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.

List of visits No. DateCountryRegime Guests1970s 1 21–24 October 1975 Republic President Urho Kekkonen 225–28 November 1975 Monarchy King Olav V 3 29–30 March 1976 Republic President Tito 4 18–19 May 1976 President Rudolf Kirchschläger 5 16–19 October 1979 MonarchyKing Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia1980s 6 22–25 May 1980 RepublicPresident José López Portillo 7 6–9 November 1980 President Nicolae Ceausescu 818–20 May 1981 Monarchy Governor General Edward Schreyer 926–29 October 1981RepublicPresident Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1027–29 April 1982President Mauno Koivisto 1125–28 May 1983MonarchyQueen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1216–18 May 1984RepublicPresident François Mitterrand 1312–14 February 1985President Kenneth Kaunda1422–24 April 1985 Swiss Federal Council15 4–6 June 1985Monarchy Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko(representing Emperor Hirohito)163–6 September 1985 Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik1722–24 April 1986RepublicPresident Chadli Bendjedid1829 September–5 October 1986President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso191–6 November 1986President Hosni Mubarak and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak2021–23 May 1987 MonarchyQueen Beatrix and Prince Claus2131 May–3 June 1988 RepublicPresident Richard von Weizsäcker and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker1990s22 21–23 May 1990 Republic President Chaim Herzog and Mrs. Aura Herzog23 9–12 October 1990 President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso24 22–24 May 1991 President Václav Havel and Mrs. Olga Havlová25 17–19 October 1991MonarchyGrand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte26 12–14 May 1992 King Harald V and Queen Sonja27 13–15 April 1994 Republic President Martti Ahtisaari and Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari28 3–5 May 1994 Monarchy King Albert II and Queen Paola29 29–31 March 1995 Republic President Lech Wałęsa and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa30 11–13 September 1995 President Lennart Meri and Mrs. Helle Meri31 16–18 October 1995 President Guntis Ulmanis and Mrs. Aina Ulmane32 21–23 November 1995 President Algirdas Brazauskas33 15–17 April 1997 President Mary Robinson and Mr. Nicholas Robinson34 23–25 September 1997 President Thomas Klestil and Mrs. Edith Klestil35 2–4 December 1997 President Boris Yeltsin and Mrs. Naina Yeltsina36 5–7 May 1998 President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Ms. Marianna Scalfaro37 26–28 May 1998 President Carlos Menem and Ms. Zulema María Eva Menem38 24–26 November 1998 President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson39 17–18 March 1999 President Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Graça Machel40 23–25 March 1999 President Leonid Kuchma and Mrs. Liudmyla Kuchma41 5–7 October 1999 President Milan Kučan and Mrs. Štefka Kučan2000s42 10–11 April 2000 RepublicPresident Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac43 2–3 May 2000 President Tarja Halonen and Mr. Pentti Arajärvi44 29–31 May 2000 MonarchyEmperor Akihito and Empress Michiko45 9–11 November 2000 RepublicPresident Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova46 20–22 May 2003 President Johannes Rau and Mrs. Christina Rau47 7–9 October 2003 MonarchyKing Abdullah II and Queen Rania48 31 March–1 April 2005 RepublicPresident Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Mr. Imants Freibergs49 14–15 September 2005 MonarchyYang Di-Pertuan Agong (King) Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) Tuanku Fauziah50 21–23 March 2006 RepublicPresident Festus Mogae and Mrs. Barbara Mogae51 8–10 June 2007 President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing52 11–12 September 2007 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva53 9–11 October 2007 President Georgi Parvanov and Mrs. Zorka Parvanova54 11 March 2008 President Traian Băsescu and Mrs. Maria Băsescu55 15–16 April 2008 MonarchyGrand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa 56 20–22 May 2008 RepublicPresident Karolos Papoulias2010s57 18–20 January 2011 Republic President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Mrs. Evelin Ilves58 17–18 April 2012 President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio59 11–13 March 2013 President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül60 1–3 October 2013 President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva61 31 May–2 June 2015 President Pranab Mukherjee62 4–6 November 2015 President Beji Caid Essebsi and Mrs. Chadlia Farhat Essebsi63 10–12 May 2016 President Michelle Bachelet64 20–23 February 2017 Monarchy Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston65 17–19 January 2018 Republic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid66 13–15 November 2018 President Sergio Mattarella and Ms. Laura Mattarella67 14–15 June 2019 President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook2020s68 7–9 September 2021 Republic President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs. Elke Büdenbender69 24–25 November 2021 Monarchy King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia70 17–18 May 2022 Republic President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio 71 11–13 October 2022 Monarchy King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima 72 30–31 January 2024 Republic President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron 73 23–24 April 2024 President Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb 74 68 May 2024 Monarchy King Frederik X and Queen Mary

See also List of official overseas trips made by Carl XVI Gustaf

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