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USA 2025: Vesterheim

Official visit to the US

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon visited Iowa, Minnesota and New York 6–9 October 2025. The visit marked the bicentenary of the first Norwegian emigration to USA.

The Crown Prince visited Decorah in Iowa and Minneapolis/St. Paul in Minnesota, where he met with Governor Tim Walz, visited American-Norwegian institutions, and took part in a business conference. 

On 9 October the Crown Prince welcomed the ship Restauration in New York. This is an exact copy of the first ship to carry Norwegian immigrants to USA in 1825. 


Crown Prince Haakon visited Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa. Photo: Ola Vatn, The Royal Court

Current Activities

Official Engagements

Audience

23.10.2025
His Majesty The King grants the Minister of Foreign Affairs audience. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince will also be in attendance (10:00).

MiRA Centre’s national conference

23.10.2025
Her Majesty The Queen attends the MiRA Centre’s 2025 national conference “Us and Them – or We?” at Håndverkeren in Oslo (11:00).

Audience

23.10.2025
His Majesty The King grants Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy audience (11:00).