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Public holidays in Sweden in 2026
Sweden has 16 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Saturday | National Day |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Friday | Midsummer Eve (bank holiday) |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Saturday | Midsummer Day |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Saturday | All Saints' Day |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve (bank holiday) |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve (bank holiday) |
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Long weekends in Sweden, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2026: book Wednesday 7 Jan 2026 (Epiphany)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 24 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Pentecost)
- 5 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2026: book Friday 5 Jun 2026 (National Day)
- 18 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2026: book Thursday 18 Jun 2026 (Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day)
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