President Tharman to make state visit to Sweden from Oct 17 to 21

This will be the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore president.

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam speaks on Sep 5, 2025.

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SINGAPORE: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a state visit to Sweden - the first by a Singapore president - from Saturday (Oct 17) to Oct 21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday.

The visit, at the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf, follows the Swedish monarch's visit to Singapore in November 2024 and marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Mr Tharman will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace in Stockholm and be hosted to a state banquet by the king and Queen Silvia.

He will also meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén and other members of the Swedish parliament.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Mr Tharman will also deliver a lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics and be hosted to lunch by members of the Stockholm City Council. Together with the Swedish king, he will engage with Swedish entrepreneurs and business leaders from various sectors, as well as representatives from Fryshuset, a Swedish non-profit organisation for youth empowerment. In addition, Mr Tharman will attend a reception hosted for Singaporeans in Sweden. He will also visit the World of Volvo museum in Gothenburg with the Swedish king for an engagement with businesses on the future of transport, as well as Chalmers University of Technology. Mr Tharman will also be hosted to lunch by Governor of Västra Götaland Sten Tolgfors. He will be accompanied by his wife Mrs Jane Ittogi, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, and 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, MFA, 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 will also join the trip.

Mr Tharman will also deliver a lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics and be hosted to lunch by members of the Stockholm City Council.

Together with the Swedish king, he will engage with Swedish entrepreneurs and business leaders from various sectors, as well as representatives from Fryshuset, a Swedish non-profit organisation for youth empowerment.

In addition, Mr Tharman will attend a reception hosted for Singaporeans in Sweden.

He will also visit the World of Volvo museum in Gothenburg with the Swedish king for an engagement with businesses on the future of transport, as well as Chalmers University of Technology.

Mr Tharman will also be hosted to lunch by Governor of Västra Götaland Sten Tolgfors.

He will be accompanied by his wife Mrs Jane Ittogi, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, and 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, MFA, 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 will also join the trip.

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这将是新加坡总统首次对瑞典进行国事访问。

尚达曼总统于 2025 年 9 月 5 日发表讲话。

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新加坡：外交部周五表示，新加坡总统尚达曼将于周六（10月17日）至10月21日对瑞典进行国事访问，这将是新加坡总统首次访问瑞典。

此次访问是应瑞典国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫的邀请进行的，此前瑞典国王将于2024年11月访问新加坡，此次访问也标志着两国建交60周年。

尚达曼先生将在斯德哥尔摩皇宫接受隆重的欢迎仪式，并由国王和王后西尔维娅主持国宴。

他还将会见瑞典首相乌尔夫·克里斯特松、瑞典议会议长安德烈亚斯·诺伦以及其他瑞典议会议员。

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尚达曼先生还将在斯德哥尔摩经济学院发表演讲，并接受斯德哥尔摩市议会成员的午餐款待。

他将与瑞典国王一起，与来自各个领域的瑞典企业家和商业领袖，以及瑞典青年赋权非营利组织 Fryshuset 的代表进行交流。

此外，尚达曼先生还将出席在瑞典为新加坡人举办的招待会。

他还将与瑞典国王一同参观哥德堡的沃尔沃世界博物馆，与企业界就交通运输的未来进行交流，并访问查尔姆斯理工大学。

尚达曼先生还将受到西约塔兰州州长 Sten Tolgfors 的款待并共进午餐。

他将由夫人简·伊托吉女士、社会及家庭发展部长马善高·祖基菲里以及能源、贸易及工业部兼人力部政务部长傅策祥陪同。

国会议员维克拉姆·奈尔和瓦莱丽·李，以及商界领袖和总统府、外交部、社会及家庭发展部、能源、贸易及工业部、国家研究基金会、经济发展局和新加坡企业发展局的官员也将参加此次访问。

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