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🇸🇪 Sweden public holidays 2026

Sweden has 20 public holidays in 2026, plus 15 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is New Year's Eve on December 31.

11 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Sweden in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's DayNyårsdagen	Public holiday
January 5Monday	Twelfth Night	Holiday
January 6Tuesday	EpiphanyTrettondedag jul	Public holiday
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
March 29Sunday	Daylight Saving Time starts	Other
April 3Friday	Good FridayLångfredagen	Public holiday
April 4Saturday	Holy Saturday	Holiday
April 5Sunday	Easter SundayPåskdagen	Public holiday
April 6Monday	Easter MondayAnnandag påsk	Public holiday
April 30Thursday	Walpurgis Night	Holiday
May 1Friday	International Workers' DayFörsta maj	Public holiday
May 1Friday	May 1st	Public holiday
May 14Thursday	Ascension DayKristi himmelsfärdsdag	Public holiday
May 23Saturday	Pentecost Eve	Holiday
May 24Sunday	PentecostPingstdagen	Public holiday
May 24Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	Public holiday
May 31Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
June 6Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
June 6Saturday	National Day of SwedenSveriges nationaldag	Public holiday
June 19Friday	Midsummer EveMidsommarafton	Public holiday
June 20Saturday	Midsummer DayMidsommardagen	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
October 25Sunday	Daylight Saving Time ends	Other
October 31Saturday	All Saints' DayAlla helgons dag	Public holiday
November 8Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
November 29Sunday	First Advent Sunday	Religious holiday
December 6Sunday	Second Advent Sunday	Religious holiday
December 13Sunday	Third Advent Sunday	Religious holiday
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 24Thursday	Christmas EveJulafton	Public holiday
December 25Friday	Christmas DayJuldagen	Public holiday
December 26Saturday	St. Stephen's DayAnnandag jul	Public holiday
December 26Saturday	Boxing Day	Public holiday
December 31Thursday	New Year's EveNyårsafton	Public holiday