President Tharman in Sweden from Oct 17 for five-day state visit

This is the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore President. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesSamuel Devaraj2026-10-16 16:25查看原文 ↗

The visit is at the invitation of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (right) who came to Singapore in November 2024.

Published Oct 16, 2026, 04:25 PM

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 04:25 PM

President Tharman will make Singapore’s first state visit to Sweden from Oct 17 to 21, marking 60 years of diplomatic ties and follows King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 2024 visit to Singapore.

He will meet King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Riksdag leaders.

He will have engagements in Stockholm and Gothenburg on business, youth and the future of transport.

SINGAPORE - President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be making a five-day state visit to Sweden, where he will have engagements with various political and business leaders from the Scandinavian country.

The trip, from Oct 17 to 21, is the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore President and commemorates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that President Tharman will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace in the city of Stockholm, and be hosted to a state banquet by Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia.

President Tharman will also meet with members of the Swedish Parliament, known as the Riksdag, including Speaker Andreas Norlén and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson .

Kristersson has been leading a caretaker government since Sweden’s September general election. He had resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the the centre-left opposition in the polls.

While in Stockholm, President Tharman and King Carl XVI Gustaf will engage with Swedish entrepreneurs and business leaders from various sectors, and visit Fryshuset, a Swedish non-profit organisation working on youth empowerment.

The President is slated to deliver a lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics and be hosted to lunch by members of the Stockholm City Council. He will also attend a reception hosted for Singaporeans based in Sweden.

President Tharman and the King will also go to Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, where they will visit the Chalmers University of Technology and the World of Volvo automotive museum for an engagement with businesses on the future of transport.

During the state visit, President Tharman will be accompanied by his spouse Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State for Manpower and Energy, Trade and Industry Foo Cexiang and Members of Parliament Valerie Lee and Vikram Nair.

The delegation will also include business leaders and officials from the President’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, National Research Foundation, Economic Development Board and Enterprise Singapore.

President Tharman’s state visit continues the momentum of high-level engagements between the two countries that followed King Carl XVI Gustaf’s state visit to Singapore in November 2024, which was the first by a Swedish monarch.

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam visited Sweden in May 2026 to engage Swedish officials in the security and defence domains, while Swedish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Business, and Industry Ebba Busch visited Singapore in October 2025 for Singapore International Energy Week.

Total trade in goods between Singapore and Sweden stood at $1.9 billion in 2025, while total trade in services was $1.4 billion in 2024.

As at 2024, Sweden’s foreign direct investment stock in Singapore was $9.7 billion, while Singapore’s direct investments in Sweden amounted to $1.6 billion.

There are currently close to 600 Swedish companies with a presence in Singapore. Recent investments from Sweden include an expansion of Spotify’s commercial team, which is based in its South-east Asian regional headquarters in the city-state.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

此次访问是应瑞典国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫（右）的邀请，他于2024年11月访问了新加坡。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 16 日下午 4:25

更新于2026年10月16日下午4:25

10月17日至21日，新加坡总统尚达曼将对瑞典进行新加坡的首次国事访问，以纪念两国建交60周年。此前，瑞典国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫将于2024年访问新加坡。

他将会见卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫国王、西尔维娅王后、乌尔夫·克里斯特森总理和议会领导人。

他将前往斯德哥尔摩和哥德堡，就商业、青年和交通运输的未来等议题发表演讲。

新加坡——总统尚达曼将对瑞典进行为期五天的国事访问，期间他将与该北欧国家的各界政治和商业领袖举行会晤。

此次访问从10月17日至21日，是新加坡总统首次对瑞典进行国事访问，也是对两国建交60周年的纪念。

外交部在一份声明中表示，尚达曼总统将在斯德哥尔摩的皇宫接受隆重的欢迎仪式，并由瑞典国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫和王后西尔维娅主持国宴。

总统尚达曼还将与瑞典议会（Riksdag）成员会面，包括议长安德烈亚斯·诺伦和首相乌尔夫·克里斯特松。

自瑞典9月大选以来，克里斯特松一直领导着看守政府。此前，他所在的执政右翼联盟在选举中以微弱劣势败给了中左翼反对派，之后他辞职了。