Below is a complete list of state visits made and received by 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.
State visits made by Olav V Date(s) CountryDetails 11–13 September 1958 Visiting King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid 23–25 April 1959 Visiting King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise 31 May – 2 June 1961 Visiting President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 5–7 July 1961 Visiting President Urho Kekkonen 26–28 September 1962 Visiting President Charles de Gaulle 16–18 October 1962 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.Afteposten article on the relationship between King Olav and the UK (Norwegian) 9–11 September 1964 Visiting Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard 14–15 September 1964 Visiting Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix 21–23 September 1964 Visiting King Baudouin I and Queen Fabiola 7–14 January 1965 Visiting Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah Pahlavi 15–23 January 1965 Visiting King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit 10–17 January 1966 Visiting Emperor Haile Selassie I 5–9 September 1966 Visiting President Josip Broz Tito 12–16 September 1966 Visiting President Franz Jonas26–28 April 1967 Visiting President Giuseppe Saragat 6–12 September 1967 Visiting President Artur da Costa e Silva 13–16 September 1967 Visiting President Eduardo Frei Montalva 18–21 September 1967 Visiting President Juan Carlos Onganía1–3 April 1968 Visiting President Willy Spühler 24 April – 1 May 1968 Visiting President Lyndon B. Johnson 5–11 May 1969 Visiting President Habib Bourguiba4–8 June 1973 Visiting President Gustav Heinemann4–6 June 1974 Visiting President Kristján Eldjárn11–13 September 1974 Visiting Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik4–30 October 1975 Visiting President Gerald Ford25–27 November 1975 Visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia21–24 February 1978 Visiting President António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes7–10 October 1980 Visiting President Urho Kekkonen13–15 September 1982 Visiting President Rudolf Kirchschläger17–24 October 1983 Visiting Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako29–31 March 1984 Visiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia23 November 1987 Visiting Governor General Jeanne Sauvé12–15 April 1988 Visiting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
State visits received by Olav V Date(s) CountryDetails1113 February 1960 visited by King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid1618 March 1960 visited by King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise1921 September 1960 visited by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit810 March 1961 visited by President Urho Kekkonen and Sylvi Kekkonen1820 May 1961 visited by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Pahlavi1719 June 1963 visited by President Habib Bourguiba and Wassila Bourguiba68 September 1963 visited by President Julius Nyerere1012 May 1965 visited by President Josip Broz Tito and Jovanka Broz1416 June 1965 visited by King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola2224 June 1965 visited by President Giuseppe Saragat911 September 1970 visited by President Gustav Heinemann and Hilda Heinemann35 May 1971 visited by President Kristján Eldjárn and Halldóra Eldjárn1214 February 1973 visited by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik810 October 1974 visited by King Carl XVI Gustaf2830 April 1976 visited by President Julius Nyerere1720 April 1978 visited by President Rudolf Kirchschläger and Herma Kirchschläger35 June 1980 visited by President António Ramalho Eanes and Manuela Ramalho Eanes1315 November 1980 visited by President Nicolae Ceaușescu and Elena Ceaușescu58 May 1981 visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip2627 May 1981 visited by Governor General Edward Schreyer and Lily Schreyer2123 October 1981 visited by President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir1416 April 1982 visited by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía89 March 1983 visited by President Mauno Koivisto and Tellervo Koivisto1415 May 1984 visited by President François Mitterrand and Danielle Mitterrand1415 February 1985 visited by President Kenneth Kaunda and Betty Kaunda1011 June 1985 visited by Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko1315 May 1986 visited by Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus2426 September 1986 visited by President Richard von Weizsäcker and Marianne von Weizsäcker24 May 1990 visited by Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
See also List of state visits made and received by Haakon VII List of state visits made and received by Harald V
Sources Royal House list of state visits