
Public holidays in Sweden 2021-2025
The public 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 public holidays, as they fall on a free Sunday anyway. Some holidays like All Saints' Day are kept variable and always fall on a Saturday.Since many holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, some employees, such as civil servants, have a shortened working day before such holidays. Then one may already leave work after 4-6 hours and go home.
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Non-movable holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.date | holiday | Local name |
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Jan, 1st | New Year | Nyårsdagen |
Jan, 6th | Epiphany | Trettondedag jul |
Jan, 13th | Day 20 Knut | Tjugondedag Knut |
Feb, 14th | Valentine's Day | Alla hjärtans dag |
Mar, 25th | Annunciation | Marie Bebådelsedag |
Apr, 30th | Walpurgis Evening | Valborgsmässoafton |
May, 1st | Labor Day | Valborg |
Jun, 6th | National holiday | National dag |
Dec, 13th | Lucia festival | Luciadagen |
Dec, 24th | Christmas Eve | Julafton |
Dec, 25th | 1st Christmas Holiday | Juldagen |
Dec, 26th | 2nd Christmas Holiday | Annandag jul |
Dec, 31st | New Year's Eve | Nyårsafton |
Moving Holidays in Sweden
holiday | Local name | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Vasa run | Vasaloppet | Mar, 6th | Mar, 5th | Mar, 4th | Mar, 2nd | Mar, 8th |
Good Friday | Långfredagen | Apr, 2nd | Apr, 15th | Apr, 7th | Mar, 29th | Apr, 18th |
Easter Monday | Annandag påsk | Apr, 5th | Apr, 18th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 1st | Apr, 21st |
Ascension of Christ | Kristi himmelfärds dag | May, 13th | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th | May, 29th |
Whit Sunday | Pingstdag | May, 23rd | Jun, 5th | May, 28th | May, 19th | Jun, 8th |
Whit Monday | Pingst annandad | May, 24th | Jun, 6th | May, 29th | May, 20th | Jun, 9th |
Mother's Day | Mors dag | May, 30th | May, 29th | May, 28th | May, 26th | May, 25th |
Midsummer evening | Midsommarafton | Jun, 25th | Jun, 24th | Jun, 23rd | Jun, 21st | Jun, 20th |
Midsummer Day | midsommar dag | Jun, 26th | Jun, 25th | Jun, 24th | Jun, 22nd | Jun, 21st |
Thanksgiving | Skördefest | Sep, 26th | Sep, 25th | Sep, 24th | Sep, 29th | Sep, 28th |
All Saints' Day | Alla Helgons dag | Nov, 6th | Nov, 5th | Nov, 4th | Nov, 2nd | Nov, 1st |
Father's Day | Fars dag | Nov, 14th | Nov, 13th | Nov, 12th | Nov, 10th | Nov, 9th |
Midsummer Festival

After Midsummer's Day there is a long period of work. Because up to the celebration of the all saints' day in the first November week there are no further work-free days. And also All Saints' Day has a special feature in Sweden: "Alla helgons dag" is not always celebrated on November 1, but on the first Saturday in November. From 1772 to 1953, the day was even on the first Sunday of the month and thus never became a work-free day.