Long weekends in Sweden, 2027
2027 has 13 public holidays, and 5 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 5 days off for 1 day of leave around Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The best bridges in 2027
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Fri, Jan 1 and Wed, Jan 6
New Year's Day, Epiphany
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 4
Take off: Mon, Jan 4
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Tue, Jan 12
Take off: Mon, Jan 4, Tue, Jan 5, Thu, Jan 7, Fri, Jan 8, and Mon, Jan 11, Tue, Jan 12
- Free long weekend
- Fri, Mar 26 and Mon, Mar 29
Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
4 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Mar 26 to Mon, Mar 29
- Best value
5 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Mar 25 to Mon, Mar 29
Take off: Thu, Mar 25
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Mar 20 to Sun, Apr 4
Take off: Mon, Mar 22 to Thu, Mar 25 and Tue, Mar 30 to Fri, Apr 2
- Free long weekend
- Thu, May 6
Ascension Day
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, May 6 to Sun, May 9
Take off: Fri, May 7
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 30 to Sun, May 9
Take off: Fri, Apr 30, Mon, May 3 to Wed, May 5, and Fri, May 7
- Best value
Plan your leave for 2027
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
25 days off in 4 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
- Wed, Jan 6 to Sun, Jan 105 days off for 2 days of leave
- Sat, Mar 20 to Mon, Mar 2910 days off for 4 days of leave
- Sat, May 1 to Thu, May 66 days off for 3 days of leave
2027 at a glance
Public holidays in Sweden, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Friday | Friday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Wednesday | Wednesday | Epiphany |
| March 26Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| March 28Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| March 29Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 1Saturday | Saturday | Labour Day, Falls on a weekend |
| May 6Thursday | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| May 16Sunday | Sunday | Pentecost, Falls on a weekend |
| June 6Sunday | Sunday | National Day, Falls on a weekend |
| June 26Saturday | Saturday | Midsummer Day, Falls on a weekend |
| November 6Saturday | Saturday | All Saints' Day, Falls on a weekend |
| December 25Saturday | Saturday | Christmas Day, Falls on a weekend |
| December 26Sunday | Sunday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend |
Turn Good Friday into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Sweden: questions
There are 13 public holidays in Sweden in 2027, 5 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around Good Friday and Easter Monday (Thu, Mar 25) gives you 5 days off in a row.
Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 25 days off in 2027.
Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.
