List of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway

King Harald V inspects an honour guard during an official visit (not a state visit) to the United States.

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 2011^[update] reigned for 20 years and had conducted 39 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.

1990s

28–30 October 1991: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
12–14 May 1992: Kingdom of Sweden, visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
7–9 September 1992: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
18–21 October 1994: : Republic of Finland visiting President Martti Ahtisaari
18–21 April 1994: Federal Republic of Germany, visiting President Richard von Weizsäcker and Marianne von Weizsäcker
6–9 July 1994: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
25–28 April 1995: Kingdom of Spain, visiting King Juan Carlos og Queen Sofia
30–31 October 1995: United States of America, visiting President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
14–16 March 1996: Republic of Poland, visiting President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
15–17 April 1996: Kingdom of the Netherlands, visiting Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus
18–19 April 1996: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, visiting Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
28–31 August 1996: Republic of Austria, visiting President Thomas Klestil
18–20 March 1997: Czech Republic, visiting President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
23–30 October 1997: People's Republic of China, visiting President Jiāng Zémín and Wang Yeping
22–28 February 1998: Republic of South Africa, visiting President Nelson Mandela
25–30 May 1998: Russian Federation, visiting President Boris Yeltsin and Nina Jeltsina
31 August-1 September 1998: Republic of Estonia, visiting President Lennart Meri and Helle Meri
2–3 September 1998: Republic of Latvia, visiting President Guntis Ulmanis and Aina Ulmane
4–5 September 1998: Republic of Lithuania, visiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkus
20–22 September 1999: Romania, visiting President Emil Constantinescu and Nadina Ileana Constantinescu

2000s

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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.

1–3 March 2000: French Republic, visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac
25–31 March 2001: Japan, visiting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
23–25 October 2001: Republic of Italy, visiting President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
25 October 2001: State of the Vatican City, visiting Pope John Paul II
6–11 May 2002: Canada, visiting Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
8–10 October 2002: Republic of Hungary, visiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
20–22 June 2003: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting King Albert II and Queen Paola
7–11 October 2003: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
8–10 June 2004: Hellenic Republic, visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
28-29. October 2004: Republic of Singapore, visiting President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey
1–5 November 2004: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, visiting President Trần Đức Lương
5–6 April 2006: Swiss Confederation, visiting President Moritz Leuenberger
18–20 September 2006: Republic of Ireland, visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
5–7 June 2007: Republic of Finland, visiting President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
15–17 October 2007 Federal Republic of Germany, visiting President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet
27–29 May 2008: Portuguese Republic, visiting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva
24–27 November 2009: Republic of South Africa, visiting President Jacob Zuma

2010s

26–28 October 2010: Slovak Republic, visiting President Ivan Gašparovič and Silvia Gašparovičová
9–10 May 2011: Republic of Slovenia, visiting President Danilo Türk and Barbara Türk
12–13 May 2011: Republic of Croatia, visiting President Ivo Josipović and Tatjana Josipović
5-7 November 2013: Republic of Turkey, visiting President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül

State visits hosted by King Harald

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King Harald V and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia outside the Royal Palace, Oslo.

1992
- 13–15 October: Denmark, visited by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
1993
- 7–9 June: Sweden, visited by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
- 26–29 October: Iceland, visited by President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
1994
- 18–21 October: Finland, visited by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari
1995
- 14–16 March: Poland, visited by President Lech Wałęsa and Danuta Walesa
- 29–30 May: Austria, visited by President Thomas Klestil
1996
- 25–26 March: Russia, visited by President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Jeltsina
- 27–29 June: China, visited by President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping
1997
- 11–14 February: Iceland, visited by President Ólafur R. Grimsson and Gudrún K. Thorbergsdóttir
- 28–30 April: Belgium, visited by King Albert II and Queen Paola
1998
- 17–19 June: Germany, visited by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
1999
- 16–17 March: South Africa, visited by President Nelson Mandela and Graca Manchel
- 22–24 March: Hungary, visited by President Árpád Göncz and Zsuzsanna Göncz
- 1 November: United States, visited by President Bill Clinton

2000
- 10–12 April: Jordan, visited by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
- 20–21 September: Latvia, visited by President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Imants Freiberg
- 25–26 October: Finland, visited by President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
2001
- 30 May-1 June: United Kingdom, visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
2002
- 10–11 April: Estonia, visited by President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel
- 12 November: Russia, visited by President Vladimir Putin
2003
- 16–17 September: Poland, visited by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
2004
- 3–5 February: Portugal, visited by President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
- 21–23 September: Italy, visited by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
2005
- 10–13 May: Japan, visited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
2006
- 6–8 June: Spain, visited by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
- 29–31 August: Bulgaria, visited by President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova
2007
- 17–19 April: Austria, visited by President Heinz Fischer and Margit Fischer
- 13–14 September: Brazil, visited by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia da Silva
2008
- 5–6 June: Vietnam, visited by President Nguyễn Minh Triết and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi
- 14–16 October: Ireland, visited by President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese
2009
- 28–30 April: Canada, visited by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
2010
- 26–27 April: Russia, visited by President Dmitry Medvedev and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva
- 1–3 May: Netherlands, visited by Queen Beatrix
- 14–15 October: Switzerland, visited by President Doris Leuthard and Mr. Roland Hausin
2011
- 5–6 April: Lithuania, visited by President Dalia Grybauskaitė
- 30 May–June 1: Luxembourg, visited by Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa