Public Holidays in Sweden 🇸🇪
Sweden has 16 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being Halloween on Fri, Oct 30, 2026. The full year of public holidays and observances is listed below.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | public |
| Tue, Jan 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Epiphany | public |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | public |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | public |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday | public |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | Friday | Labour Day | public |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day | public |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost | public |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026 | Saturday | National Day | public |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026 | Friday | Midsummer Eve | bank |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026 | Saturday | Midsummer Day | public |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2026 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | public |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | bank |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | public |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day | public |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | bank |
Observances and other dates in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Mon, Jan 5, 2026 | Twelfth Night | optional |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2026 | Saint Knut's Day | observance |
| Sun, Mar 1, 2026 | Vasaloppet | observance |
| Thu, Apr 2, 2026 | Maundy Thursday | observance |
| Sat, Apr 4, 2026 | Easter Saturday | observance |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 | Walpurgis Night | optional |
| Sat, May 23, 2026 | Whitsun Eve | observance |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Whit Monday | observance |
| Sun, May 31, 2026 | Mother's Day | observance |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | Halloween | optional |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Gustavus Adolphus Day | observance |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | Saint Martin's Day | observance |
| Thu, Dec 10, 2026 | Nobel Day | observance |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2026 | Saint Lucy's Day | observance |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | New Year's Day |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2027 | Epiphany |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Good Friday |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | Easter Sunday |
| Mon, Mar 29, 2027 | Easter Monday |
| Sat, May 1, 2027 | Labour Day |
| Thu, May 6, 2027 | Ascension Day |
| Sun, May 16, 2027 | Pentecost |
| Sun, Jun 6, 2027 | National Day |
| Fri, Jun 25, 2027 | Midsummer Eve |
| Sat, Jun 26, 2027 | Midsummer Day |
| Sat, Nov 6, 2027 | All Saints' Day |
| Fri, Dec 24, 2027 | Christmas Eve |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Christmas Day |
| Sun, Dec 26, 2027 | Boxing Day |
| Fri, Dec 31, 2027 | New Year's Eve |