Sweden public holidays 2028

Sweden 2028

The calendar above is already set to Sweden holidays for 2028, ready to download as a PDF. Below is the full list, the weekday each holiday falls on, and the long weekends they create.

How holidays work in Sweden

All 16 public holidays

DateDayHoliday
January 1SaturdayNew Year's Day
January 6ThursdayEpiphany
April 14FridayGood Friday
April 16SundayEaster Sunday
April 17MondayEaster Monday
May 1MondayInternational Workers' Day
May 25ThursdayAscension Day
June 4SundayPentecost
June 6TuesdayNational Day of Sweden
June 23FridayMidsummer Eve
June 24SaturdayMidsummer Day
November 4SaturdayAll Saints' Day
December 24SundayChristmas Eve
December 25MondayChristmas Day
December 26TuesdaySt. Stephen's Day
December 31SundayNew Year's Eve

These are the dates as officially observed. Where a country moves a day off because the holiday itself falls at a weekend, the moved date is the one shown, which is why a date here can differ from the traditional one.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off in a row, counting weekends and nationwide public holidays together. Holidays that apply only to some regions are left out, since they would not give most people the day off.

DatesDaysBecause of
April 14 – April 174Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
April 29 – May 13International Workers' Day
June 23 – June 253Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
December 23 – December 264Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

7 holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2028, and Sweden does not shift them to a weekday:

Print it

The generator at the top of this page marks every holiday listed here. The calendar language is a separate setting, so you can print Sweden holidays with month names in any of 58 languages — or switch the holidays off and keep a plain calendar.

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