State Visit by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to Sweden, 17 to 21 October 2026

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a State Visit to Sweden from 17 to 21 October 2026 at the invitation of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf. This will be the first State Visit to Sweden by a Singapore President. This visit follows His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf’s State Visit to Singapore in November 2024. It also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Sweden.

In Stockholm, President Tharman will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace by Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, who will also host President to a State Banquet. President Tharman will meet with Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén and other Members of the Riksdag, as well as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. President Tharman will also deliver a lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics, and be hosted to lunch by members of the Stockholm City Council. President Tharman and His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf will engage with Swedish entrepreneurs and business leaders from various sectors, as well as Fryshuset, a Swedish non-profit organisation working on youth empowerment. President Tharman will also attend a reception hosted for Overseas Singaporeans in Sweden.

In Gothenburg, President Tharman and His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf will visit the World of Volvo for an engagement with businesses on the future of transport. President Tharman will be hosted to lunch by Governor of Västra Götaland Sten Tolgfors.  President Tharman and his Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf will also visit the Chalmers University of Technology.

President Tharman will be accompanied by Mrs Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Manpower Foo Cexiang, Members of Parliament Vikram Nair and Valerie Lee, as well as business leaders and officials from the President’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, the National Research Foundation, the Economic Development Board, and Enterprise Singapore.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

SINGAPORE 

16 OCTOBER 2026