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Public holidays in Norway 2026

Norway has 12 public holidays in 2026, 8 on working days.

Next: Første juledag (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 70 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Norway in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuFørste nyttårsdagNew Year's Day288 days ago
2 AprThuSkjærtorsdagMaundy Thursday197 days ago
3 AprFriLangfredagGood Friday196 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendFørste påskedagEaster Sunday194 days ago
6 AprMonAndre påskedagEaster Monday193 days ago
1 MayFriArbeidernes dagLabor Day168 days ago
14 MayThuKristi himmelfartsdagAscension Day155 days ago
17 MaySunWeekendGrunnlovsdagConstitution Day152 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendFørste pinsedagPentecost145 days ago
25 MayMonAndre pinsedagPentecost Monday144 days ago
25 DecFriFørste juledagChristmas Dayin 70 days
26 DecSatWeekendAndre juledagSecond Day of Christmasin 71 days

At a glance

Norway in 2026

01Public holidays

12 days

8 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Første juledag (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 70 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu, 2 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr

    5 days offMaundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Fri, 1 May – Sun, 3 May

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Norway 2026Bridge days in Norway 2026

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Oslo.

✓ Checked against Lov om helligdager og helligdagsfred, section 2 (LOV-1995-02-24-12), Lovdata, Lov om 1 og 17 mai som hogtidsdager (LOV-1947-04-26-1), Lovdata on 16 October 2026.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Norway have in 2026?

Norway has 12 days of national public holidays in 2026, 8 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Norway?

Første juledag (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Norway have in 2026?

4: Thu, 2 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri, 1 May – Sun, 3 May (Labor Day); Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Norway fall on a weekend in 2026?

Første påskedag (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day), Sunday, 17 May 2026; Første pinsedag (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Andre juledag (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.