Public Holidays in Sweden 2026

16 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Sweden

16 public holidays in 2026 · 16 across the whole country
Next day off: All Saints' Day · Saturday, 31 October 2026 · 2 days away

Total days off 2026

16 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

December

4 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Thursday

4 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Sweden 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Nyårsdagen (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-06	Tuesday	Trettondedag jul (Epiphany)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Långfredagen (Good Friday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-05	Sunday	Påskdagen (Easter Sunday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Annandag påsk (Easter Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Första maj (International Workers' Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-14	Thursday	Kristi himmelsfärdsdag (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-24	Sunday	Pingstdagen (Pentecost)	Whole country	Public
2026-06-06	Saturday	Sveriges nationaldag (National Day of Sweden)	Whole country	Public
2026-06-19	Friday	Midsommarafton (Midsummer Eve)	Whole country	Public
2026-06-20	Saturday	Midsommardagen (Midsummer Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-10-31	Saturday	Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-24	Thursday	Julafton (Christmas Eve)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Juldagen (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Annandag jul (St. Stephen's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-31	Thursday	Nyårsafton (New Year's Eve)	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Sweden 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
3 Jan – 6 Jan	Saturday	4 days	2026-01-05
3 Apr – 6 Apr	Friday	4 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
19 Jun – 21 Jun	Friday	3 days	Automatic
24 Dec – 27 Dec	Thursday	4 days	Automatic
31 Dec – 3 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2027-01-01

Planning leave in Sweden

Sweden gives 16 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is December, and holidays land most often on a Thursday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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