The two-day visit takes place in Stockholm, Lund and Malmö.
Program
Tuesday 30 January
Welcome ceremony
The state visit begins with a welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace.
The President and the King inspect the Grenadier Company from the Life Guard in the Inner courtyard and national anthems are played.
The presidential couple are then presented to representatives of Sweden's Riksdag and government at a ceremony in the Hall of State. The royal couple greets the French delegation at the same time.
The king and the president then each give their press statement in Lovisa Ulrika's dining room.
Lunch
The royal couple invite the presidential couple to lunch at the Royal Palace. The Crown Princess Couple and the Prince Couple also attend the lunch.
Meeting with the Speaker
In the afternoon, Speaker Andreas Norlén receives President Macron in the Riksdag.
Meeting with the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson receives President Macron in Rosenbad. In connection with the meeting, the Prime Minister and the President sign a partnership between Sweden and France. The meeting and signing will be followed by a press conference.
Rinkeby School
The Queen and Brigitte Macron visit the Rinkeby School. They are welcomed by the Minister for Schools Lotta Edholm, the Deputy Mayor of Stockholm Emilia Bjuggren and Principal Martin Malmberg. After presentations by the school, the student health team and the student council, a discussion and visit to a classroom follows.
Moderna Museet
The Queen and Mrs Macron visit the Modern Art Museum. There, the Swedish Institute and the Institut français, together with the French Embassy and the Museum, organize a seminar on how the exchange in the fields of visual and performing arts can be strengthened, with a particular focus on regional development and how we reach a young audience.
Parts of the museum's collections will be shown and they will also meet a group of creative young people from Botkyrka. The visit ends with a display of some works from the museum's collections. The director of the museum Gitte Ørskou, the director general of the Swedish Institute Madeleine Sjöstedt and the director of the French Institute Eva Nguyen Binh, welcome. The Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand will participate from the government.
Round table discussions and speeches on security policy
The King, the President and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson participate in a round table discussion on the future of European security with security policy experts from Sweden and France at the Karlberg Palace. The Director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Jakob Hallgren, and the Chancellor of the Defence University, Robert Egnell, greet on arrival.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström, the Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm participate in the round table discussion. After it the President gives a longer speech to the cadets of the Defence University and other guests. The King and the Prime Minister also speak.
Gala dinner
The royal couple gives a gala dinner at the Royal Palace to the honor of its guests.
Wednesday 31 January
Business seminar, Sweden-France Business Forum
The King and the President participate in a business seminar - Accelerating Europe's competitiveness - in Stockholm City Hall arranged by Business Sweden. President of the Stockholm City Council Olle Burell and Mayor Karin Wanngård welcome to the City Hall. Jan Larsson, CEO of Business Sweden, opens the forum, which will focus on innovation, green transition and competence provision.
The Crown Princess couple attends and the Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell, as well as ministers from France participate and speak at the seminar.
The Business Forum ends with a networking lunch in the City Hall.
Arrival Malmö Airport
The presidential couple and the royal couple are welcomed on arrival by Skåne county governor Anneli Hulthén with husband Sten Ljunggren and honorary consul Peter Andrén.
European Spallation Source, ESS
The European collaborative project European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund is first on the program in Skåne. There, the King and the President are received by the Minister for Education Mats Persson and ESS Director General, Professor Helmut Schober. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström is also participating.
After an introductory presentation of the activities at the multidisciplinary research facility by Director General Schober, a visit is made to the accelerator tunnel. France and Sweden are two of 13 member countries of the European Spallation Source ERIC, which jointly finance and operate the facility.
Alfa Laval
The King and the President visit Alfa Laval in Lund. They are welcomed by Tom Erixon, president and CEO. The government is represented by Minister Tobias Billström and Minister Mats Persson. After a presentation of Alfa Laval's work with green conversion, several innovations in the energy value chain are demonstrated, for example heat exchangers made of fossil-free steel and heat pumps. Alfa Laval's operations in hydrogen and nuclear power are also on display. A declaration of intent on cooperation between Sweden and France on nuclear power is signed at a special ceremony.
Then they visit the factory where the company's products are made.
Barnahus
The Queen and Brigitte Macron visit Barnahus in Malmö. There, children who are suspected of being exposed to crime have the opportunity to tell their story to specially trained staff in a safe and specially adapted environment. Instead of being shunted around between different authorities, the children are met by the police, prosecutors, social services, pediatricians and child and youth psychiatry in one and the same place.
The Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönwall, municipal councilor Sedat Arif and operations managers Elisabeth Green and Jonas Lander receive and talk about the work being carried out.
Friends
The Queen and Mrs Macron meet the Friends Foundation for a presentation of its work to counter bullying. Friends was founded in 1997 by Sara Damber and has as its vision a world where no child is exposed to bullying. They work in schools and sports associations and for a safe digital environment. Minister Camilla Waltersson Grönwall represents the government. Secretary General Maja Frankel, advisers Anna-Carin Wettefors and Tilda Hesthagen, Friend's Youth Board participate from Friends.
Student evening, Lund University
President Macron is a guest at Student Evening in the presence of the King and Queen and Brigitte Macron. Minister Tobias Billström and Minister Mats Persson represent the government.
Rector Erik Renström receives on arrival at Lund University and Professor of French Jonas Granfeldt gives a short presentation. After an address by the president, Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger moderates a conversation, which is followed by questions from the students present.
Reception
The presidential couple gives a reception in Lund in honor of the royal couple.
Farewell ceremony Malmö Airport
The state visit ends when the royal couple bid farewell to the president and Mrs Macron at a farewell ceremony at Malmö Airport.
Program för statsbesöket från Frankrike _ Kungahuset
