Public holidays in Sweden 2028
In Sweden there are 13 public holidays in 2028. 8 of them fall on a weekday, and the year has 252 working days.
Holidays
13
On weekdays
8
Working days
252
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | New Year’s Day |
| 6 January Thursday | Thursday | Epiphany |
| 14 April Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| 16 April Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| 17 April Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May Monday | Monday | May Day |
| 25 May Thursday | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 4 June Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Whit Sunday |
| 6 June Tuesday | Tuesday | National Day of Sweden |
| 24 June Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Midsummer Day |
| 4 November Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | All Saints’ Day |
| 25 December Monday | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Bridge days
- Friday 7 January the day after Epiphany
- Friday 26 May the day after Ascension Day
- Monday 5 June the day before National Day of Sweden
Good to know
Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Midsummer Eve are not public holidays, although many people have them off. Midsummer Day is the Saturday between 20 and 26 June, and All Saints’ Day the Saturday between 31 October and 6 November.
The same year in other countries
How it works
A public holiday is a day the law treats as a holiday. Eves, and days off that come only from collective agreements, are not counted.
Easter decides several of the holidays, depending on the country: Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whitsun. By the church’s rule, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox on 21 March, so these days move between March and June from year to year.
A bridge day is a weekday between a holiday and the weekend, such as the Friday after Ascension Day. Taking that day off gives four days off in a row.
Working days are the weekdays of the year, Monday to Friday, less the holidays that fall on a weekday.