Public holidays 2027
Public holidays 2027 in Sweden
Public holidays (allmänna helgdagar). 5 weekdays off for a Monday to Friday week, 8 holidays on the weekend, 256 working days in the year.
| Date | Holiday | Day off? |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January | New Year's Day (Nyårsdagen) | Yes |
| Wednesday 6 January | Epiphany (Trettondedag jul) | Yes |
| Friday 26 March | Good Friday (Långfredagen) | Yes |
| Sunday 28 March | Easter Sunday (Påskdagen) | No, weekend |
| Monday 29 March | Easter Monday (Annandag påsk) | Yes |
| Saturday 1 May | May Day (Första maj) | No, weekend |
| Thursday 6 May | Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag) | Yes |
| Sunday 16 May | Whit Sunday (Pingstdagen) | No, weekend |
| Sunday 6 June | National Day (Nationaldagen) | No, weekend |
| Saturday 26 June | Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen) | No, weekend |
| Saturday 6 November | All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag) | No, weekend |
| Saturday 25 December | Christmas Day (Juldagen) | No, weekend |
| Sunday 26 December | Boxing Day (Annandag jul) | No, weekend |
Download the Sweden 2027 calendar (.ics): one all-day event per row, for Google Calendar, Outlook or a Jira Service Management SLA calendar.
What to know about Sweden's 2027 holidays
The working week here is Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off.
No government list for 2027 yet: dates worked out from the law. Midsummer Eve (Friday 25 June), Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (both Fridays) are not legal holidays but are usually days off by agreement; they are not counted.
Source: Riksdagen, Lag (1989:253) om allmänna helgdagar, read in November 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off in a row
- Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days off in a row
Bridge days: one day of leave, four or more days off
Take one of these working days as leave and it joins a holiday to the weekend. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so plan cover early.
- Friday 7 May: 4 days off in a row
Working days in 2027
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 256 |
256 working days, 2,048 hours at 8 a day. Compare every country month by month in Working days 2027, or count a date range with the business days calculator, which can fill in these holidays for you.
Plan the team around them
- Public holidays 2027: all 35 countries side by side, with the weekend rules compared.
- Out of office message generator: works out the day you are back, skipping these holidays.
- OutSync: leave requests in Jira and Confluence, who is out on the board, and approved leave in a shared Google Calendar.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Sweden in 2027?
13 days are listed for 2027. 5 of them are weekdays off for someone working Monday to Friday; 8 fall on the weekend. The government has not published a 2027 list yet, so the dates follow the law.
How many working days does Sweden have in 2027?
256 working days for a Monday to Friday week, 2,048 hours at 8 hours a day. Regional and optional days are not taken off.