Sweden

Religious Holidays

01/06/2023Epiphany in Western ChristianityEland, Andorra, Austria, Croatia, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Vatican City, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Poland, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, American Virgin Islands
04/06/2023Maundy Thursday in Western ChristianityColombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Spain, Venezuela, Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, East Timor, El Salvador, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Uruguay, British Virgin Island
04/07/2023Good Friday in Western ChristianityEland, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Botswana, Brazil, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Greenland, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Honduras, East Timor, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Malawi, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Martinique, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Nigeria, Norway, Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Faeroe Islands, Isle of Man, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Montenegro, Jamaica, South Africa, South Sudan, United Kingdom, Ecuador, Estonia, Uganda, France, French Polynesia, Finland, Fiji, Sweden, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Chile, Philippines, Saint Barthelemy, El Salvador, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Suriname, Sudan, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vanuatu, British Virgin Island, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Guernsey
04/09/2023Easter in Western ChristianityEland, Albania, Australia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Bulgaria, Curacao, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French Polynesia, Vatican City, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Madagascar, Micronesia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Sint Maarten, Sudan, South Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Suriname, Syria, Sweden, Zimbabwe
04/10/2023Easter Monday in Western ChristianityEland, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Belize, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Island, Burkina Faso, Canada, Guernsey, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Cook Islands, Cocos Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, East Timor, Faeroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Guyana, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, French Guiana, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Vatican City, Hungary, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mayotte, Martinique, Monaco, Montserrat, Norway, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Reunion, Saint Helena, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sint Maarten, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Sudan, Suriname, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Togo, Tokelau, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, American Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe
05/18/2023Ascension Day in Western ChristianityEland, Andorra, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Gabon, Germany, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, Iceland, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mayotte, Martinique, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Senegal, Sint Maarten, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Wallis and Futuna, Togo, Swaziland, Vanuatu
05/28/2023Pentecost in Western Christianity and ArmeniaBonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Denmark, Curacao, Estonia, Finland, French Polynesia, Iceland, Madagascar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Armenia, Sint Maarten, Romania
12/13/2023St. Lucy's DaySweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark
12/24/2023Christmas Eve in Western ChristianityEland, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, Denmark, Hungary, Germany, Guatemala, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Nicaragua, Norway, Venezuela, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Slovakia, Faeroe Islands, Philippines, Finland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, South Sudan, Estonia
12/25/2023ChristmasEland, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Island, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Cook Islands, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Ecuador, Estonia, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Finland, Fiji, Faeroe Islands, France, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guernsey, Guyana, Vatican City, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malta, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Romania, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Syria, Thailand, Tanzania, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, American Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, State of Palestine, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ukraine

Folk Festivals

01/13/2023St. Knut’s DaySweden, Finland
03/25/2023Crane Day in SwedenSweden
04/30/2023Walpurgis NightCzech Republic, Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden
06/23/2023St John's EveLatvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Austria, Faeroe Islands, Croatia, Germany, Romania, USA
06/24/2023St John's Day (Midsummer)Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Austria, Faeroe Islands, Croatia, Germany, Romania, USA

Anniversaries and Memorial Days

01/28/2023Name Day of King Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenSweden
03/12/2023Name Day of Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenSweden
04/30/2023King's Birthday in SwedenSweden
05/29/2023Veterans Day in SwedenSweden
07/14/2023Birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenSweden
08/08/2023Name Day of Queen SilviaSweden
11/06/2023Gustavus Adolphus Day in SwedenSweden
12/10/2023Alfred Nobel DaySweden, Norway
12/23/2023Birthday of Queen Silvia in SwedenSweden

Cultural Observances

02/06/2023Sami National DayNorway, Finland, Sweden, Russia
02/24/2023Sweden Finns’ DaySweden
05/05/2023Europe Day in the Council of EuropeAustria, Azerbaijan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina, United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia
05/09/2023Europe Day in the European UnionAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia
10/04/2023Cinnamon Roll Day in SwedenSweden
11/12/2023Father's DayEstonia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland

Ecological Observances

03/22/2023Baltic Sea DaySweden, Finland, Denmark, European Union, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Russia, Estonia

Unofficial Holidays

03/25/2023Waffle Day in SwedenSweden
11/07/2023Chocolate Mud Cake Day in SwedenSweden

Public Holidays

05/01/2023May DayEland, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, India, Libya, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka
06/06/2023National Day of SwedenSweden
06/24/2023Midsummer Day in Finland and SwedenFinland, Sweden, Eland
11/04/2023All Saints' Day in Sweden and FinlandSweden, Finland, Eland
12/26/2023Saint Stephen’s Day / Boxing DayEland, Anguilla, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Botswana, British Virgin Island, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Canada, Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, East Timor, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faeroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Guernsey, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guyana, Vatican City, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Switzerland, Sweden, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, American Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe
12/31/2023Saint Sylvester’s Day / New Year’s EveArmenia, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, Latvia, Montserrat, Norway, San Marino, Thailand, Faeroe Islands, Philippines, Estonia, Andorra, Bangladesh, Brunei, Denmark, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Germany, Japan, Macau, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Sweden, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Other Observances

05/28/2023Mother's DayFrance, Algeria, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Morocco, Haiti, Mauritius, Senegal, Sweden, Tunisia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy
12/09/2023Anna’s Day (Lutefisk Day) in Sweden and FinlandSweden, Finland