List of state visits made by King Olav V of Norway
Below is a complete list of state visits made by King Olav V of Norway during his reign from 1957 to 1991. A state visit is a formal visit by one head of state to another country, at the invitation of the other country's head of state. State visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two states, and are marked by major ceremonial and diplomatic formality. As such this list might give an indication to the foreign relations of Norway during this period.
1950s
- 11–13 September 1958: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid
- 23–25 April 1959: Kingdom of Sweden, visiting King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise
1960s
- 31 May -2 June 1961: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
- 5–7 July 1961: Republic of Finland, visiting President Urho Kekkonen
- 26–28 September 1962: Republic of France, visiting President Charles de Gaulle
- 16–18 October 1962: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. This state visit was made to Scotland in order to express gratitude for the Scottish people's help during World War II.[1]
- 9–11 September 1964: Kingdom of the Netherlands, visiting Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard
- 14–15 September 1964: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, visiting Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix
- 21–23 September 1964: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting King Baudouin I and Queen Fabiola
- 7–14 January 1965: Empire of Iran, visiting Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah Pahlavi
- 15–23 January 1965: Kingdom of Thailand, visiting King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit
- 10–17 January 1966: Empire of Ethiopia, visiting Emperor Haile Selassie I
- 5–9 September 1966: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, visiting President Josip Broz Tito
- 12–16 September 1966: Republic of Austria, visiting President Franz Jonas
- 26–28 April 1967: Italian Republic, visiting President Giuseppe Saragat
- 6–12 September 1967: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting President Artur da Costa e Silva
- 13–16 September 1967: Republic of Chile, visiting President Eduardo Frei Montalva
- 18–21 September 1967: Argentine Republic, visiting President Juan Carlos Onganía
- 1–3 April 1968: Swiss Confederation, visiting President Willy Spühler
- 24 April - 1 May 1968: United States of America, visiting President Lyndon B. Johnson
- 5–11 May 1969: Tunisian Republic, visiting President Habib Bourguiba
1970s
- 4–8 June 1973: Federal Republic of Germany, visiting President Gustav Heinemann
- 4–6 June 1974: Republic of Iceland, visiting President Kristján Eldjárn
- 11–13 September 1974: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
- 4–30 October 1975: United States of America, visiting President Gerald Ford
- 25–27 November 1975: Kingdom of Sweden, visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
- 21–24 February 1978: Portuguese Republic, visiting President António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes
1980s
- 7–10 October 1980: Republic of Finland, visiting President Urho Kekkonen
- 13–15 September 1982: Republic of Austria, visiting President Rudolf Kirchschläger
- 17–24 October 1983: Japan, visiting Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kōjun
- 29–31 March 1984: Kingdom of Spain, visiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
- 23 November 1987: Canada, visiting Governor General Jeanne Sauvé
- 12–15 April 1988: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
State visits hosted by King Olav
- 1960
- 1961
- 1963
- 17–19 June: Tunisia
- 6–8 September: Tanganyika
- 1964
- 1–3 June: Austria
- 1965
- 10–12 May: Yugoslavia
- 14–16 June: Belgium
- 22–24 June: Italy
- 1970
- 9–11 September: West Germany
- 1971
- 3–5 May: Iceland
- 1973
- 12–14 February: Denmark
- 1974
- 8–10 October: Sweden
- 1976
- 28–30 April: Tanzania
- 1978
- 17–20 April: Austria
- 1980
- 1981
- 5–8 May: Great Britain
- 26–27 May: Canada
- 21–23 October: Iceland
- 1982
- 14–16 April: Spain
- 1983
- 8–9 March: Finland
- 1984
- 14–15 May: France
- 1985
- 1986
- 13–15 May: Netherlands
- 24–26 September: West Germany
- 1990
- 2–4 May: Luxembourg
See also
Sources
- Afteposten article on the relationship between King Olav and the UK Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (Norwegian)
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