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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.
State visits made by Harald Vâ»
Date(s) | Country | Details |
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28â30 October 1991 | ![]() |
Visiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik |
12â14 May 1992 | ![]() |
Visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia |
7â9 September 1992 | ![]() |
Visiting President VigdĂs FinnbogadĂłttir |
18â21 October 1994 | ![]() |
Visiting President Martti Ahtisaari |
18â21 April 1994 | ![]() |
Visiting President Richard von WeizsÀcker and Marianne von WeizsÀcker |
6â9 July 1994 | ![]() |
Visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip |
25â28 April 1995 | ![]() |
Visiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia |
30â31 October 1995 | ![]() |
Visiting President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton |
14â16 March 1996 | ![]() |
Visiting President Aleksander KwaĆniewski and Jolanta KwaĆniewska |
15â17 April 1996 | ![]() |
Visiting Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus |
18â19 April 1996 | ![]() |
Visiting Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte |
28â31 August 1996 | ![]() |
Visiting President Thomas Klestil |
18â20 March 1997 | ![]() |
Visiting President VĂĄclav Havel and Dagmar HavlovĂĄ |
23â30 October 1997 | ![]() |
Visiting President JiÄng ZĂ©mĂn and Wang Yeping |
22â28 February 1998 | ![]() |
Visiting President Nelson Mandela |
25â30 May 1998 | ![]() |
Visiting President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Yeltsina |
31 Augustâ1 September 1998 | ![]() |
Visiting President Lennart Meri and Helle Meri |
2â3 September 1998 | ![]() |
Visiting President Guntis Ulmanis and Aina Ulmane |
4â5 September 1998 | ![]() |
Visiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkus |
20â22 September 1999 | ![]() |
Visiting President Emil Constantinescu and Nadina Ileana Constantinescu |
1â3 March 2000 | ![]() |
Visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac |
25â31 March 2001 | ![]() |
Visiting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko |
23â25 October 2001 | ![]() |
Visiting President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi |
25 October 2001 | ![]() |
Visiting Pope John Paul II |
6â11 May 2002 | ![]() |
Visiting Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul |
8â10 October 2002 | ![]() |
Visiting President Ferenc MĂĄdl and Dalma MĂĄdl |
20â22 June 2003 | ![]() |
Visiting King Albert II and Queen Paola |
7â11 October 2003 | ![]() |
Visiting President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and Marisa LetĂcia Lula da Silva |
8â10 June 2004 | ![]() |
Visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
28â29 October 2004 | ![]() |
Visiting President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey |
1â5 November 2004 | ![]() |
Visiting President Tráș§n Äức LÆ°ÆĄng |
5â6 April 2006 | ![]() |
Visiting President Moritz Leuenberger |
18â20 September 2006 | ![]() |
Visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese |
5â7 June 2007 | ![]() |
Visiting President Tarja Halonen and Pentti ArajÀrvi |
15â17 October 2007 | ![]() |
Visiting President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet |
27â29 May 2008 | ![]() |
Visiting President AnĂbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva |
24â27 November 2009 | ![]() |
Visiting President Jacob Zuma |
26â28 October 2010 | ![]() |
Visiting President Ivan GaĆĄparoviÄ and Silvia GaĆĄparoviÄovĂĄ |
9â10 May 2011 | ![]() |
Visiting President Danilo TĂŒrk and Barbara TĂŒrk |
12â13 May 2011 | ![]() |
Visiting President Ivo JosipoviÄ and Tatjana JosipoviÄ |
9â11 May 2012 | ![]() |
Visiting President BronisĆaw Komorowski and Anna Komorowska |
5â7 November 2013 | ![]() |
Visiting President Abdullah GĂŒl and Mrs. HayrĂŒnnisa GĂŒl |
1â5 December 2014 | ![]() |
Visiting President Thein Sein |
23â27 February 2015 | ![]() |
Visiting Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Hazel Cosgrove |
6â8 April 2016 | ![]() |
Visiting President Sergio Mattarella |
6â8 March 2018 | ![]() |
Visiting President Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada |
11â19 October 2018 | ![]() |
Visiting President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan |
26â31 March 2019 | ![]() |
Visiting President Sebastiån Piñera and Cecilia Morel |
2â4 March 2020 | ![]() |
Visiting King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan |
State visits received by Harald Vâ»
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Date(s) | Country | Details | |
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13â15 October | 1992 | ![]() |
visited by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik |
7â9 June | 1993 | ![]() |
visited by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia |
26â29 October | ![]() |
visited by President VigdĂs FinnbogadĂłttir | |
18â21 October | 1994 | ![]() |
visited by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari |
14â16 March | 1995 | ![]() |
visited by President Lech WaĆÄsa and Danuta WaĆÄsa |
29â30 May | ![]() |
visited by President Thomas Klestil | |
25â26 March | 1996 | ![]() |
visited by President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Jeltsina |
27â29 June | ![]() |
visited by President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping | |
11â14 February | 1997 | ![]() |
visited by President Ălafur R. Grimsson and GuĂ°rĂșn KatrĂn ĂorbergsdĂłttir |
28â30 April | ![]() |
visited by King Albert II and Queen Paola | |
17â19 June | 1998 | ![]() |
visited by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog |
16â17 March | 1999 | ![]() |
visited by President Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel |
22â24 March | ![]() |
visited by President ĂrpĂĄd Göncz and Zsuzsanna Göncz | |
1 November | ![]() |
visited by President Bill Clinton | |
10â12 April | 2000 | ![]() |
visited by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania |
20â21 September | ![]() |
visited by President Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga and Imants Freiberg | |
25â26 October | ![]() |
visited by President Tarja Halonen and Pentti ArajÀrvi | |
30 Mayâ1 June | 2001 | ![]() |
visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip |
10â11 April | 2002 | ![]() |
visited by President Arnold RĂŒĂŒtel and Ingrid RĂŒĂŒtel |
12 November | ![]() |
visited by President Vladimir Putin | |
16â17 September | 2003 | ![]() |
visited by President Aleksander KwaĆniewski and Jolanta KwaĆniewska |
3â5 February | 2004 | ![]() |
visited by President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta |
21â23 September | ![]() |
visited by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi | |
10â13 May | 2005 | ![]() |
visited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko |
6â8 June | 2006 | ![]() |
visited by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia |
29â31 August | ![]() |
visited by President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova | |
17â19 April | 2007 | ![]() |
visited by President Heinz Fischer and Margit Fischer |
13â14 September | ![]() |
visited by President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and Marisa LetĂcia da Silva | |
5â6 June | 2008 | ![]() |
visited by President Nguyá» n Minh Triáșżt and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi |
14â16 October | ![]() |
visited by President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese | |
28â30 April | 2009 | ![]() |
visited by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond |
26â27 April | 2010 | ![]() |
visited by President Dmitry Medvedev and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva |
1â3 May | ![]() |
visited by Queen Beatrix | |
14â15 October | ![]() |
visited by President Doris Leuthard and Mr. Roland Hausin | |
5â6 April | 2011 | ![]() |
visited by President Dalia GrybauskaitÄ |
30 Mayâ1 June | ![]() |
visited by Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa | |
31 Augustâ1 September | ![]() |
visited by President Jacob Zuma and Mrs. Tobeka Zuma | |
10â12 October | 2012 | ![]() |
visited by President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio |
12â13 May | 2014 | ![]() |
visited by President Shimon Peres |
11â13 June | ![]() |
visited by President Joachim Gauck and Ms Daniela Schadt | |
2 September | ![]() |
visited by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves | |
13â14 October | ![]() |
visited by President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee | |
18â19 March | 2015 | ![]() |
visited by President Andris BÄrziĆĆĄ |
23â25 May | 2016 | ![]() |
visited by President Andrzej Duda and Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda |
10â12 October | ![]() |
visited by President Tony Tan and Mrs. Mary Chee Bee Kiang | |
21â22 March | 2017 | ![]() |
visited by President GuĂ°ni Th. JĂłhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid |
4â6 June | 2018 | ![]() |
visited by President Andrej Kiska |
11â13 June | 2019 | ![]() |
visited by President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook |
6â7 November | ![]() |
visited by President Borut Pahor | |
9â11 November | 2021 | ![]() |
visited by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima |
11â12 May | 2023 | ![]() |
visited by President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella |
13â14 February | 2024 | ![]() |
visited by President Samia Suluhu Hassan |
6â8 May | ![]() |
visited by President Maia Sandu | |
14â15 May | ![]() |
visited by King Frederik X and Queen Mary |
See alsoâ»
- List of state visits made and received by Haakon VII
- List of state visits made and received by Olav V