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2026 Holidays for Sweden

  • New Year's Day (Nyårsdagen)
  • Twelfth Night (from 2pm) (Trettondagsafton (från kl. 14.00))
  • Epiphany (Trettondedag jul)
  • Clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
  • Maundy Thursday (from 2pm) (Skärtorsdagen (från kl. 14.00))
  • Good Friday (Långfredagen)
  • Holy Saturday (Påskafton)
  • Easter Sunday (Påskdagen)
  • Easter Monday (Annandag påsk)
  • Walpurgis Night (from 2pm) (Valborgsmässoafton (från kl. 14.00))
  • May Day (Första maj)
  • Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag)
  • Squeeze day (Klämdag)
  • Pentecost Eve (Pingstafton)
  • Pentecost (Pingstdagen)
  • National Day (Nationaldagen)
  • Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen)
  • Clocks go back 1 hour (03:00 → 02:00)
  • All Saints' Eve (from 2pm) (Allahelgonsafton (från kl. 14.00))
  • All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag)
  • Christmas Day (Juldagen)
  • Second Day of Christmas (Annandag jul)

Public holidays in Sweden in 2026

Sweden has 13 public holidays in 2026. 6 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April and May (3 each).

All public holidays in Sweden in 2026

  • New Year's Day (Nyårsdagen) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Epiphany (Trettondedag jul) – Tuesday, January 6, 2026
  • Good Friday (Långfredagen) – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Sunday (Påskdagen) – Sunday, April 5, 2026
  • Easter Monday (Annandag påsk) – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • May Day (Första maj) – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag) – Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • Pentecost (Pingstdagen) – Sunday, May 24, 2026
  • National Day (Nationaldagen) – Saturday, June 6, 2026
  • Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen) – Saturday, June 20, 2026
  • All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag) – Saturday, October 31, 2026
  • Christmas Day (Juldagen) – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Second Day of Christmas (Annandag jul) – Saturday, December 26, 2026

Clock changes in Sweden in 2026

  • On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in Sweden in 2026

The weekend in Sweden: Saturday and Sunday. Sweden has 3 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (May Day)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take Mon, Jan 5 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Jan 3 – Tue, Jan 6 (Epiphany)
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 (Ascension Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Sweden: 13

Monthly calendars for 2026

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