January
Thursday January 1st – New Year’s Day – Public holiday
Tuesday January 6th – Epiphany – Public holiday
April
Friday April 3rd – Good Friday – Public holiday
Sunday April 5th – Easter Sunday – Public holiday
Monday April 6th – Easter Monday – Public holiday
May
Friday May 1st – Public holiday
Thursday May 14th – Ascension Day – Public holiday
Sunday 24th May ‒ Pentecost – Public holiday
June
Saturday June 6th – National Day of Sweden – Public holiday
Friday June 19th – Midsummer’s Eve – Public holiday (de facto)
Saturday June 20th – Midsummer’s Day – Public holiday
October
Saturday October 31st – All Saints' Day – Public holiday
December
Thursday December 24th – Christmas Eve – Public holiday (de facto)
Friday December 25th – Christmas Day – Public holiday
Saturday December 26th – Boxing Day – Public holiday
Thursday December 31st – New Year’s Eve – Public holiday (de facto)
Friday January 1st, 2026 – New Year’s Day – Public holiday
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Knowing the public holidays is all good and well, but do you know how to use them to your advantage? There are plenty of insider hacks to make periods of leave stretch longer, for example half-days off before a red day or Sweden's sought-after "squeeze days":
Richard Orange, Nordic Editor, The Local
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