Public Holidays in Norway — 2025
There are 12 public holidays in Norway in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
3 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 9 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: April alone holds 4 of them, while 7 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 199 days, from Monday, June 9, 2025 to Thursday, December 25, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Norway sits in Northern Europe, is run from Oslo, pays in Norwegian Krone, and has about 5.4M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 12
- Days off work
- 9
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (4)
- Longest gap
- 199 days
- Capital
- Oslo
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Første nyttårsdag |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Skjærtorsdag |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Langfredag |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Første påskedag |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Andre påskedag |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | Første mai |
| Sat, May 17 | Saturday | Constitution Day | Syttende mai |
| Thu, May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Kristi himmelfartsdag |
| Sun, Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecost | Første pinsedag |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | Andre pinsedag |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Første juledag |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Andre juledag |
How many public holidays does Norway have in 2025?
12 — of which 9 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Norway in 2025?
Første nyttårsdag on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Andre juledag on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Norway?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Norway in 2025?
Between Monday, June 9, 2025 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 — 199 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 12 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.