State visits
The term “state visit” refers to the official visit by one head of state to another. State visits encourage and strengthen contact with other countries. The purpose is to build relations and promote Norwegian interests abroad.
Belgium 2026
Guests: Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians
24 – 26 March 2026
Iceland 2025
Guests: President Halla Tómasdóttir and Mr Björn Skúlason
8 – 10 April 2025
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Finland 2024
Guests: President Alexander Stubb and Ms Suzanne Innes-Stubb
15 – 17 October 2024
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Denmark 2024
Guests: King Frederik and Queen Mary
14 – 15 May 2024
Italy 2023
Guests: President Sergio Mattarella, accompanied by his daughter Ms Laura Mattarella
11 – 12 May 2023
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The Netherlands
Guests: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
9 – 11 November 2021
Republic of Korea
Guests: President Moon Jae-in and Ms Kim Jung-sook
12 – 13 June 2019
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Chile 2019
Hosts: President Sebastián Piñera Echenique and Ms Cecilia Morel Montes
26 – 31 March 2019
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The People's Republic of China 2018
Hosts: President Xi Jinping and Ms Peng Liyuan
11 – 19 October 2018
Argentina 2018
Hosts: President Mauricio Macri and Ms Juliana Awada
6 – 8 March 2018
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Iceland 2017
Guests: President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Ms Eliza Reid
21 – 23 March 2017
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Singapore 2016
Guests: President Tony Tan Keng Yam og Ms Mary Tan
10 – 12 October 2016
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Finland 2016
Hosts: President Sauli Niinistö and Ms Jenni Haukio
6 – 8 September 2016
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Poland
Guests: President Andrzej Duda and Ms Agata Kornhauser-Duda
23 – 25 May 2016
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Italy 2016
Hosts: President Sergio Mattarella and Laura Mattarella
6 – 8 April 2016
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Australia 2015
Hosts: Governor General Peter John Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove
23 – 27 February 2015
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India 2014
Guests: President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee
13 – 14 October 2014
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Germany 2014
Guests: President Joachim Gauck and Daniela Schadt
11 – 13 June 2014
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Finland 2012
Guests: President Sauli Niinistö and Ms Jenni Haukio
10 – 12 October 2012
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Poland 2012
Hosts: President Bronisław Komorowski and Ms Anna Komorowska
9 – 11 May 2012
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South Africa 2011
Guests: President Jacob Zuma and Ms Tobeka Zuma
31 August 2011
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Croatia 2011
Hosts: President Ivo Josipović and Dr Tatjana Josipović
12 – 13 May 2011
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Slovenia 2011
Hosts: President Danilo Türk and Ms Barbara Miklič Türk
9 – 10 May 2011
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Slovakia 2010
Hosts: President Ivan Gašparovič and Ms Silvia Gašparovičová
26 – 28 October 2010
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Switzerland 2010
Guests: President Doris Leuthard and Dr Roland Hausin
14 – 15 October 2010
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Russia 2010
Guests: President Dmitrij Medvedev and Ms Svetlana Medvedeva
26 – 27 April 2010
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South Africa 2009
Hosts: President Jacob Zuma and Ms Zuma
24 – 26 November 2009
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Canada 2009
Guests: Governor General Michaëlle Jean and Mr Jean-Daniel Lafond.
28 – 30 April 2009
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Ireland 2008
Guests: President Mary McAleese and Dr McAleese
14 – 16 October 2008
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Vietnam 2008
Guests: President Nguyen Minh Triet and Ms Tran Thi Kim Chi
5 – 6 June 2008
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Portugal 2008
Hosts: President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Ms Maria Cavaco Silva
27 – 29 May 2008
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Germany 2007
Hosts: President Horsts Köhler and Ms Eva Luise Köhler
15 – 17 October 2007
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Brazil 2007
Guests: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Ms Marisa Letícia da Silva
13 – 14 September 2007
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Finland 2007
Hosts: President Tarja Halonen and Dr Pentti Arajärvi
5 – 7 June 2007
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Austria 2007
Guests: President Heinz Fischer and Ms Margit Fischer
17 – 19 April 2007
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Hosts: President Mary McAleese and Mr Martin McAleese
18 – 20 September 2006
Bulgaria 2006
Guests: President Georgi Parvanov and Ms Zorka Parvanova
29 – 31 August 2006
Spain 2006
Guests: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
6 – 8 June 2006
Switzerland 2006
Hosts: President Moritz Leuenberger
5 – 6 April 2006
Japan 2005
Guests: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
10 – 13 May 2005
Vietnam 2004
Hosts: President Tran Duc Luong
1 – 5 November 2004
Singapore 2004
Hosts: President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Ms Urmila Nandey
28 – 29 October 2004
Italy 2004
Guests: President Carlo A. Ciampi and Ms Franca Ciampi
21 – 23 September 2004
Greece 2004
Hosts: President Constantinos Stephanopoulos
8 – 10 June 2004
Portugal 2004
Guests: President Jorge Sampaio and Ms Maria José Ritta
3 – 5 February 2004
Brazil 2003
Hosts: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Ms Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
7 – 11 October 2003
Poland 2003
Guests: President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Ms Jolanta Kwasniewska
16 – 17 September 2003
Belgium 2003
Hosts: King Albert II and Queen Paola
20 – 22 June 2003
Ruošša 2002
Guests: President Vladimir Putin
12 November 2002
Hungary 2002
Hosts: President Ferenc Mádl and Ms Dalma Mádl
8 – 10 October 2002
Canada 2002
Hosts: Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and Mr John Ralston Saul
6 – 11 May 2002
Estonia 2002
Guests: President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel
10 – 11 April 2002
The Vatican 2001
Hosts: Pope Johannes Paul II
25 October 2001
Italy 2001
Hosts: President Carlo A. Ciampi and Ms Franca Ciampi
23 – 25 October 2001
Great Britain 2001
Guests: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
30 May – 1 June 2001
Japan 2001
Hosts: Emperor Akihito og Empress Michiko
25 – 31 March 2001
Finland 2000
Guests: President Tarja Halonen and Ms Pentti Arajärvi
25 – 26 October 2000
Latvia 2000
Guests: President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Mr Imants Freiberg
20 – 21 September 2000
Jordan 2000
Guests: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
10 – 12 April 2000
France 2000
Hosts: President Jacques Chirac and Ms Bernadette Chirac
1 – 3 March 2000
USA 1999
Guests: President William J. Clinton
1 November 1999
Romania 1999
Hosts: President Emil Constantinescu and Ms Nadina Ileana Constantinescu
20 – 22 September 1999
Hungary 1999
Guests: President Árpád Göncz and Ms Zsuzsanna Göncz
22 – 24 March 1999
South Africa 1999
Guests: President Nelson Mandela and Ms Graca Manchel
16 – 17 March 1999
Lithuania 1998
Hosts: President Valdas Adamkus and Ms Alma Adamkus
4 – 5 September 1998
Latvia 1998
Hosts: President Guntis Ulmanis and Ms Aina Ulmane
2 – 3 September 1998
Estonia 1998
Hosts: President Lennart Meri and Ms Helle Meri
31 August – 1 September 1998
Germany 1998
Guests: President Roman Herzog and Ms Christiane Herz
17 – 19 June 1998
Russia1998
Hosts: President Boris Jeltsin and Ms Nina Jeltsina
25 – 30 May 1998
South Africa 1998
Hosts: President Nelson Mandela
22 – 28 February 1998
China 1997
Hosts: President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping
23 – 30 October 1997
Belgium 1997
Guests: King Albert II and Queen Paola
28 – 30 April 1997
Czech Republic 1997
Hosts: President Vaclav Havel and Ms Dagmar Havlová
18 – 20 March 1997
Iceland 1997
Guests: President Ólafur R. Grimsson and Ms Gudrún K. Thorbergsdóttir
11 – 14 February 1997
Poland 1996
Hosts: President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Ms Jolanta Kwasniewska
14 – 16 October 1996
Austria 1996
Hosts: President Thomas Klestil
28 – 31 August 1996
China 1996
Guests: President Jiang Zemin and Ms Wang Yeping
27 – 29 June 1996
Luxembourg 1996
Hosts: Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
18 – 19 April 1996
The Netherlands 1996
Hosts: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
15 – 17 April 1996
Russia 1996
Guests: President Boris Jeltsin and Ms Naina Jeltsina
25 – 26 March 1996
USA 1995
Hosts: President William J. Clinton and Ms Hilary Clinton
30 – 31 October 1995
Austria 1995
Guests: President Thomas Klestil
29 – 30 May 1995
Spain 1995
Hosts: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
25 – 28 April 1995
Poland 1995
Guests: President Lech Walesa and Ms Danuta Walesa
14 – 16 March 1995
Finland 1994
Guests: President Marrtti Ahtisaari and Ms Eeva Ahtisaari
18 – 21 October 1994
Great Britain 1994
Hosts: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
6 – 9 July 1994
Germany 1994
Hosts: President Richard von Weizsäcker and Ms Marianne von Weizsäcker
18 – 21 April 1994
Iceland 1993
Guests: President Vigdis Finnbogadóttir
26 – 29 October 1993
Sweden 1993
Guests: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
7 – 9 June 1993
Finland 1993
Hosts: President Mauno Koivisto and Ms Tellervo Koivisto
23 – 25 March 1993
Denmark 1992
Guests: Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
13 – 15 October 1992
Iceland 1992
Hosts: President Vigdis Finnbogadóttir
7 – 9 September 1992
Sweden 1992
Hosts: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
12 – 14 May 1992
Denmark 1991
Hosts: Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
28 – 30 October 1991
Luxembourg 1990
Guests: Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
2 – 4 May 1990
Great Britain 1988
Hosts: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke av Edinburgh
12 – 15 April 1988
Canada 1987
Hosts: Governor General Jeanne Sauvé
23 November 1987
Western Germany 1986
Guests: President Richard von Weizsäcker and Ms Marianne von Weizsäcker
24 – 26 September 1986
The Netherlands 1986
Guests: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
13 – 15 May 1986
Japan 1985
Guests: Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko
10 – 11 June 1985
Zambia 1985
Guests: President Kenneth Kaunda
14 – 15 February 1985
France 1984
Guests: President François Mitterrand and MsDanielle Mitterrand
14 – 15 May 1984
Spain 1984
Hosts: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
29 – 31 March 1984
Japan 1983
Hosts: Emperor Hirohito
17 – 24 October 1983
Finland 1983
Guests: President Mauno Koivisto and Ms Tellervo Koivisto
8 – 9 March 1983
Austria 1982
Hosts: President Rudolf Kirchschläger
13 – 15 September 1982
Spain 1982
Guests: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
14 – 16 April 1982
Iceland 1981
Guests: President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
21 – 23 October 1981
Canada 1981
Guests: Governor General Edward Schreyer and Ms Lily Schreyer
26 – 27 May 1981
Great Britain 1981
Guests: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
5 – 8 May 1981
Romania 1980
Guests: President Nicolae Ceaușescu and Elena Ceaușescu
13 – 15 November 1980
Finland 1980
Hosts: President Urho Kekkonen
7 – 10 October 1980
Guests: President António Ramalho Eanes and Ms Manuela Ramalho Eanes
3 – 5 June 1980
Austria 1978
Guests: President Rudolf Kirchschläger
17 – 20 April 1978
Portugal 1978
Hosts: President António Ramalho Eanes
21 – 24 February 1978
Tanzania 1976
Guests: President Julius Nyerere
28 – 30 April 1976
Sweden 1975
Hosts: King Carl XVI Gustav
25 – 27 November 1975
Swden 1974
Guests: King Carl XVI Gustaf
8 – 10 October 1974
Denmark 1974
Hosts: Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
11 – 13 September 1974
Iceland 1974
Hosts: President Kristján Eldjárn
4 – 6 June 1974
Western Germany 1973
Hosts: President Gustav W. Heinemann and Ms Hilda Heinemann
4 – 8 June 1973
Denmark 1973
Guests: Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
12 – 14 February 1973
Iceland 1971
Guests: President Kristján Eldjárn
3 – 5 May 1971
West Germany 1970
Guests: President Gustav W. Heinemann and Ms Hilda Heinemann
9 – 11 September 1970
Tunisia 1969
Hosts: President Habib Bourguiba and Ms Wassila Ben Ammar Bourguiba
5 – 11 May 1969
USA 1968
Hosts: President Lyndon B. Johnson and Ms Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
24 April – 1 May 1968
Switzerland 1968
Hosts: President Willy Spühler
1 – 3 April 1968
Argentina 1967
Hosts: President Juan Carlos Ongania
18 – 21 September 1967
Chile 1967
Hosts: President Eduardo Frei Montalva
13 – 16 September 1967
Brazil 1967
Hosts: President Artur da Costa e Silva and Ms Iolanda Ramos Barbosa
6 – 12 September 1967
Italy 1967
Hosts: President Giuseppe Saragat
26 – 28 April 1967
Austria 1966
Hosts: President Franz Jonas
12 – 16 September 1966
Yugoslavia 1966
Hosts: President Josip Broz Tito
5 – 9 September 1966
Ethiopia 1966
Hosts: Emperor Haile Selassie I
10 – 17 January 1966
Italy 1965
Guests: President Giuseppe Saragat
22 – 24 June 1965
Belgium 1965
Guests: King Baodouin I and Queen Fabiola
14 – 16 June 1965
Yugoslavia 1965
Guests: President Josip Broz Tito and Ms Jovanka Broz
10 – 12 May 1965
Thailand 1965
Hosts: King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit
15 – 23 January 1965
Iran 1965
Hosts: Sjah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah Pahlavi
7 – 14 January 1965
Belgium 1964
Hosts: King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola
21 – 23 September 1964
Luxembourg 1964
Hosts: Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
14 – 15 September 1964
The Netherlands 1964
Hosts: Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard
9 – 11 September 1964
Austria 1964
Guests: President Adolf Schärf and his daughter Ms Martha Kyrle
1 – 3 June 1964
Tanganyika 1963
Guests: President Julius Nyerere
6 – 8 September 1963
Tunisia 1963
Guests: President Habib Bourguiba and Ms Wassila Bourguiba
17 – 19 June 1963
Great Britain (Scotland) 1962
Hosts: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
16 – 18 October 1962
France 1962
Hosts: President Charles de Gaulle
26 – 28 September 1962
Finland 1961
Hosts: President Urho Kekkonen and Ms Sylvi Kekkonen
5 – 7 July 1961
Iceland 1961
Hosts: President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson and Ms Dóra Þórhallsdóttir
31 May – 2 June 1961
Irána 1961
Guests: Sjah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah Pahlavi
18 – 20 May 1961
Finland 1961
Guests: President Urho Kekkonen and Sylvi Kekkonen
8 – 10 March 1961
Thailand 1960
Guests: King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit
19 – 21 September 1960
Sweden 1960
Guests: King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise
16 – 18 March 1960
Denmark 1960
Guests: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid
11 – 13 February 1960
Sweden 1959
Hosts: King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise
23 – 25 April 1959
Denmark 1958
Hosts: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid
11 – 13 September 1958
Great Britain 1955
Guests: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
24 – 26 June 1955
Iceland 1955
Guests: President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson and Ms Dóra Þórhallsdóttir
25 – 28 May 1955
Ethiopia 1954
Guests: Emperor Haile Selassie I
18 – 20 November 1954
The Netherlands 1954
Hosts: Queen Juliane and Prince Bernhard
12 – 14 August 1954
The Netherlands 1954
Guests: Queen Juliane and Prince Bernhard
6 – 8 May 1953
Sweden 1953
Hosts: King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise
23 – 25 March 1953
Sweden 1952
Guests: King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise
10 – 12 March 1952
Great Britain 1951
Hosts: Queen Elizabeth accompanied by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
5 – 7 June 1951
Denmark 1948
Hosts: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid
17 – 19 February 1948
Denmark 1947
Guests: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid
29 September – 1 October 1947
Finland 1928
Hosts: President Lauri Kristian Relander
2 – 4 June 1928
Finland 1926
Guests: President Lauri Kristian Relander
4 – 6 October 1926
Belgium 1923
Hosts: King Albert and Queen Elisabeth
8 – 10 June 1923
The Netherlands 1923
Hosts: Queen Vilhelmina and Prince Heinrich
5 – 7 June 1923
The Netherlands 1922
Guests: Queen Vilhelmina and Prince Heinrich
15 – 18 September 1922
Sweden 1918
Hosts: King Gustav V and Queen Victoria
15 – 18 September 1918
Denmark 1913
Hosts: King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine
11 – 13 June 1913
France 1908
Guests: President Armand Falliéres
31 July – 2 August 1908
Great Britain 1908
Guests: King Edvard VII, Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria
28 April – 2 May 1908
France 1907
Hosts: President Armand Falliéres
27 – 30 May 1907
Denmark 1907
Guests: King Frederik VIII and Queen Lovisa accompanied by Prince Harald, Prince Gustav, Princess Thyra and Princess Dagmar
29 April – 2 May 1907
Germany 1906
Hosts: Emperor Vilhelm II and Empress Auguste Victoria
15 – 16 December 1906
Great Britain 1906
Hosts: King Edvard VII and Queen Alexandra
14 – 16 November 1906
Denmark 1906
Hosts: King Frederik VIII and Queen Lovisa
3 – 9 October 1906