Sweden : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Whit Saturday
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Saturday June 4, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Stockholm Marathon
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Saturday June 4, 2022
Sports events : Www.stockholmmarathon.se 2022 edition confirmed
Pentecost
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
National Day
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Monday June 6, 2022
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the adoption of the constitution of 1809. Jointly celebrated with Sweden's Flag Day which commemorates June 6, 1523, when Gustavus I ascended to the throne.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 10, 2022
School holidays : Applies to Stockholm
Midsummer's Eve (banks only)
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Friday June 24, 2022
Banks only : Some banks may remain open in the morning
Midsummer's Day
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Saturday June 25, 2022
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Båstad Catella Tennis Open
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Monday July 4, 2022
Sports events : Www.atptennis.com/ 2022 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday August 18, 2022
School holidays : Applies to Stockholm
General election
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Sunday September 11, 2022
Special Events :
Rosh Hashanah
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Monday September 26, 2022
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday
Yom Kippur
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Wednesday October 5, 2022
cards/flowers :
If Stockholm Tennis Open
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Monday October 17, 2022
Sports events : Http://www.atptennis.com/ 2022 edition confirmed
Autumn holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays : may vary from school to school
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday October 30, 2022
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
All Hallow's Eve (businesses & banks close earlier)
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Friday November 4, 2022
Banks only : Celebration combining prayers and merriment involving children and families. It is a prelude to All Saint's Day NOT an official public holiday
All Saints' Day
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Saturday November 5, 2022
Protestant : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Autumn holiday (end)
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Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays : may vary from school to school
Fathers' Day
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Sunday November 13, 2022
cards/flowers :
Nobel Day
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Saturday December 10, 2022
Culture : The Nobel Prize is one of the most important awards in the world. Sweden is the host of the awards event, which covers the categories of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
St. Lucia Day
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Tuesday December 13, 2022
Culture : The holiday, which often coincides with the winter solstice, depicts St. Lucia -- Lucy in English -- as a young girl in a white dress and red sash, with a wreath of candles on her head.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Thursday December 22, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
St Stephen's Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Protestant : Called in Swedish: Annandag Jul or Annandagen.