Traditional festivities and public holidays
Traditional festivities
| Festivities | Dates and Swedish translation |
|---|---|
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Valentine's Day |
Alla Hjärtans Dag (14 February) |
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The Vasa Ski Race |
Vasaloppet (first Sunday in March) |
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Easter |
Påsk (March or April) |
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April 1, Fool's Day |
Första april (1 April) |
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Walpurgis Night and May Day |
Valborgsmässoafton (30 April) Första maj (1 May) |
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Mother's Day |
Mors dag (Last Sunday in May) |
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Midsummer Eve |
Midsommarafton (Friday between |
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Crayfish party |
Kräftskiva (mid-August) |
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The surströmming premiere |
Surströmmingspremiär (mid-August) |
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Halloween |
Halloween (31 October) |
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Father's Day |
Fars dag (Second Sunday in November) |
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Advent |
Advent (last four Sundays before Christmas) |
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Nobel Prize Day |
Nobeldagen (10 December) |
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Santa Lucia |
Lucia (13 December) |
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Christmas Eve |
Julafton (24 December) |
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New Year's Eve |
Nyårsafton (31 December) |
Public holidays
The majority of establishments in Sweden are closed on Midsummer’s Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. This applies to shops, banks, museums and restaurants.
For the rest of the year Sunday hours apply to public holidays. A few restaurants are closed on Sundays and public holidays. Museums have their busiest days on public holidays – with the above exceptions.
| Public holidays in Sweden | Swedish translation of public holidays |
|---|---|
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New Year's Day |
Nyårsdagen (1 January) |
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Epiphany |
Trettondedag jul ( 6 January) |
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Good Friday |
Långfredagen (The Friday before Easter) |
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Easter Sunday |
Påskdagen |
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Easter Monday |
Annandag Påsk |
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1 May |
Första Maj |
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Ascension Day |
Kristi Himmelsfärdsdag (39th day after Easter) |
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Whit Sunday |
Pingst |
|
Sweden's National Day |
Nationaldagen (6 June) |
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Midsummer Day |
Midsommardagen (Saturday between 20-26 June ) |
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All Saints Day |
Alla helgons dag (Saturday between 31 Oct-6 Nov) |
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Christmas Eve |
Julafton (24 Dec) the main celebration day |
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Christmas Day |
Juldagen (25 Dec) |
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Boxing Day |
Annandag jul (26 Dec) |