Holidays in Sweden

2026 holiday calendar for Sweden

 

Twelfth Night
 
optional
Epiphany
 
public
Saint Knut's Day
 
observance

 

Vasaloppet
 
observance

 

Maundy Thursday
 
observance
Good Friday
 
public
Easter Saturday
 
observance
Easter Sunday
 
public
Easter Monday
 
public
Walpurgis Night
 
optional
Labour Day
 
public

 

Ascension Day
 
public
Whitsun Eve
 
observance
Pentecost
 
public
Whit Monday
 
observance
Mother's Day
 
observance

 

National Day
 
public
Midsummer Eve
 
bank
Midsummer Day
 
public

 

Halloween
 
optional
All Saints' Day
 
public

 

Gustavus Adolphus Day
 
observance
Saint Martin's Day
 
observance

 

New Year's Day
 
public
Nobel Day
 
observance
Saint Lucy's Day
 
observance
Christmas Eve
 
bank
Christmas Day
 
public
Boxing Day
 
public
New Year's Eve
 
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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