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Norway
Total 10 public holidays

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Holiday List

January

1 holidays

01

Thursday

New Year's Day

Public holiday

January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.

01/01/2026

February

3 holidays

08

Sunday

Mother's Day

Commemoration

Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.

02/08/2026

14

Saturday

Valentine's Day

Commemoration

February 14 is Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Feast. The day of love owes its origins to ancient Roman and European Christian traditions.

02/14/2026

15

Sunday

Carnival

Commemoration

For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.

02/15/2026

March

2 holidays

08

Sunday

International Women's Day

Commemoration

International Women's Day is a observance in Norway

03/08/2026

29

Sunday

Palm Sunday

Commemoration

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.

03/29/2026

April

5 holidays

02

Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Public holiday

Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ's last supper with his disciples.

04/02/2026

03

Friday

Good Friday

Public holiday

Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ's Passion, crucifixion, and death.

04/03/2026

04

Saturday

Holy Saturday

Commemoration

Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.

04/04/2026

05

Sunday

Easter Sunday

Public holiday

Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.

04/05/2026

06

Monday

Easter Monday

Public holiday

Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.

04/06/2026

May

4 holidays

14

Thursday

Ascension Day

Public holiday

05/14/2026

23

Saturday

Pentecost Eve

Commemoration

Whit Saturday is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.

05/23/2026

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Sunday

Pentecost Sunday

Public holiday

Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.

05/24/2026

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Monday

Pentecost Monday

Public holiday

Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.

05/25/2026

June

2 holidays

23

Tuesday

Midsummer Eve

Commemoration

Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.

06/23/2026

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Wednesday

St. John's Day

Commemoration

06/24/2026

October

3 holidays

24

Saturday

United Nations Day

Commemoration

The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.

10/24/2026

25

Sunday

Repentance Day

Commemoration

Repentance Day is a observance in Norway

10/25/2026

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Saturday

Halloween

Commemoration

On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.

10/31/2026

November

3 holidays

01

Sunday

All Saints' Day

Commemoration

Many churches honor all their saints on All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day.

11/01/2026

08

Sunday

Father's Day

Commemoration

Father's Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.

11/08/2026

29

Sunday

First Advent Sunday

Commemoration

11/29/2026

December

7 holidays

06

Sunday

Second Advent Sunday

Commemoration

Second Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway

12/06/2026

13

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Third Advent Sunday

Commemoration

Third Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway

12/13/2026

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Fourth Advent Sunday

Commemoration

Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway

12/20/2026

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Thursday

Christmas Eve

Commemoration

Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.

12/24/2026

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Friday

Christmas Day

Public holiday

Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.

12/25/2026

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Saturday

Boxing Day

Public holiday

Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway.

12/26/2026

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Thursday

New Year's Eve

Commemoration

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.

12/31/2026