Public Holidays in Sweden 🇸🇪
Sweden has 16 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being Kristi himmelfärdsdag on Thu, May 14, 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 | Nyårsdagen | public |
| Tue, Jan 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Trettondedag jul | public |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Friday | Långfredagen | public |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday | Påskdagen | public |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | Monday | Annandag påsk | public |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | Friday | Första Maj | public |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Kristi himmelfärdsdag | public |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Pingstdagen | public |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026 | Saturday | Sveriges nationaldag | public |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026 | Friday | Midsommarafton | bank |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026 | Saturday | Midsommardagen | public |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2026 | Saturday | Alla Helgons dag | public |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2026 | Thursday | Julafton | bank |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Juldagen | public |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2026 | Saturday | Annandag jul | public |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2026 | Thursday | Nyårsafton | bank |
Observances and other dates in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Mon, Jan 5, 2026 | Trettondagsafton | optional |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2026 | Tjugondag Knut | observance |
| Sun, Mar 1, 2026 | Vasaloppet | observance |
| Thu, Apr 2, 2026 | Skärtorsdagen | observance |
| Sat, Apr 4, 2026 | Påskafton | observance |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 | Valborgsmässoafton | optional |
| Sat, May 23, 2026 | Pingstafton | observance |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Annandag pingst | observance |
| Sun, May 31, 2026 | Mors dag | observance |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | Allhelgonaafton | optional |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Gustav-Adolf-dagen | observance |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | Mårtensgås | observance |
| Thu, Dec 10, 2026 | Nobeldagen | observance |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2026 | Luciadagen | observance |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Nyårsdagen |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2027 | Trettondedag jul |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Långfredagen |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | Påskdagen |
| Mon, Mar 29, 2027 | Annandag påsk |
| Sat, May 1, 2027 | Första Maj |
| Thu, May 6, 2027 | Kristi himmelfärdsdag |
| Sun, May 16, 2027 | Pingstdagen |
| Sun, Jun 6, 2027 | Sveriges nationaldag |
| Fri, Jun 25, 2027 | Midsommarafton |
| Sat, Jun 26, 2027 | Midsommardagen |
| Sat, Nov 6, 2027 | Alla Helgons dag |
| Fri, Dec 24, 2027 | Julafton |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Juldagen |
| Sun, Dec 26, 2027 | Annandag jul |
| Fri, Dec 31, 2027 | Nyårsafton |