Norway Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Norway 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational holiday
21st JanuaryWednesdayPrincess Ingrid Alexandra's BirthdayFlag Day
6th FebruaryFridaySaami National DayFlag Day
8th FebruarySundayMothers' DayObservance
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
15th FebruarySundayCarnivalObservance
21st FebruarySaturdayKing Harald V's BirthdayFlag Day
8th MarchSundayInternational Women's DayObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
29th MarchSundayPalm SundayObservance
29th MarchSundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
2nd AprilThursdayMaundy ThursdayNational holiday
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational holiday
4th AprilSaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayNational holiday
6th AprilMondayEaster MondayNational holiday
1st MayFridayLabor DayNational Holiday, Flag Day
8th MayFridayDay of LiberationObservance, Flag Day
14th MayThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
17th MaySunday17 May Constitution Day (1814)National Holiday, Flag Day
23rd MaySaturdayWhit SaturdayObservance
24th MaySundayWhit SundayNational holiday
25th MayMondayWhit MondayNational holiday
7th JuneSundayDissolution of Union With Sweden (1905)Flag Day
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
23rd JuneTuesdayMidsummer EveObservance
24th JuneWednesdaySt. John's DayObservance
4th JulySaturdayQueen Sonja's BirthdayFlag Day
20th JulyMondayCrown Prince Haakon's BirthdayFlag Day
29th JulyWednesdaySt. Olaf's DayFlag Day
19th AugustWednesdayCrown Princess Mette-Marit's BirthdayFlag Day
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
24th OctoberSaturdayUnited Nations DayObservance
25th OctoberSundayRepentance DayObservance
25th OctoberSundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
31st OctoberSaturdayHalloweenObservance
1st NovemberSundayAll Saints' DayObservance
8th NovemberSundayFathers' DayObservance
29th NovemberSundayFirst Advent SundayObservance
6th DecemberSundaySecond Advent SundayObservance
13th DecemberSundayThird Advent SundayObservance
20th DecemberSundayFourth Advent SundayObservance
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational holiday
26th DecemberSaturdayBoxing DayNational holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Norway. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Norway this year in 2026?

There are 12 holidays in Norway in 2026

How to retrieve the Norway holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NO&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Norway holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'NO', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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