List of state visits received by Carl XVI Gustaf

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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.

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Visits

Date [1] Country [1] Guests [1]
21–24 October 1975Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Urho Kekkonen
25–28 November 1975Flag of Norway.svg  Norway King Olav V
29–30 March 1976Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia President Tito
18–19 May 1976Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Rudolf Kirchschläger
16–19 October 1979Flag of Spain.svg  Spain King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia
22–25 May 1980Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico President José López Portillo
6–9 November 1980Flag of Romania.svg  Romania President Nicolae Ceausescu
18–20 May 1981Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Governor General Edward Schreyer
26–29 October 1981Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
27–29 April 1982Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Mauno Koivisto
25–28 May 1983Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
16–18 May 1984Flag of France.svg  France President François Mitterrand
12–14 February 1985Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia President Kenneth Kaunda
22–24 April 1985Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Swiss Federal Council
4–6 June 1985Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko
3–6 September 1985Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
22–24 April 1986Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria President Chadli Bendjedid
29 September–5 October 1986Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso
1–6 November 1986Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt President Hosni Mubarak and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak
21–23 May 1987Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
31 May–3 June 1988Flag of Germany.svg  Federal Republic of Germany President Richard von Weizsäcker and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker
21–23 May 1990Flag of Israel.svg  Israel President Chaim Herzog and Mrs. Aura Herzog
9–12 October 1990Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso
22–24 May 1991Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia President Václav Havel and Mrs. Olga Havlová
17–19 October 1991Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
12–14 May 1992Flag of Norway.svg  Norway King Harald V and Queen Sonja
13–15 April 1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Martti Ahtisaari and Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari
3–5 May 1994Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium King Albert II and Queen Paola
29–31 March 1995Flag of Poland.svg  Poland President Lech Wałęsa and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa
11–13 September 1995Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia President Lennart Meri and Mrs. Helle Meri
16–18 October 1995Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia President Guntis Ulmanis and Mrs. Aina Ulmane
21–23 November 1995Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania President Algirdas Brazauskas
15–17 April 1997Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland President Mary Robinson and Mr. Nicholas Robinson
23–25 September 1997Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Thomas Klestil and Mrs. Edith Klestil
2–4 December 1997Flag of Russia.svg  Russia President Boris Yeltsin and Mrs. Naina Yeltsina
5–7 May 1998Flag of Italy.svg  Italy President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Ms. Marianna Scalfaro
26–28 May 1998Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President Carlos Menem and Ms. Zulema María Eva Menem
24–26 November 1998Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson
17–18 March 1999Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa President Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Graça Machel
23–25 March 1999Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma and Mrs. Liudmyla Kuchma
5–7 October 1999Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia President Milan Kučan and Mrs. Štefka Kučan
10–11 April 2000Flag of France.svg  France President Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac
2–3 May 2000Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Tarja Halonen and Mr. Pentti Arajärvi
29–31 May 2000Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
9–11 November 2000Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova
20–22 May 2003Flag of Germany.svg  Germany President Johannes Rau and Mrs. Christina Rau
7–9 October 2003Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
31 March–1 April 2005Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Mr. Imants Freibergs
14–15 September 2005Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah
21–23 March 2006Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana President Festus Mogae and Mrs. Barbara Mogae
8–10 June 2007Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing
11–12 September 2007Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
9–11 October 2007Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov and Mrs. Zorka Parvanova
11 March 2008Flag of Romania.svg  Romania President Traian Băsescu and Mrs. Maria Băsescu
15–16 April 2008Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa
20–22 May 2008Flag of Greece.svg  Greece President Karolos Papoulias
18–20 January 2011Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Mrs. Evelin Ilves
17–18 April 2012Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
11–13 March 2013Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül
1–3 October 2013Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva
31 May–2 June 2015Flag of India.svg  India President Pranab Mukherjee
4–6 November 2015Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi and Mrs. Chadlia Farhat Essebsi
10–12 May 2016Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Michelle Bachelet
20–23 February 2017Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston
17–19 January 2018Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid
13–15 November 2018Flag of Italy.svg  Italy President Sergio Mattarella and Ms. Laura Mattarella
14–15 June 2019Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook
7–9 September 2021Flag of Germany.svg  Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs. Elke Büdenbender
24–25 November 2021Flag of Spain.svg  Spain King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia
17–18 May 2022Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
11–13 October 2022Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
30–31 January 2024Flag of France.svg  France President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron
23–24 April 2024Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb

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