Since acceding to the throne of Sweden in 1973, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has received a number of state and official visits.[1] He usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.
Date ´[1] | Country [1] | Guests[1] | 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 Francois 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 |
1-6 November 1986 | Egypt}} | President Hosni Mubarak |
21-23 May 1987 | Netherlands}} | Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus |
31 May-3 June 1988 | Federal Republic of Germany}} | President Richard von Weizsäcker |
21–23 May 1990 | Israel}} | President Chaim Herzog |
9–12 October 1990 | Portugal}} | President Mário Soares |
22–24 May 1991 | Czechoslovakia}} | President Václav Havel |
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 |
3–5 May 1994 | Belgium}} | King Albert II and Queen Paola |
29–31 March 1995 | Poland}} | President Lech Wałęsa |
11–13 September 1995 | Estonia}} | President Lennart Meri |
16–18 October 1995 | Latvia}} | President Guntis Ulmanis |
21–23 November 1995 | Lithuania}} | President Algirdas Brazauskas |
15–17 April 1997 | Ireland}} | President Mary Robinson |
23–25 September 1997 | Austria}} | President Thomas Klestil |
2–4 December 1997 | Russia}} | President Boris Yeltsin |
5–7 May 1998 | Italy}} | President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro |
26–28 May 1998 | Argentina}} | President Carlos Saúl Menem |
24–26 November 1998 | Iceland}} | President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson |
17–18 March 1999 | South Africa}} | President Nelson Mandela |
23–25 March 1999 | Ukraine}} | President Leonid Kuchma |
5–7 October 1999 | Slovenia}} | President Milan Kucan |
10–11 April 2000 | France}} | President Jacques Chirac |
2–3 May 2000 | Finland}} | President Tarja Halonen |
29–31 May 2000 | Japan}} | Emperor Akihito andEmpress Michiko |
9–11 November 2000 | Bulgaria}} | President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova |
20–22 May 2003 | Germany}} | President Johannes Rau |
7–9 October 2003 | Jordan}} | King Abdullah II and Queen Rania |
31 March-1 April 2005 | Latvia}} | President Vaira Vike-Freiberga |
14–15 September 2005 | Malaysia}} | Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin |
21–23 March 2006 | Botswana}} | President Festus Mogae |
8–10 June 2007 | China}} | President Hu Jintao |
11–12 September 2007 | Brazil}} | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
9–11 October 2007 | Bulgaria}} | President Georgi Parvanov |
11 March 2008 | Romania}} | President Traian Băsescu |
15–16 April 2008 | Luxembourg}} | Grand-Duke Henri and Grand-Duchess Mara-Teresa |
20–22 May 2008 | Greece}} | President Karolos Papoulias |
18–20 January 2011 | Estonia}} | President Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
17–18 April 2012 | Finland}} | President Sauli Niinistö |
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. Saida Caïd Essebsi |
10–12 May 2016 | Chile}} | President Michelle Bachelet |
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