Public holidays in Sweden 2024

13 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Sweden

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Nyårsdagen	Nyårsdagen
6 January Saturday	Saturday	Epiphany Religious Trettondedag jul	Trettondedag jul
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Långfredagen	Långfredagen
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Påskdagen	Påskdagen
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Annandag påsk	Annandag påsk
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	May Day Första maj	Första maj
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Kristi himmelsfärdsdag	Kristi himmelsfärdsdag
19 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Pingstdagen	Pingstdagen
6 June Thursday	Thursday	National Day National day Nationaldagen	Nationaldagen
22 June Saturday	Saturday	Midsummer Day Midsommardagen	Midsommardagen
2 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious Alla helgons dag	Alla helgons dag
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious Juldagen	Juldagen
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annandag jul	Annandag jul

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Sweden (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 1°C (34°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Stockholm: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 14°C (57°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 7 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 Jun – Sun 9 Jun)
National Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 19°C (66°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Stockholm: high 1°C (34°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 46% of days

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec, Fri 27 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 5 Jan – Sun 7 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 3 days in a rowFri 17 May – Sun 19 May · PentecostShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Jun – Sun 9 Jun · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓