List of state visits made and received by Harald V

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King Harald V inspects an honour guard during an official visit (not a state visit) to the United States. DN-SD-06-03309.jpg
King Harald V inspects an honour guard during an official visit (not a state visit) to the United States.
King Harald V escorts the first lady of Brazil Marisa Silva to a state dinner in the Royal Palace, Oslo on their return visit in 2007. Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in the background. Harald V state dinner.jpg
King Harald V escorts the first lady of Brazil Marisa Silva to a state dinner in the Royal Palace, Oslo on their return visit in 2007. Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in the background.

Below is a complete list of state visits made and received by Harald V of Norway. Four state visits are usually made each year: two visits by King Harald and Queen Sonja to a foreign head of state and two visits by another head of state to Norway. The number of state visits has increased greatly during the 1900s. King Haakon VII reigned for 52 years from 1905 and made a total of 13 state visits to foreign countries. King Harald V had as of 2016 reigned for 25 years and had conducted 45 state visits. Today a state visit is accompanied by large trade delegations and is seen as an important venue to promote trade and other business relations as well as cultural and political ties between the two countries.

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State visits made by Harald V

Date(s)CountryDetails
28–30 October 1991Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Visiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
12–14 May 1992Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
7–9 September 1992Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Visiting President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
23-25 March 1993Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Visiting President Mauno Koivisto
18–21 April 1994Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Visiting President Richard von Weizsäcker and Marianne von Weizsäcker
6–9 July 1994Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
25–28 April 1995Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Visiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
30–31 October 1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America Visiting President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
15–17 April 1996Flag of the Netherlands.svg  the Netherlands Visiting Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
18–19 April 1996Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Visiting Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
28–31 August 1996Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Visiting President Thomas Klestil
14–16 October 1996Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Visiting President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska
18–20 March 1997Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Visiting President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
23–30 October 1997Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Visiting President Jiāng Zémín and Wang Yeping
22–28 February 1998Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Visiting President Nelson Mandela
25–30 May 1998Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Federation Visiting President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Yeltsina
31 August–1 September 1998Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Visiting President Lennart Meri and Helle Meri
2–3 September 1998Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Visiting President Guntis Ulmanis and Aina Ulmane
4–5 September 1998Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Visiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkus
20–22 September 1999Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Visiting President Emil Constantinescu and Nadina Ileana Constantinescu
1–3 March 2000Flag of France.svg  French Republic Visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac
25–31 March 2001Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Visiting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
23–25 October 2001Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Visiting President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
25 October 2001Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  State of the Vatican City Visiting Pope John Paul II
6–11 May 2002Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Visiting Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
8–10 October 2002Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Visiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
20–22 June 2003Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Visiting King Albert II and Queen Paola
7–11 October 2003Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Visiting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
8–10 June 2004Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
28–29 October 2004Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Visiting President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey
1–5 November 2004Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Visiting President Trần Đức Lương
5–6 April 2006Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Visiting President Moritz Leuenberger
18–20 September 2006Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
5–7 June 2007Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Visiting President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
15–17 October 2007Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Visiting President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet
27–29 May 2008Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Visiting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva
24–27 November 2009Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Visiting President Jacob Zuma
26–28 October 2010Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Visiting President Ivan Gašparovič and Silvia Gašparovičová
9–10 May 2011Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Visiting President Danilo Türk and Barbara Türk
12–13 May 2011Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Visiting President Ivo Josipović and Tatjana Josipović
9–11 May 2012Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Visiting President Bronisław Komorowski and Anna Komorowska
5–7 November 2013Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Visiting President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül
1–5 December 2014Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Visiting President Thein Sein
23–27 February 2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Visiting Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Hazel Cosgrove
6–8 April 2016Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Visiting President Sergio Mattarella
6–8 March 2018Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Visiting President Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada
11–19 October 2018Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Visiting President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan
26–31 March 2019Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Visiting President Sebastián Piñera and Cecilia Morel
2–4 March 2020Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Visiting King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan

State visits received by Harald V

King Harald V and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia outside the Royal Palace, Oslo. Medvedev in Norway (img03).jpeg
King Harald V and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia outside the Royal Palace, Oslo.
Date(s)CountryDetails
13–15 October1992Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark visited by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
7–9 June1993Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden visited by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
26–29 OctoberFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland visited by President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
18–21 October1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland visited by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari
14–16 March1995Flag of Poland.svg  Poland visited by President Lech Wałęsa and Danuta Wałęsa
29–30 MayFlag of Austria.svg  Austria visited by President Thomas Klestil
25–26 March1996Flag of Russia.svg  Russia visited by President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Jeltsina
27–29 JuneFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China visited by President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping
11–14 February1997Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland visited by President Ólafur R. Grimsson and Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
28–30 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium visited by King Albert II and Queen Paola
17–19 June1998Flag of Germany.svg  Germany visited by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
16–17 March1999Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa visited by President Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel
22–24 MarchFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary visited by President Árpád Göncz and Zsuzsanna Göncz
1 NovemberFlag of the United States.svg  United States visited by President Bill Clinton
10–12 April2000Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan visited by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
20–21 SeptemberFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia visited by President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Imants Freiberg
25–26 OctoberFlag of Finland.svg  Finland visited by President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
30 May–1 June2001Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
10–11 April2002Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia visited by President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel
12 NovemberFlag of Russia.svg  Russia visited by President Vladimir Putin
16–17 September2003Flag of Poland.svg  Poland visited by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska
3–5 February2004Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal visited by President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
21–23 SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg  Italy visited by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
10–13 May2005Flag of Japan.svg  Japan visited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
6–8 June2006Flag of Spain.svg  Spain visited by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
29–31 AugustFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria visited by President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova
17–19 April2007Flag of Austria.svg  Austria visited by President Heinz Fischer and Margit Fischer
13–14 SeptemberFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil visited by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia da Silva
5–6 June2008Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam visited by President Nguyễn Minh Triết and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi
14–16 OctoberFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland visited by President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese
28–30 April2009Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada visited by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
26–27 April2010Flag of Russia.svg  Russia visited by President Dmitry Medvedev and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva
1–3 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands visited by Queen Beatrix
14–15 OctoberFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland visited by President Doris Leuthard and Mr. Roland Hausin
5–6 April2011Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania visited by President Dalia Grybauskaitė
30 May–1 JuneFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg visited by Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
31 August–1 SeptemberFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa visited by President Jacob Zuma and Mrs. Tobeka Zuma
10–12 October2012Flag of Finland.svg  Finland visited by President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
12–13 May2014Flag of Israel.svg  Israel visited by President Shimon Peres
11–13 JuneFlag of Germany.svg  Germany visited by President Joachim Gauck and Ms Daniela Schadt
2 SeptemberFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia visited by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
13–14 OctoberFlag of India.svg  India visited by President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee
18–19 March2015Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia visited by President Andris Bērziņš
23–25 May2016Flag of Poland.svg  Poland visited by President Andrzej Duda and Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda
10–12 OctoberFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore visited by President Tony Tan and Mrs. Mary Chee Bee Kiang
21–22 March2017Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland visited by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid
4–6 June2018Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia visited by President Andrej Kiska
11–13 June2019Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea visited by President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook
6–7 NovemberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia visited by President Borut Pahor
9–11 November2021Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands visited by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima
11–12 May2023Flag of Norway.svg  Norway visited by President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella
13–14 February2024Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania visited by President Samia Suluhu Hassan
6–8 MayFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova visited by President Maia Sandu
14–15 MayFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark visited by King Frederik X and Queen Mary
8–10 April2025Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland visited by President Halla Tómasdóttir and her husband Björn Skúlason

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