Sweden public holidays 2025
13 public holidays
Sweden: 13 public holidays in 2025. 9 of them fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday).
Sweden: list of public holidays in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Daynyårsdagen |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphanytrettondedag jul |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Fridaylångfredagen |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sundaypåskdagen |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Mondayannandag påsk |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labour Dayförsta maj |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension DayKristi himmelsfärdsdag |
| Jun 6 | Friday | National Daynationaldagen |
| Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecostpingstdagen |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | Midsummer Daymidsommardagen |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Dayalla helgons dag |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Dayjuldagen |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Dayannandag jul |
Long weekends in 2025
- Monday, January 6: Epiphany gives a three-day weekend.
- Friday, April 18: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend.
- Monday, April 21: Easter Monday gives a three-day weekend.
- Thursday, May 1: Labour Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day.
- Thursday, May 29: Ascension Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 30 as a bridge day.
- Friday, June 6: National Day gives a three-day weekend.
- Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day gives four days off if you take Friday, December 26 as a bridge day.
- Friday, December 26: Boxing Day gives a three-day weekend.
On a weekend this year: Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 20); Pentecost (Sunday, June 8); Midsummer Day (Saturday, June 21); All Saints' Day (Saturday, November 1).
Holidays by month
- January2
- February0
- March0
- April3
- May2
- June3
- July0
- August0
- September0
- October0
- November1
- December2
Other dates in 2025 (not days off for everyone)
- January 5: Twelfth Night (optional)
- January 13: Saint Knut's Day (observance)
- March 2: Vasaloppet (observance)
- April 17: Maundy Thursday (observance)
- April 19: Easter Saturday (observance)
- April 30: Walpurgis Night (optional)
- May 25: Mother's Day (observance)
- June 7: Whitsun Eve (observance)
- June 9: Whit Monday (observance)
- June 20: Midsummer Eve (bank holiday)
- October 31: Halloween (optional)
- November 6: Gustavus Adolphus Day (observance)
- November 11: Saint Martin's Day (observance)
- December 10: Nobel Day (observance)
- December 13: Saint Lucy's Day (observance)
- December 24: Christmas Eve (bank holiday)
- December 31: New Year's Eve (bank holiday)
Sweden: public holidays in other years
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Sweden: how many public holidays are there in 2025?
There are 13 public holidays in 2025: New Year's Day (January 1); Epiphany (January 6); Good Friday (April 18); Easter Sunday (April 20); Easter Monday (April 21); Labour Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 29); National Day (June 6); Pentecost (June 8); Midsummer Day (June 21); All Saints' Day (November 1); Christmas Day (December 25); Boxing Day (December 26).
Sweden: which 2025 holidays make a long weekend?
Monday, January 6: Epiphany gives a three-day weekend. Friday, April 18: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend. Monday, April 21: Easter Monday gives a three-day weekend. Thursday, May 1: Labour Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day. Thursday, May 29: Ascension Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 30 as a bridge day. Friday, June 6: National Day gives a three-day weekend. Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day gives four days off if you take Friday, December 26 as a bridge day. Friday, December 26: Boxing Day gives a three-day weekend.
Sweden: are there regional holidays?
No regional holidays are listed: the 13 public holidays of 2025 apply to the whole country.
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