Public holidays in Sweden 2019-2023

The legal holidays of the Swedes are strongly oriented towards Christianity - no wonder with a population that consists almost exclusively of Lutherans. As in many other countries, Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday are not holidays, as they fall on a free Sunday anyway. Some holidays, such as All Saints' Day, are variable and always fall on a Saturday.

A special feature of the Swedish calendar is the Midsummer Festival. The day of the summer solstice is the long day of the year and in the northern regions the sun actually shines for 24 hours. This is celebrated with the Midsummer Festival on the following Saturday. If the solstice falls on a Sunday, but the Saturday before it is declared a holiday.

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Non-movable holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

holiday	Local name	date
New Year	Nyårsdagen	Jan, 1st
Epiphany	Trettondedag jul	Jan, 6th
Day 20 Knut	Tjugondedag Knut	Jan, 13th
Valentine's Day	Alla hjärtans dag	Feb, 14th
Annunciation	Marie Bebådelsedag	Mar, 25th
Walpurgis Evening	Valborgsmässoafton	Apr, 30th
Labor Day	Valborg	May, 1st
National holiday	National dag	Jun, 6th
Lucia festival	Luciadagen	Dec, 13th
1st Christmas Holiday	Juldagen	Dec, 25th
2nd Christmas Holiday	Annandag jul	Dec, 26th
New Year's Eve	Nyårsafton	Dec, 31st

Moving Holidays in Sweden

holiday	Local name	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Vasa run	Vasaloppet	Mar, 2nd	Mar, 7th	Mar, 6th	Mar, 5th	Mar, 4th
Good Friday	Långfredagen	Apr, 19th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th
Easter Monday	Annandag påsk	Apr, 22nd	Apr, 13th	Apr, 5th	Apr, 18th	Apr, 10th
Mother's Day	Mors dag	May, 26th	May, 31st	May, 30th	May, 29th	May, 28th
Ascension of Christ	Kristi himmelfärds dag	May, 30th	May, 21st	May, 13th	May, 26th	May, 18th
Whit Sunday	Pingstdag	Jun, 9th	May, 31st	May, 23rd	Jun, 5th	May, 28th
Whit Monday	Pingst annandad	Jun, 10th	Jun, 1st	May, 24th	Jun, 6th	May, 29th
Midsummer evening	midsommarafton	Jun, 21st	Jun, 19th	Jun, 25th	Jun, 24th	Jun, 23rd
Midsummer Day	midsommar dag	Jun, 22nd	Jun, 20th	Jun, 26th	Jun, 25th	Jun, 24th
Thanksgiving	Skördefest	Sep, 29th	Sep, 27th	Sep, 26th	Sep, 25th	Sep, 24th
All Saints' Day	Alla Helgons dag	Nov, 2nd	Oct, 31st	Nov, 6th	Nov, 5th	Nov, 4th
Father's Day	Fars dag	Nov, 10th	Nov, 8th	Nov, 14th	Nov, 13th	Nov, 12th