Swedish State Visits: General Discussion and Suggestions & Musings

[LadyFinn]

Aftonbladet:
- Considering the pandemic, everything can be recast. But we assume that the work returns to normal. This means that we plan for two outgoing and two incoming state visits, says Margareta Thorgren.
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[Kingen]

A State Visit might be coming up in May. When cross-checking the calendar of the Royal Family and when the Royal Palace of Stockholm will be closed and partly closed, there is a match for May 17-18th.

The question is, who's visiting?

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[LadyFinn]

A State Visit might be coming up in May. When cross-checking the calendar of the Royal Family and when the Royal Palace of Stockholm will be closed and partly closed, there is a match for May 17-18th.

The question is, who's visiting?

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At the website of Beridna Högvakten (Mounted Guards) it says at the Program site in "Övriga evenemang"
17th May
State visit with cortege
https://www.beridnahogvakten.se/program/

 

[LadyFinn]

Maimo Henriksson, the Ambassador of Finland to Sweden, said during the state visit:
Will the royal family be invited to Finland?
- It will surely be relevant also with some timetable. The visits are important.
Finlands ambassadör i Stockholm_ _Gemensam Natotidtabell sänder en stark signal_ – Utrikes – svenska.yle.fi

 

[Mary-Rose]

According to RoyalBlogNL -on Twitter, there could be a Dutch state visit to Sweden later this year..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1528857111635034113

 

[LadyFinn]

Aftonbladet writes about the royal family's work events in the autumn and tells that the King and Queen will make a state visit in November.
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[Kingen]

A new Government is in place, but we don't know what that means for the Foreign Policy yet. The Foreign Declaration, the first of the new Right-wing Government, will take place mid-February next year, and that might give us some insights of the priorities.

Additionally, January 1st Sweden assumes the role as President of the European Council for the coming six months. That could mean that state visits would not be on top of the list, when the Government is occupied with a full EU Agenda. The King also celebrates his Golden Jubilee in September, starting the festivities on January 20th with a Sweden Dinner and visits to all 21 counties, from February until September. That could mean that both the King and Queen, as well as the Royal Court, could have their hands full in planning and undertaking Jubilee events.

But, we have some new monarchs that haven't payed state visits to Sweden yet:
- King Philippe of the Belgians
- Emperor Naruhito of Japan
- King Charles III of United Kingdom

I would say some of these is a good chance for an incoming state visit.

A state visit to Iceland could be expected "soon", as the President visited Sweden in January 2018. Maybe this is one of the countries choosen for 2023?

A new Finnish President will take office in February/March 2024. The traditional first state visit of the Finnish President could be expected in the Spring.

 

[Stefan]

My guess is that from the new monarchs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will be the next to make a State Visit to Sweden.

 

[doro]

My guess is that from the new monarchs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will be the next to make a State Visit to Sweden.

Hope it on mid-November

I wish the Belgian SV to Sweden should be held in mid or end of November

 

[JR76]

My guess is that from the new monarchs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will be the next to make a State Visit to Sweden.

Hope it on mid-November

There is a Swedish State visit to Jordan between 15-17 November.

 

[doro]

There is a Swedish State visit to Jordan between 15-17 November.

I hope it on January

Any incoming state visit guessing to Sweden for 2023?

 

[Kingen]

I guess the postponed French state visit means there won't be any Swedish state visits until 2024. So what might come next year?

- France - Hopefully the postponed state visit can take place during the first half of the year.

- Finland - A new President will take office in the Spring. According to tradition the first state visit is to Sweden, probably April or May.

- Iceland - The last incoming state visit was in 2018, so it should be time to return the favour. Last time was six years between the visits (incoming in 1998 and state visit to Iceland in 2004).

- Belgium - Probably the next monarch in line to visit Sweden, hopefully it will be seen as important.

 

[doro]

I guess the postponed French state visit means there won't be any Swedish state visits until 2024. So what might come next year?

- France - Hopefully the postponed state visit can take place during the first half of the year.

- Finland - A new President will take office in the Spring. According to tradition the first state visit is to Sweden, probably April or May.

- Iceland - The last incoming state visit was in 2018, so it should be time to return the favour. Last time was six years between the visits (incoming in 1998 and state visit to Iceland in 2004).

- Belgium - Probably the next monarch in line to visit Sweden, hopefully it will be seen as important.

The Finnish presidential election is to be scheduled in January. The first round is January 28

 

[LadyFinn]

The Finnish presidential election is to be scheduled in January. The first round is January 28

The elections are two-staged. If one of the candidates receives more than half of the votes cast, that candidate is elected president. (That doesn't seem likely, it would be a huge surprise). If no candidate wins a majority in the first stage, the top two candidates rerun in the second stage two weeks later. The candidate who then receives more votes is elected. The president assumes office on the first day of the month following the election (either 1 February or 1 March depending on whether there were one or two rounds).

President Sauli Niinistö assumed office in his first term as the President on 1st March 2012 and made a state visit to Sweden on 17-18 April 2012.

 

[Blog Real]

I hope that a state visit from Belgium to Sweden can be held next year.

 

[Kingen]

Incoming state visit alert?

The Royal Palace will be closed 30 January. Several of the Apartments of the Royal Palace will be closed both prior and after this date, including the Guest Apartments.

As it is the entire Royal Palace, including the Guest Apartments, closed it is something more than an Official dinner. Perhaps President Macron is coming now?

 

[doro]

My predictions of State Visits involving Swedish royals:

France to Sweden
Finland to Sweden
Sweden to Iceland
Sweden to Luxembourg
Belgium to Sweden

 

[Stefan]

Incoming state visit alert?

The Royal Palace will be closed 30 January. Several of the Apartments of the Royal Palace will be closed both prior and after this date, including the Guest Apartments.

As it is the entire Royal Palace, including the Guest Apartments, closed it is something more than an Official dinner. Perhaps President Macron is coming now?

Could that be a State Visit from the new King and Queen of Denmark?

 

[Kingen]

Could that be a State Visit from the new King and Queen of Denmark?

It's rumoured to be the postponed visit from France, but who knows?

 

[muriel]

Could that be a State Visit from the new King and Queen of Denmark?

Its probably a little early for that. I suspect there will be a state visit to Sweden soon, possibly even be the first outgoing state visit, but not in January 2024.

 

[Mbruno]

Could that be a State Visit from the new King and Queen of Denmark?

I believe it is the postponed French state visit.

 

[doro]

The Royal Watcher Blog claims the French State Visit to Sweden will be held this January

 

[Kingen]

I guess a state visit from the new Danish King and Queen is to be expected soon, but I also think the forst state visit goes to Norway, perhaps after the summer. But who knows?

 

[Kingen]

The State Visits continue it looks like and seems like we could expect a state visit starting 23 April. Very low odds on that it is the Finnish President Elect, Alexander Stubb making his first state visit.

Source: The closing schedule of the Royal Palace.

 

[Kingen]

So far we have alreay seen 4 state visits during 2024. That is more or less the rule of thumb for amount of state visits during a year, hence we shouldn't expect that much of the reminder of the year.

However, two of the incoming state visits this year was probably not planned for 2024 from the beginning. The state visit from France was initially planned for 2023, but postponed. The hasty change of monarch in Denmark also called for a long-awaited visit from the cousins in the south.

That said, one or two more state visits are plausible. But from what I have heard there was no official dinners (and thus state visits) planned for the early fall. Also, the Sweden Dinner and one more Official Dinner is to be expected. With the Royal Court being under financial constraints, it might very well be nothing more for 2024.

With the new Swedish membership in Nato and, and insecurity in Europe, it seems to be a lot of opportunity and need to strengthen collaboration with allies.

What we could expect the coming years:
- The King and Queen of the Belgians should pay a state visit to Sweden. Hopefully already in 2025.
- A state visit to Spain, could perhaps take place next year. That last one took place in 1983.
- The new Icelandic President will make a state visit to Sweden. If it will be in accordance with the custom as last time the visit will be in January 2026.
- An incoming state visit from Poland could be in the cards. I think the last one was in the 90's. With the current situation around the Baltic Sea it would be a priority.
- State visits from Austria and Ireland haven't taken place in a long time. Sweden and Austria are usually close allies in EU.
- The King and Queen of the UK will sooner or later pay a state visit to Sweden. With the King being the Doyen of European monarchs and the Swedish entry to Nato I think a future visit being more prioritized.
- The Emperor and Empress of Japan will pay a state visit to Sweden. The last visit was in 2007.

 

[Somebody]

Felipe and Letizia haven't been to Sweden for a state visit yet IIRC, so in that case an incoming state visit from Spain is more likely than an outgoing one.

 

[Blog Real]

Felipe and Letizia haven't been to Sweden for a state visit yet IIRC, so in that case an incoming state visit from Spain is more likely than an outgoing one.

Felipe and Letizia made a state visit to Sweden in 2021.

 

[doro]

Did you mean a State Visit from Sweden to Spain?

 

[Hans-Rickard]

If there will be anymore state visits for KCXVIG and Silvia this year, i suspect it will be an outgoing one…

The next incoming state visit will likely be from the incoming President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir and her husband, but i guess that will be next year…

 

[Kingen]

If there will be anymore state visits for KCXVIG and Silvia this year, i suspect it will be an outgoing one…

The next incoming state visit will likely be from the incoming President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir and her husband, but i guess that will be next year…

That could be possible. But I guess President Tómasdóttir will make state visits to Denmark and Norway first, as custom for an Icelandic President. It might very well be King Frederik's first incoming state visit.