Public holidays 2024 – in Sweden and Denmark

In Øresunddirekt's unique comparison of Danish and Swedish holidays 2024, you will quickly get an overview of which days during the year are holidays in both Denmark and Sweden, and which holidays are unique for each country.

Public holidays in Sweden and Denmark 2024

	Public holidays in Sweden	Public holidays in Denmark
January
January 1^st	New Year’s Day (Nyårsdagen)	New Year’s Day (Nytårsdag)
January 6^th	Epiphany (Trettondag jul)
Mars
Mars 10^th		Palm Sunday (Palmsøndag)
Mars 28^th		Maundy Thursdag (Skærtorsdag)
Mars 29^th	Good Friday (Långfredag)	Friday (Langfredag)
Mars 31^th	Easter Day (Påskdagen)	Easter Day (1. Påskedag)
April
April 1^st	Easter Monday (Annandag Påsk)	Easter Monday (2. Påskedag)
(April 26^th)		Please note! General Prayer Day (Store bededag) is no longer a public holiday from 2024.
May
May 1^st	May Day (Första maj)	May Day* (Første maj)
May 9^th	Ascension Day (Kristi Himmelfärdsdag)	Ascension Day (Kristi Himmelfartsdag)
May 19^th	Whit Sunday (Pingstdagen)	Whit Sunday (Pinse dag)
May 20^th		Whit Monday (2. Pinse dag)
June
June 5^th		Constitution Day* (Grundlovsdag)
June 6^th	Swedish National Day (Sveriges Nationaldag)
June 21^st	Midsummers Eve** (Midsommarafton)
June 22^nd	Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen)
November
November 2^nd	All Saints Day (Alla helgons dag)
December
December 24^th	Christmas Eve (Julafton)***	Christmas Eve (Juleaften)***
December 25^th	Christmas Day (Juldagen)	Christmas Day (1. Juledag)
December 26^th	Boxing Day (Annandag Jul)	Boxing Day (2. Juledag)
December 31^th	New Years Eve (Nyårsafton)***	New Years Eve (Nytårsaften)***

NOTE!

* May Day (May 1st) and the Constitution Day (June 5th) are not official holidays in Denmark but many workplaces give the employees a half or a whole day off these days.

**In Sweden, Midsummer Eve is not an official holiday but it is almost always treated as official holidays by employers.

*** In both Denmark and Sweden Christmas Eve and New Years Eve is not considered an official holiday. It is therefore recognized as a normal work day, but many employers let their employees have a day off - without it having influence on their salary.

Some stores may be closed these days.

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