Holidays in Sweden

2025 holiday calendar for Sweden

January

New Year's Day
Wednesday, January 1
public
Twelfth Night
Sunday, January 5
optional
Epiphany
Monday, January 6
public
Saint Knut's Day
Monday, January 13
observance

March

Vasaloppet
Sunday, March 2
observance
Annunciation Day
Tuesday, March 25
observance

April

Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 17
observance
Good Friday
Friday, April 18
public
Easter Saturday
Saturday, April 19
observance
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20
observance
Easter Monday
Monday, April 21
public
Walpurgis Night
Wednesday, April 30
optional

May

Labour Day
Thursday, May 1
public
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 25
observance
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 29
public

June

National Day
Friday, June 6
public
Whitsun Eve
Saturday, June 7
observance
Pentecost
Sunday, June 8
public
Whit Monday
Monday, June 9
observance
Midsummer Eve
Friday, June 20
bank
Midsummer Day
Saturday, June 21
public

October

Halloween
Friday, October 31
optional

November

All Saints' Day
Saturday, November 1
public
Gustavus Adolphus Day
Thursday, November 6
observance
Saint Martin's Day
Tuesday, November 11
observance

December

Nobel Day
Wednesday, December 10
observance
Saint Lucy's Day
Saturday, December 13
observance
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24
bank
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25
public
Boxing Day
Friday, December 26
public
New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31
bank
About Sweden Holidays

This page provides a comprehensive list of holidays in Sweden for 2025. The list includes public holidays, bank holidays, school holidays, and observances.

In Sweden, holidays are an important part of the cultural and social calendar. Public holidays are typically non-working days established by law, while observances are special days that may not be official holidays but are still celebrated or commemorated.

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