Overview

• The Bavarian premier traveled from Hamburg on the Halunder Jet on Tuesday and is scheduled to return on Wednesday afternoon.
• The visit was arranged at the invitation of Helgoland’s mayor, Thorsten Pollmann, and tourism director, Katharina Schlicht.
• The published program includes a town‑hall reception, an island tour, a Börteboot trip to the Düne, and a Helgoländer evening with a cultural program.
• Schleswig‑Holstein’s Minister‑President Daniel Günther said he was surprised by the trip and described it as a visit “on his own.”
• Söder has presented the stopover as a friendship visit and touted Helgoland and the Zugspitze as must‑see destinations, while a WELT opinion piece casts the tour as symbolism tied to the Länderfinanzausgleich.