Public holidays in Norway 2021-2025

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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Mother's Day	Feb, 14th	Feb, 13th	Feb, 12th	Feb, 11th	Feb, 9th
Shrovetide	Feb, 23rd	Mar, 8th	Feb, 28th	Feb, 20th	Mar, 11th
Palm Sunday	Mar, 28th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Mar, 24th	Apr, 13th
Good Friday	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th	Mar, 29th	Apr, 18th
Maundy Thursday	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th	Mar, 29th	Apr, 18th
Easter Sunday	Apr, 4th	Apr, 17th	Apr, 9th	Mar, 31st	Apr, 20th
Easter Monday	Apr, 5th	Apr, 18th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 1st	Apr, 21st
Ascension of Christ	May, 13th	May, 26th	May, 18th	May, 9th	May, 29th
Whit Sunday	May, 23rd	Jun, 5th	May, 28th	May, 19th	Jun, 8th
Whit Monday	May, 24th	Jun, 6th	May, 29th	May, 20th	Jun, 9th
Midsummer Day	Jun, 21st	Jun, 21st	Jun, 21st	Jun, 20th	Jun, 21st
Mutton in Cabbage Day	Sep, 30th	Sep, 29th	Sep, 28th	Sep, 26th	Sep, 25th
Father's Day	Nov, 14th	Nov, 13th	Nov, 12th	Nov, 10th	Nov, 9th