Public holidays in Sweden
Sweden has 13 public holidays in 2026.
These are Sweden's public holidays (allmänna helgdagar) by law. Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not public holidays by law.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 January Tuesday | Epiphany Public holiday |
| 3 April Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 6 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Friday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 14 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 24 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 6 June Saturday | National Day Public holiday |
| 20 June Saturday | Midsummer Day Public holiday |
| 31 October Saturday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Saturday | Boxing Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2026
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 5 January Monday | Twelfth Night Observance |
| 13 January Tuesday | Saint Knut's Day Observance |
| 1 March Sunday | Vasaloppet Observance |
| 2 April Thursday | Maundy Thursday Observance |
| 4 April Saturday | Easter Saturday Observance |
| 30 April Thursday | Walpurgis Night Observance |
| 23 May Saturday | Whitsun Eve Observance |
| 25 May Monday | Whit Monday Observance |
| 31 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 19 June Friday | Midsummer Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law. |
| 30 October Friday | Halloween Observance |
| 6 November Friday | Gustavus Adolphus Day Observance |
| 11 November Wednesday | Saint Martin's Day Observance |
| 10 December Thursday | Nobel Day Observance |
| 13 December Sunday | Saint Lucy's Day Observance |
| 24 December Thursday | Christmas Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law. |
| 31 December Thursday | New Year's Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law. |
Public holidays in 2027
Sweden has 13 public holidays in 2027. See 2027 in full.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 January Wednesday | Epiphany Public holiday |
| 26 March Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 28 March Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 29 March Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Saturday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 6 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 16 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 6 June Sunday | National Day Public holiday |
| 26 June Saturday | Midsummer Day Public holiday |
| 6 November Saturday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Sunday | Boxing Day Public holiday |
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: www.riksdagen.se. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.