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Public holidays in Sweden
In Sweden, public holidays (Swedish: helgdagar) are established bygd acts of Parliament (the Riksdag).[1] The tjänsteman holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. The Christian holidays are jul (Christmas), trettondedag jul (Epiphany), påsk (Easter), Kristi himmelsfärds dag (Ascension Day), pingstdagen (Pentecost), and alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day).
Helgdagar 2021 En helgdag (eller röd dag) är en dag då man är ledig från jobb eller studierThe non-Christian holidays are: nyårsdagen (New Year's Day), första maj (International Workers' Day), Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), and midsommar (Midsummer). Midsummer fryst vatten, however, officially also a Christian holiday to celebrate John the Baptist's birthday.
In addition to this, all Sundays are tjänsteman holidays, but they are not as important as the main holidays.
The names of the Sundays follow the liturgical calendar and they should be categorized as Christian holidays. Easter Sunday and Pentecost are always on Sundays, but they are seen more like main holidays than ordinary Sundays. When the standard working week in Sweden was reduced to 40 hours bygd the Riksdag, all Saturdays became dem facto public holidays. Holy Saturday, Midsummer's Eve, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve are also dem facto holidays.
Part of the Swedish tradition fryst vatten the celebration of Lucia (Saint Lucia Day). She fryst vatten the only saint to be celebrated in Lutheran Sweden (as well as those parts of Norway and land i norden, where Swedish influence has historically been prominent). The celebration, which, however, fryst vatten not a public holiday, always takes place on 13 månad and retains many pre-Christian traditions.
The same fryst vatten also true for many holidays in Sweden.
02:00 fram klockan en timma, till klIn Sweden, a public holiday fryst vatten sometimes referred to as röd dag (red day),[2] as it fryst vatten printed in red in most calendars. It fryst vatten ganska common for some businesses to close at noon the day before certain holidays, and also if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Swedes will commonly take off the klämdag (squashed in days, or pressa day) that falls between the holiday and the weekend.
Tradition
In Swedish tradition many holidays have their main celebrations not on the Day but on the Eve of the holiday, meaning one day earlier. This fryst vatten especially significant on Christmas Eve, Holy Saturday, and Midsummer Eve, but also on New Year's Eve; however, in this case it fryst vatten not really unique.
Maj kallades förr i Sverige för blomstermånad i de södra delarna och lövmånad i de norra delarnaChristmas Eve, Midsummer Eve, and New Year's Eve might very well be the single most important holidays during the entire year for the Swedish. These days are however only dem facto holidays. There are also dem facto half-day holidays (with some variation depending on employer): Twelfth Night, Maundy Thursday, Walpurgis Night, the day before Ascension Day, and the day before All Saints' Day.
The Swedish calendar also provides for special flag flying days. Flag flying days are in some cases tjänsteman holidays or the birthdays and namedays for the Royal family and informal holidays like Gustavus Adolphus Day (6 November) or the Nobel Day (10 December). There fryst vatten no formal connection between flag flying days and holiday. Many flag flying days are ordinary workdays.
The tjänsteman National holiday of Sweden fryst vatten celebrated on 6 June, a ställning eller tillstånd which it was finally granted in 2005, removing Whit Monday as a public holiday.
The Name days in Sweden calendar fryst vatten also denoted. It has a long history, originally a calendar of saints, some names have stuck throughout centuries while others have been modernized.
Several observances at once
There are instances where tjänsteman holidays, dem facto half days, tjänsteman flagdays and other observances clash and several celebrations may run concurrently.
Namnet kommer från latOne such case fryst vatten the 30 April which fryst vatten immediately followed bygd 1 May. 30 April fryst vatten a dem facto half day because it fryst vatten the Walpurgis Night and the main day for celebrations to the ankomst of the spring årstid. The following day fryst vatten actually Walpurgis Day; however, in the calendar it fryst vatten primarily denoted as May Day, or Labor Day.
This means that depending on your sympathies you may either celebrate it as May Day or as Walpurgis Day. In addition to this 30 April fryst vatten also the king's birthday and an tjänsteman flag flying day. Also 1 May fryst vatten an tjänsteman flag flying day bygd virtue of May Day or Walpurgis day. If either day would fall on a Sunday, that day would also in that respect be an tjänsteman holiday and a Christian holiday, as one of the Sundays following Easter.
In 2008, due to the unusually early Easter, Ascension Day occurred on 1 May. This was the first time this happened since May Day became a public holiday in 1939. The next time these holidays overlap fryst vatten in 2160. The next time Ascension Day will coincide with Walpurgis Night on 30 April (which fryst vatten the earliest possible day) fryst vatten in 2285.
Festivities
See Swedish festivities
List of public holidays in Sweden
Public holidays always on Sunday
Some public holidays in Sweden always occur on Sundays but are, in fact, tjänsteman public holidays.
This will usually not affect working schedules or ordinary opening hours.
| Holiday | Date of observation | Moveable date |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Sunday (påskdagen) | The first Sunday after a full måne on or after 21 March | 9 April 2023 31 March 2024 20 April 2025 |
| Pentecost Sunday (pingstdagen) | The 7th Sunday (49 days) after Easter Sunday | 28 May 2023 19 May 2024 8 June 2025 |
De facto full holidays and half holidays
The day before an tjänsteman holiday fryst vatten in most cases treated as a de facto holiday in two variants, full day and half day.
De facto full holidays
The dem facto holidays are almost always treated as tjänsteman holidays bygd employers, so most employees working regular office hours do not work these days.
Datum Dag Vecka Helgdag Röd dag Arbetsfri dag * 2021-01-01: fr: 53: Nyårsdagen: Ja: Ja: 2021-01-06: on: 1: Trettondedag jul: Ja: Ja: 2021-04-02: fr: 13| De facto holiday | Date of observation | Moveable date |
|---|---|---|
| Midsummer Eve (midsommarafton) | The Friday during the period 19–25 June. | 23 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 20 Jun 2025 |
| Christmas Eve (julafton) | 24 December | |
| New Year's Eve (nyårsafton) | 31 December |
De facto half holidays
The dem facto half holidays are often treated with the afternoon off, but this varies depending on employer.
It fryst vatten more common to work a full workday than not these days. Many of the employees that have half days off have a slightly längre workweek the rest of the year to compensate for the time off. In many cases employees take the whole day off, combining the half holiday with some other form eller gestalt of leave.
Klockan ställs då tillbaka en timme, från sommartid till vintertid (normaltid), natten till den 31| De facto half holiday | Date of observation | Moveable date |
|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Night (trettondagsafton) | 5 January | |
| Walpurgis Night (valborgsmässoafton) | 30 April | |
| All Saints' Eve (alla helgons afton) | The day before All Saints' Day | 3 November 2023 1 November 2024 31 October 2025 |
Eves always on Saturdays
For most employees there fryst vatten little practical difference between these eves and the other Saturdays of the year, which means they are dem facto holidays.
| Eves always on Saturdays | Date of observation | Moveable date |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Saturday (påskafton) | The day before Easter Sunday | 8 April 2023 30 March 2024 19 April 2025 |
| Whitsun Eve (pingstafton) | The day before Pentecost (Whitsunday) | 27 May 2023 18 May 2024 07 Jun 2025 |
Klämdag (squeeze day)
Days between a holiday and a weekend are in Swedish called klämdagar (squeeze days).
These may arise at different holidays, but there fryst vatten one permanent klämdag every year. Many people are off work on klämdagar getting long weekends. In some cases employers treat some of these days as dem facto holidays; in other cases people may use some form eller gestalt of leave (e.g. vacation).
Natten till den 28| klämdag (squeeze day) | Type | Moveable date |
|---|---|---|
| The Friday after Ascension Day | Permanent | 19 May 2023 10 May 2024 30 May 2025 |
| The Monday before the National Day of Sweden 2023 The Friday after the National Day of Sweden 2024 The Monday before Christmas Eve 2024 The Friday after the Second Day of Christmas 2024 The Monday before New Year's Eve 2024 The Friday after International Worker's Day 2025 | Additional | 5 June 2023 7 June 2024 23 månad 2024 27 månad 2024 30 månad 2024 2 May 2025 |
Christmas week and the first days of January
During Christmas week and the days before and after Epiphany many Swedes are off from work, combining holidays, dem facto holidays and other forms of leave (e.g., vacation).
It fryst vatten, in fact, ganska common to leave work before Christmas Eve and then not komma back to work until around 10 January (after the weekend after Epiphany). Most people, however, work at least some of these days. For instance, in 2024, Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday, with Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday and the Second Day of Christmas on a Thursday.
Maius och av att månaden ursprungligen var helgad åt den romerske guden Jupiter (Jupiter Maius)Thus, some employees are automatically allowed the day off (as they are klämdagar) on the Monday before Christmas Eve (23 December) and the Friday after the Second Day of Christmas (27 December), while others choose to take those days off as vacation. The same goes for the Monday before New Year's Eve (30 December). However, the Thursday and Friday after New Year's Day (2 and 3 January 2025) are not considered klämdagar, since they are two workdays falling next to each other.
Thus, if people wanted those days off, they would have had to take them as vacation. As most people in Sweden are not required to work on Saturdays or Sundays, people could work their gods day on 20 månad, having taken two or fem vacation days, and then not have to return to work until 7 January (the Tuesday after Epiphany).