Julafton falls on Thursday, 2026-12-24 — 49 days from today.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Julafton | 49d |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Juldagen | 50d |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Annandag jul | 51d |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | Nyårsafton | 56d |
| 2027-01-01 | Friday | Nyårsdagen | 57d |
Source: date-holidays, derived from Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673). Updated daily.
251 working days across 2026 (2008 hours at 8h/day), after removing 104 weekend days and 10 public holidays that fall on a weekday.
| Month | Working days | Weekend days | Holidays | Working hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 9 | 2 | 160 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 160 |
| March | 22 | 9 | 0 | 176 |
| April | 20 | 8 | 3 | 160 |
| May | 19 | 10 | 3 | 152 |
| June | 21 | 8 | 3 | 168 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 184 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 168 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 176 |
| October | 22 | 9 | 1 | 176 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 168 |
| December | 20 | 8 | 4 | 160 |
| 2026 total | 251 | 104 | 16 | 2008 |
Statutory week: 40h (Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673)). Public and bank holidays only — observances aren't subtracted.
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Julafton is the next nationwide public holiday in Sweden. It falls on Thursday, 2026-12-24 — 49 days from today (as of 2026-11-05).
Sweden has 16 nationwide public and bank holidays in the current calendar year, defined by Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673). Regional and observance days vary by state or canton and aren't counted here.
After Julafton, the next 4 are: Juldagen on Friday 2026-12-25; Annandag jul on Saturday 2026-12-26; Nyårsafton on Thursday 2026-12-31; Nyårsdagen on Friday 2027-01-01.
We use Sweden's official public + bank holiday list (per Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673)) and pick the first one on or after today's UTC date. The "days from today" count rolls forward each midnight — that's why this page's headline updates daily.
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