 2004: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, visiting President Trần Đức Lương
- 7-February 9, 2004: Negara Brunei Darusalam, visiting His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
- 15-June 17, 2004: Republic of Slovenia, visiting President Janez Drnovšek
- 7-September 9, 2004: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- 7-November 12, 2005: Commonwealth of Australia, visiting Governor-General Michael Jeffery
- May 30-June 1, 2006: Republic of Turkey, visiting President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
- 17-July 22, 2006: People's Republic of China, visiting President Hu Jintao
- 24- October 27, 2006: Canada, visiting Governor-General Michaëlle Jean
- 26-March 31, 2007: Japan, visiting His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito
- 9-May 11, 2007: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II
- 20-November 22, 2007: Republic of Austria, visiting President Heinz Fischer
- 5-May 7, 2008: Portuguese Republic, visiting President Cavaco Silva[1]
- September 30–3 October 2008: Ukraine, visiting President Viktor Yushchenko[2]
- 24-March 27, 2009: Italian Republic, visiting President Giorgio Napolitano[3]
- 21-April 23, 2009: Kingdom of the Netherlands, visiting Her Majesty Queen Beatrix[4]
2010s [edit]
- 23-March 26, 2010: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting President Lula da Silva [5]
- 22-March 25, 2011: Republic of Botswana, visiting President Ian Khama (King alone, Queen has a flu)[6][7]
- 4–6 May 2011 : Republic of Poland, visiting Bronisław Komorowski [8][9][10]
State visits hosted in Sweden by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden [edit]
1970s [edit]
- 21–24 October 1975 : Republic of Finland, hosting H.E. President Urho Kekkonen
- 25–28 November 1975 : Kingdom of Norway, hosting H.M. King Olav V of Norway
- 29–30 March 1976 : Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, hosting H.E. President Josip Broz Tito
- 18–19 May 1976 : Republic of Austria, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Rudolf Kirchschläger
From this point, together with Queen Silvia of Sweden :
- 16–19 October 1979 : Kingdom of Spain, hosting TT.MM. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain
1980s [edit]
- 22–25 May 1980 : United Mexican States, hosting President and Mrs. José López Portillo
- 6–9 November 1980 : Romania, hosting President and Mrs. Nicolae Ceausescu
- 18–20 May 1981 : Kingdom of Canada, hosting Governor General and Mrs. Edward Schreyer
- 26–29 October 1981 : Republic of Iceland, hosting H.E. President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
- 27–29 April 1982 : Republic of Finland, hosting President and Mrs. Mauno Koivisto
- 25–28 May 1983 : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, hosting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- 16–18 May 1984 : French Republic, hosting H.E. President François Mitterrand and Mrs. Danielle Mitterrand
- 12–14 February 1985 : Republic of Zambia, hosting H.E. President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
- 22–24 April 1985 : Swiss Confederation, hosting The Federal Council
- 4–6 June 1985 : Japan (official visit), hosting TT.RR.HH. Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko
- 3–6 September 1985 : Kingdom of Denmark, hosting H.M. Queen Margrethe II and HRH. Prince Henrik
- 22–24 April 1986 : People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Chadli Bendjedid
- 1–6 November 1986: Republic of Egypt, hosting President Hosni Mubarak
- 21–23 May 1987 : Kingdom of the Netherlands, hosting H.M. Queen Beatrix and HRH. Prince Claus
- 31 May-3 June 1988 : Federal Republic of Germany, hosting H.E. President and Baroness Richard von Weizsäcker
1990s [edit]
- 21–23 May 1990 : State of Israel, hosting President and Mrs. Chaim Herzog
- 9–12 October 1990 : Portuguese Republic, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Mário Soares
- 22–24 May 1991 : The Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Václav Havel
- 17–19 October 1991 : Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, hosting TTRRHH. Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
- 12–14 May 1992 : Kingdom of Norway, hosting Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
- 13–15 April 1994 : Republic of Finland, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Martti Ahtisaari
- 3–5 May 1994 : Kingdom of Belgium, hosting TTMM. King Albert II and Queen Paola
- 29–31 March 1995 : Republic of Poland, hosting President and Mrs. Lech Wałęsa (only The King attended)
- 11–13 September 1995 : Republic of Estonia, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Lennart Meri
- 16–18 October 1995 : Republic of Latvia, hosting H.E. President Guntis Ulmanis and Mrs. Aina Ulmane
- 21–23 November 1995 : Republic of Lithuania, hosting H.E. President Algirdas Brazauskas
- 15–17 April 1997 : Republic of Ireland, hosting President Mary Robinson and Mr. Nicholas Robinson
- 23–25 September 1997 : Republic of Austria, hosting H.E. President Dr. Thomas Klestil
- 2–4 December 1997 : Russian Federation, hosting H.E. President Boris Jeltsin and Mrs. Naina Jeltsina
- 5–7 May 1998 : Italian Republic, hosting H.E. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
- 26–28 May 1998 : Argentine republic, hosting H.E. President Dr. Carlos Saúl Menem
- 24–26 November 1998 : Republic of Iceland, hosting H.E. President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson
- 17–18 March 1999 : Republic of South Africa, hosting H.E. President Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Graca Machel
- 23–25 March 1999 : Ukraine, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Leonid D. Kuchma
- 5–7 October 1999 : Republic of Slovenia, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Milan Kucan
2000s [edit]
- 10–11 April 2000 : French Republic, hosting H.E. President Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac
- 2–3 May 2000 : Republic of Finland, hosting H.E. President Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi
- 29–31 May 2000 : Japan, hosting His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
- 9–11 November 2000 : Republic of Bulgaria, hosting H.E. President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova
- 20–22 May 2003 : Federal Republic of Germany, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Johannes Rau
- 7–9 October 2003 : Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hosting Their Majesties King Abdullah II bin al Hussein and Queen Rania al Abdulla
- 31 March-1 April 2005 : Republic of Latvia, hosting H.E. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
- 14–15 September 2005 : Malaysia, hosting HM. King Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
- 21–23 March 2006 : Republic of Botswana, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Festus Gontebanye Mogae
- 8–10 June 2007 : China, hosting H.E. President Hu Jintao
- 11–12 September 2007 : Brazil, hosting H.E. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- 9–11 October 2007 : Bulgaria, hosting H.E. President Georgi Parvanov
- 11 March 2008 : Romania, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Traian Băsescu[11]
- 15–16 April 2008 : Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, hosting TTRRHH. Grand-Duke Henri and Grand-Duchess Mara-Teresa [12]
- 20–22 May 2008 : Hellenic Republic, hosting H.E. President Karolos Papoulias [13]
2010s [edit]
- 18–20 January 2011 : Republic of Estonia, hosting H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves[14]
- 17–18 April 2012 : Republic of Finland, hosting H.E. President and Mrs. Sauli Niinistö[15]
- 4–6 May 2012 : Federal Republic of Germany, hosting H.E. President Joachim Gauck [16]
Source [edit]
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), May 2008 archives : several articles about state visit to Portugal : Gala dinner
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), October 2008 archives : several articles about state visit to Ukraine
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), March 2009 archives : several articles about state visit to Italy
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), April 2009 archives : several articles about state visit to Netherlands : Gala dinner
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), March 2010 archives : several articles about state visit to Brazil
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), State visit in Botswana, Day 1
- ^ State visit in Botswana, Day 2
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), State visit in Poland, Day 1
- ^ State visit in Poland, Day 2
- ^ State visit in Poland, Day 3
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), March 2008 archives : several articles about state visit from Romania : Gala dinner
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), May 2008 archives : several articles about state visit from Luxembourg : Gala dinner
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), May 2008 archives : several articles about state visit from Greece : Gala dinner
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), State visit of President Toomas H. Ilves
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), State visit of President Sauli Niinistö
- ^ Royal Swedish Court (Swedish), State visit of President Joachim Gauck
