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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Sweden 2026

Sweden has 13 public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days.

Next: Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day), Saturday, 31 October 2026in 16 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Sweden in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNyårsdagenNew Year's Day287 days ago
6 JanTueTrettondedag julEpiphany282 days ago
3 AprFriLångfredagenGood Friday195 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendPåskdagenEaster Sunday193 days ago
6 AprMonAnnandag påskEaster Monday192 days ago
1 MayFriFörsta majMay Day167 days ago
14 MayThuKristi himmelsfärdsdagAscension Day154 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendPingstdagenPentecost144 days ago
6 JunSatWeekendNationaldagenNational Day131 days ago
20 JunSatWeekendMidsommardagenMidsummer Day117 days ago
31 OctSatWeekendAlla helgons dagAll Saints' Dayin 16 days
25 DecFriJuldagenChristmas Dayin 71 days
26 DecSatWeekendAnnandag julSecond Day of Christmasin 72 days

At a glance

Sweden in 2026

01Public holidays

13 days

7 on working days, 6 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day)

Saturday, 31 October 2026 · in 16 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.

  • Fri, 3 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Fri, 1 May – Sun, 3 May

    3 days offMay Day

  • Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Sweden 2026Bridge days in Sweden 2026

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 15 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Sweden in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
5 JanMonTrettondagsafton (från kl. 14.00)Twelfth Night (from 2pm)Bank holidayOptionalNationwide
2 AprThuSkärtorsdagen (från kl. 14.00)Maundy Thursday (from 2pm)Bank holidayOptionalNationwide
4 AprSatWeekendPåskaftonHoly SaturdayOptionalNationwide
30 AprThuValborgsmässoafton (från kl. 14.00)Walpurgis Night (from 2pm)Bank holidayOptionalNationwide
13 MayWedDag före Kristi himmelsfärdsdag (från kl. 14.00)Day before Ascension Day (from 2pm)Bank holidayNationwide
15 MayFriKlämdagSqueeze dayOptionalNationwide
22 MayFriDag före Pingstafton (från kl. 14.00)Day before Pentecost Eve (from 2pm)Bank holidayNationwide
23 MaySatWeekendPingstaftonPentecost EveOptionalNationwide
18 JunThuDag före Midsommarafton (från kl. 14.00)Day before Midsummer Eve (from 2pm)Bank holidayNationwide
19 JunFriMidsommaraftonMidsummer EveBank holidayNationwide
30 OctFriAllahelgonsafton (från kl. 14.00)All Saints' Eve (from 2pm)Bank holidayOptionalNationwide
23 DecWedDag före Julafton (från kl. 14.00)Day before Christmas Eve (from 2pm)Bank holidayNationwide
24 DecThuJulaftonChristmas EveBank holidayNationwide
30 DecWedDag före Nyårsafton (från kl. 14.00)Day before New Year's Eve (from 2pm)Bank holidayNationwide
31 DecThuNyårsaftonNew Year's EveBank holidayNationwide

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 Stockholm.

✓ Checked against Lag (1989:253) om allmanna helgdagar, 1-2 par (Riksdagen) on 15 October 2026.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Sweden have in 2026?

Sweden has 13 days of national public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Sweden?

Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day), on Saturday, 31 October 2026.

How many long weekends does Sweden have in 2026?

3: Fri, 3 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri, 1 May – Sun, 3 May (May Day); Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

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

Påskdagen (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Pingstdagen (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Nationaldagen (National Day), Saturday, 6 June 2026; Midsommardagen (Midsummer Day), Saturday, 20 June 2026; Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day), Saturday, 31 October 2026; Annandag jul (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.