List of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway

Below is a complete list of state visits made by King 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.

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.

State visits made by King Harald
Date(s) Country Details
28–30 October 1991 DenmarkVisiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
12–14 May 1992 SwedenVisiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
7–9 September 1992 IcelandVisiting President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
18–21 October 1994 FinlandVisiting President Martti Ahtisaari
18–21 April 1994 GermanyVisiting President Richard von Weizsäcker and Marianne von Weizsäcker
6–9 July 1994 United KingdomVisiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
25–28 April 1995 SpainVisiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
30–31 October 1995 United States of AmericaVisiting President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
14–16 March 1996 PolandVisiting President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska
15–17 April 1996 the NetherlandsVisiting Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
18–19 April 1996 Grand Duchy of LuxembourgVisiting Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
28–31 August 1996 AustriaVisiting President Thomas Klestil
18–20 March 1997 Czech RepublicVisiting President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
23–30 October 1997 ChinaVisiting President Jiāng Zémín and Wang Yeping
22–28 February 1998 South AfricaVisiting President Nelson Mandela
25–30 May 1998 Russian FederationVisiting President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Yeltsina
31 August-1 September 1998 EstoniaVisiting President Lennart Meri and Helle Meri
2–3 September 1998 LatviaVisiting President Guntis Ulmanis and Aina Ulmane
4–5 September 1998 LithuaniaVisiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkus
20–22 September 1999 RomaniaVisiting President Emil Constantinescu and Nadina Ileana Constantinescu
1–3 March 2000 French RepublicVisiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac
25–31 March 2001 JapanVisiting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
23–25 October 2001 ItalyVisiting President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
25 October 2001  State of the Vatican CityVisiting Pope John Paul II
6–11 May 2002 CanadaVisiting Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
8–10 October 2002 HungaryVisiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
20–22 June 2003 BelgiumVisiting King Albert II and Queen Paola
7–11 October 2003 BrazilVisiting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
8–10 June 2004 GreeceVisiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
28-29. October 2004 SingaporeVisiting President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey
1–5 November 2004 VietnamVisiting President Trần Đức Lương
5–6 April 2006  SwitzerlandVisiting President Moritz Leuenberger
18–20 September 2006 IrelandVisiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
5–7 June 2007 FinlandVisiting President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
15–17 October 2007 GermanyVisiting President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet
27–29 May 2008 PortugalVisiting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva
24–27 November 2009 South AfricaVisiting President Jacob Zuma
26–28 October 2010 SlovakiaVisiting President Ivan Gašparovič and Silvia Gašparovičová
9–10 May 2011 SloveniaVisiting President Danilo Türk and Barbara Türk
12–13 May 2011 CroatiaVisiting President Ivo Josipović and Tatjana Josipović
9–11 May 2012 PolandVisiting President Bronisław Komorowski and Anna Komorowska
5–7 November 2013 TurkeyVisiting President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül
1–5 December 2014 MyanmarVisiting President Thein Sein
23–27 February 2015 AustraliaVisiting Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Hazel Cosgrove
6-8 April 2016 ItalyVisiting President Sergio Mattarella
6-8 March 2018 ArgentinaVisiting President Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada
11-19 October 2018 ChinaVisiting President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan
26-31 March 2019 ChileVisiting President Sebastián Piñera and Cecilia Morel
2-4 March 2020 JordanVisiting King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan

State visits hosted by King Harald
King Harald V and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia outside the Royal Palace, Oslo.
Date(s) Country Details
13–15 October 1992 Denmarkvisited by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
7–9 June 1993 Swedenvisited by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
26–29 October Icelandvisited by President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
18–21 October 1994 Finlandvisited by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari
14–16 March 1995 Polandvisited by President Lech Wałęsa and Danuta Wałęsa
29–30 May Austriavisited by President Thomas Klestil
25–26 March 1996 Russiavisited by President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Jeltsina
27–29 June Chinavisited by President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping
11–14 February 1997 Icelandvisited by President Ólafur R. Grimsson and Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
28–30 April Belgiumvisited by King Albert II and Queen Paola
17–19 June 1998 Germanyvisited by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
16–17 March 1999 South Africavisited by President Nelson Mandela and Graca Manchel
22–24 March Hungaryvisited by President Árpád Göncz and Zsuzsanna Göncz
1 November United Statesvisited by President Bill Clinton
10–12 April 2000 Jordanvisited by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
20–21 September Latviavisited by President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Imants Freiberg
25–26 October Finlandvisited by President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
30 May-1 June 2001 United Kingdomvisited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
10–11 April 2002 Estoniavisited by President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel
12 November Russiavisited by President Vladimir Putin
16–17 September 2003 Polandvisited by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska
3–5 February 2004 Portugalvisited by President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
21–23 September Italyvisited by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
10–13 May 2005 Japanvisited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
6–8 June 2006 Spainvisited by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
29–31 August Bulgariavisited by President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova
17–19 April 2007 Austriavisited by President Heinz Fischer and Margit Fischer
13–14 September Brazilvisited by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia da Silva
5–6 June 2008 Vietnamvisited by President Nguyễn Minh Triết and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi
14–16 October Irelandvisited by President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese
28–30 April 2009 Canadavisited by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
2010
26–27 April Russiavisited by President Dmitry Medvedev and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva
1–3 May Netherlandsvisited by Queen Beatrix
14–15 October  Switzerlandvisited by President Doris Leuthard and Mr. Roland Hausin
5–6 April 2011 Lithuaniavisited by President Dalia Grybauskaitė
30 May–June 1 Luxembourgvisited by Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
31 August-1 September South Africavisited by President Jacob Zuma and Mrs. Tobeka Zuma
2012
10–12 October Finlandvisited by President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio
12–13 May 2014 Israelvisited by President Shimon Peres
11–13 June Germanyvisited by President Joachim Gauck and Ms Daniela Schadt
2 September Estoniavisited by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
13–14 October Indiavisited by President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by his daughter Sharmista Mukherjee
18–19 March 2015 Latviavisited by President Andris Bērziņš
23-25 May 2016 Polandvisited by President Andrzej Duda and Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda
10-12 October Singaporevisited by President Tony Tan and Mrs. Mary Chee Bee Kiang
21-22 March 2017 Icelandvisited by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid
4-6 Jun 2018 Slovakiavisited by President Andrej Kiska
11-13 June 2019 South Koreavisited by President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook
6-7 November Sloveniavisited by President Borut Pahor

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