Important dates and (school) holidays in Sweden 2021

A new year, a new empty agenda! My agenda is never empty for very long as I begin to mark all the long weekends and vacations. Knowing when the holidays and vacations fall is so handy when planning a trip. That’s why I set up a list for you with the dates of the holidays in Sweden. This way you can not only avoid finding out many things closed during your stay, but you can also choose your travel dates in function of certain festivities.

Important! Be sure to check the travel advice of your government before traveling. Latest update on corona in Sweden can be found here.

Swedish Holidays 2021

The official Swedish holidays are röda dagen (red days) in Sweden. These are the days when most of Sweden do not have to work. I put them bold in the list below. Midsummer Eve and Christmas Eve are in bold and italic. Although no official holidays in Sweden, most of the Swedish take the day off or stop working earlier.

1 January	Nyårsdagen	New year
6 January	Trettondedag Jul
13 January	Tjugondedag Jul (Knutsdagen)
16 February	Fettisdagen
14 February	Alla Hjärtans dag	Valentine’s day
1 April	Skärtorsdagen
2 April	Långfredagen
4 April	Påskdagen	Easter
5 April	Annandag Påsk	Easter monday
30 April	Valborgsmässoafton	Walpurgis
1 May	Första Maj
13 May	Kristi Himmelfärds dag
31 May	Mors dag	Mother’s day
6 June	Sveriges nationaldag	National holiday
23 May	Pingstdagen
24 May	Annandag Pingst
25 June	Midsommarafton	Midsummer eve
26 June	Midsommaren	Midsummer
2 November	Alla Helgons dag	All Saints
8 November	Fars dag	Father’s day
13 December	Luciadagen	St Lucia
24 December	Julafton	Christmas eve
25 December	Juldagen (Jul)	Christmas
26 December	Annandag Jul	Boxing Day

Swedish school holidays 2021

The Swedish school holidays are sometimes spread, depending on the region.

Christmas Holidays

The Christmas holidays in Sweden run for everyone from December 23, 2021, till January 10, 2022. Next year the Christmas holiday in Sweden will start on 26 December 2022, till January 9, 2023.

Visiting Stockholm during Christmas season? Read this article!

Winter Holidays

In Sweden, the winter holiday is called ‘sportlov‘ or sports holidays. This holiday is spread between weeks 7 and 10, depending on the region. In Göteborg it is week 7, in Malmö week 8 and Stockholm had week 9. You can find a detailed overview here.

If you would like to book a skiing holiday in Sweden, it may be useful to take these dates into account. Outside these periods, certain slopes can be closed or more (and cheaper) accommodation can be available.