Holidays and Observances in Sweden for 2022

What are the main holidays in Sweden? As with most countries, national holidays in Sweden generally mark religious, quasi-religious or patriotic occasions. Below is a listing of all public holidays in Sweden. Add these holidays to a calendar using our calendar maker. Click on any holiday below for more details and dates for the next 10 years.

2022 SWEDEN HOLIDAYS
DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Years DayNational
Jan 6ThursdayEpiphanyNational
February
Feb 14MondayValentines DayObservance
April
Apr 15FridayGood FridayNational
Apr 16SaturdayHoly SaturdayDe Facto
Apr 17SundayEaster SundayNational
Apr 18MondayEaster MondayNational
May
May 1SundayLabor DayNational
May 26ThursdayAscension DayNational
May 29SundayMothers DayObservance
June
Jun 4SaturdayWhit SaturdayDe Facto
Jun 5SundayWhit SundayNational
Jun 6MondayNational DayNational
Jun 24FridayMidsummer EveDe Facto
Jun 25SaturdayMidsummer DayNational
November
Nov 13SundayFathers DayObservance
Nov 27SundayFirst Advent SundayObservance
December
Dec 4SundaySecond Advent SundayObservance
Dec 11SundayThird Advent SundayObservance
Dec 18SundayFourth Advent SundayObservance
Dec 24SaturdayChristmas EveDe Facto
Dec 25SundayChristmas DayNational
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayNational
Dec 31SaturdayNew Years EveDe Facto

2023 SWEDEN HOLIDAYS
DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
January
Jan 1SundayNew Years DayNational
Jan 6FridayEpiphanyNational
February
Feb 14TuesdayValentines DayObservance
April
Apr 7FridayGood FridayNational
Apr 8SaturdayHoly SaturdayDe Facto
Apr 9SundayEaster SundayNational
Apr 10MondayEaster MondayNational
May
May 1MondayLabor DayNational
May 18ThursdayAscension DayNational
May 27SaturdayWhit SaturdayDe Facto
May 28SundayWhit SundayNational
May 28SundayMothers DayObservance
June
Jun 6TuesdayNational DayNational
Jun 23FridayMidsummer EveDe Facto
Jun 24SaturdayMidsummer DayNational
November
Nov 12SundayFathers DayObservance
December
Dec 3SundayFirst Advent SundayObservance
Dec 10SundaySecond Advent SundayObservance
Dec 17SundayThird Advent SundayObservance
Dec 24SundayFourth Advent SundayObservance
Dec 24SundayChristmas EveDe Facto
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNational
Dec 26TuesdayBoxing DayNational
Dec 31SundayNew Years EveDe Facto