That's 160 working hours at the 40-hour standard week. We subtracted 8 weekend days and 3 public holidays from the 31 calendar days in December 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Counted? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Julafton | Subtracted |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Juldagen | Subtracted |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Annandag jul | Falls on weekend |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | Nyårsafton | Subtracted |
Source: date-holidays, derived from each country's official labour code. Regional and observance holidays are excluded.
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There are 20 working days in Sweden in December 2026. That's calculated from 31 calendar days minus 8 weekend days and 3 public holidays that fall on a weekday. The remaining 1 public holidays land on weekends and don't reduce the working-day count.
Sweden has 160 working hours in December 2026, based on the 40-hour statutory work week (8 hours per day × 20 working days). Source: Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673).
4 public holidays fall in December 2026: Julafton (2026-12-24); Juldagen (2026-12-25); Annandag jul (2026-12-26); Nyårsafton (2026-12-31).
No — only nationwide public and bank holidays defined by Swedish Arbetstidslag (1982:673) are subtracted. Regional, observance, and optional holidays vary by state or canton and aren't included so the headline figure stays consistent for nationwide payroll, billing, and capacity-planning use.
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