Public holidays in Norway 2019-2023

The Norwegians celebrate the festivals common in Christian countries. Easter and Christmas are the most important festivals there, on which most of the other legal holidays orient themselves. Although Norway actually reaches further north than Finland, Midsummer is not a legal holiday here. Nevertheless, this custom is well known and most shops are closed. The Norwegians do not celebrate it like the Finns on Saturday after Midsummer Day, but always on John the Baptist's birthday - or rather the night before, i.e. on the night from 23 to 24 June. This night was given the name St. John's Eve.

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Non-movable holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

holiday	date
New Year's Day	Jan, 1st
Labor Day	May, 1st
National holiday	May, 17th
St. Hans Evening	Jun, 23rd
Birthday of John the Baptist	Jun, 24th
St. Olav's Day	Jul, 29th
All Saints' Day	Nov, 1st
St. Lucia's Day	Dec, 13th
Christmas Eve	Dec, 24th
Christmas Day	Dec, 25th
Boxing Day	Dec, 26th

Moving Holidays in Norway

holiday	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Mother's Day	Feb, 10th	Feb, 9th	Feb, 14th	Feb, 13th	Feb, 12th
Shrovetide	Mar, 12th	Mar, 3rd	Feb, 23rd	Mar, 8th	Feb, 28th
Palm Sunday	Apr, 14th	Apr, 5th	Mar, 28th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd
Good Friday	Apr, 19th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th
Maundy Thursday	Apr, 19th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th
Easter Sunday	Apr, 21st	Apr, 12th	Apr, 4th	Apr, 17th	Apr, 9th
Easter Monday	Apr, 22nd	Apr, 13th	Apr, 5th	Apr, 18th	Apr, 10th
Ascension of Christ	May, 30th	May, 21st	May, 13th	May, 26th	May, 18th
Whit Sunday	Jun, 9th	May, 31st	May, 23rd	Jun, 5th	May, 28th
Whit Monday	Jun, 10th	Jun, 1st	May, 24th	Jun, 6th	May, 29th
Midsummer Day	Jun, 21st	Jun, 20th	Jun, 21st	Jun, 21st	Jun, 21st
Mutton in Cabbage Day	Sep, 26th	Sep, 24th	Sep, 30th	Sep, 29th	Sep, 28th
Father's Day	Nov, 10th	Nov, 8th	Nov, 14th	Nov, 13th	Nov, 12th