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Holidays in Sweden

2026 holiday calendar for Sweden

January

Twelfth Night
Monday, January 5
optional
Epiphany
Monday, January 5
public
Saint Knut's Day
Monday, January 12
observance

February

Vasaloppet
Saturday, February 28
observance

March

Annunciation Day
Tuesday, March 24
observance

April

Maundy Thursday
Wednesday, April 1
observance
Good Friday
Thursday, April 2
public
Easter Saturday
Friday, April 3
observance
Easter Sunday
Saturday, April 4
observance
Easter Monday
Sunday, April 5
public
Walpurgis Night
Thursday, April 30
optional
Labour Day
Thursday, April 30
public

May

Ascension Day
Wednesday, May 13
public
Whitsun Eve
Friday, May 22
observance
Pentecost
Saturday, May 23
public
Whit Monday
Sunday, May 24
observance
Mother's Day
Saturday, May 30
observance

June

National Day
Friday, June 5
public
Midsummer Eve
Thursday, June 18
bank
Midsummer Day
Friday, June 19
public

October

Halloween
Friday, October 30
optional
All Saints' Day
Friday, October 30
public

November

Gustavus Adolphus Day
Thursday, November 5
observance
Saint Martin's Day
Tuesday, November 10
observance

December

New Year's Day
Wednesday, December 31
public
Nobel Day
Wednesday, December 9
observance
Saint Lucy's Day
Saturday, December 12
observance
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 23
bank
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 24
public
Boxing Day
Friday, December 25
public
New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 30
bank
About Sweden Holidays

This page provides a comprehensive list of holidays in Sweden for 2026. The list includes public holidays, bank holidays, school holidays, and observances.

In Sweden, holidays are an important part of the cultural and social calendar. Public holidays are typically non-working days established by law, while observances are special days that may not be official holidays but are still celebrated or commemorated.

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