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. He usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.

Visits

Date	Country	Guests
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

• List of state visits made by Carl XVI Gustaf