Public holidays in Sweden 2025
Sweden has 13 public holidays in 2025. 9 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
9weekday days off
252working days in 2025
104weekend days
Sweden's law lists every Sunday as a public holiday; Sundays are left out of the count because they are already weekend days. Midsummer Eve and Christmas Eve are not legal holidays but are days off almost everywhere.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Epiphany | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | May Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Pentecost | |
| Saturday weekend | Midsummer Day | |
| Saturday weekend | All Saints' Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Second Day of Christmas |
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 January 2025Epiphany
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 June 2025National Day, Pentecost
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025May Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025Ascension Day
Questions about 2025 in Sweden
- How many working days are there in Sweden in 2025?
- 252 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Sweden have in 2025?
- 13 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Pentecost (8 June 2025), Midsummer Day (21 June 2025), All Saints' Day (1 November 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Sweden?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Sweden 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Sweden has 13 public holidays and 252 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sweden/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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