Public holidays in Sweden 2026

13 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Sweden

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 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 31% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
May Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 11°C (52°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Stockholm: high 1°C (34°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 46% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 1°C (34°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 43% of days
Mon 5 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jan – Tue 6 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Stockholm: high 0°C (32°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Stockholm: high 15°C (59°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 31% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Thu 1 Jan – Wed 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Wed 7 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓