King Haakon gained much sympathy from the Norwegian people.
He travelled extensively through Norway.
Although the Constitution of Norway vests the King with considerable executive powers, in practice nearly all major governmental decisions were made by the Government (the Council of State) in his name.
 Haakon confined himself to non-partisan roles without interfering in politics, a practice continued by his son and grandson.
 However, his long rule gave him considerable moral authority as a symbol of the country's unity.
The Norwegian explorer and Nobel Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen became a friend of the Royal Family.

In 1927, the Labour Party became the largest party in parliament and early the following year Norway's first Labour Party government rose to power.
The Labour Party was considered to be "revolutionary" by many and the deputy prime minister at the time advised against appointing Christopher Hornsrud as Prime Minister.
Haakon, however, refused to abandon parliamentary convention and asked Hornsrud to form a new government.
In response to some of his detractors he stated, "I am also the King of the Communists" (Norwegian: "Jeg er også kommunistenes konge").

Crown Prince Olav married his cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden on 21 March 1929.
She was the daughter of Haakon's sister Ingeborg and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland.
Olav and Märtha had three children: Ragnhild (1930–2012), Astrid (born 1932) and Harald (born 1937), who was to become king in 1991.

Queen Maud died unexpectedly while visiting the United Kingdom on 20 November 1938.
King Haakon gained much sympathy from the Norwegian people. He travelled extensively through Norway. Although the Constitution of Norway vests the King with considerable executive powers, in practice nearly all major governmental decisions were made by the Government (the Council of State) in his name.  Haakon confined himself to non-partisan roles without interfering in politics, a practice continued by his son and grandson.  However, his long rule gave him considerable moral authority as a symbol of the country's unity. The Norwegian explorer and Nobel Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen became a friend of the Royal Family.
In 1927, the Labour Party became the largest party in parliament and early the following year Norway's first Labour Party government rose to power. The Labour Party was considered to be "revolutionary" by many and the deputy prime minister at the time advised against appointing Christopher Hornsrud as Prime Minister. Haakon, however, refused to abandon parliamentary convention and asked Hornsrud to form a new government. In response to some of his detractors he stated, "I am also the King of the Communists" (Norwegian: "Jeg er også kommunistenes konge").
Crown Prince Olav married his cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden on 21 March 1929. She was the daughter of Haakon's sister Ingeborg and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. Olav and Märtha had three children: Ragnhild (1930–2012), Astrid (born 1932) and Harald (born 1937), who was to become king in 1991.
Queen Maud died unexpectedly while visiting the United Kingdom on 20 November 1938.
Haakon VII of Norway