Norway has a total of 47 holidays in 2017. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date Details
New Year's Day
Sunday, January 1, 2017 January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day
Saturday, January 21, 2017 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
Saami National Day
Monday, February 6, 2017 The Saami National Day is publicly celebrated in Norway by flying the Norwegian and Saami flags.
Mothers' Day
Sunday, February 12, 2017 Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 February 14 is Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Feast. The day of love owes its origins to ancient Roman and European Christian traditions.
King Harald V's Day
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 King Harald V of Norway's birthday is a flag day.
Carnival
Sunday, February 26, 2017 For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2017 March Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 26, 2017 Daylight Saving Time starts in Norway
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 13, 2017 Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday
Friday, April 14, 2017 Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 15, 2017 Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.
Easter Monday
Monday, April 17, 2017 Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.
Labor Day
Monday, May 1, 2017 Labor Day or May Day on May 1 is a public holiday day in Norway.
Day of Liberation
Monday, May 8, 2017 Liberation Day in Norway marks the end of the German occupation during the second World War.
17 May Constitution Day (1814)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 May 17 is the Constitution Day (1814) in Norway and a day of celebration.
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Whit Saturday
Saturday, June 3, 2017 Whit Saturday is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.
Whit Sunday
Sunday, June 4, 2017 Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.
Whit Monday
Monday, June 5, 2017 Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.
Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905)
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) is a flag day in Norway
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 June Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Midsummer Eve
Friday, June 23, 2017 Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.
St. John's Day
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Queen Sonja's Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
Crown Prince Haakon's Day
Thursday, July 20, 2017 July 20 is H.K.H. Crown Prince Haakon birthday and a flag day in Norway.
St. Olaf's Day
Saturday, July 29, 2017 St. Olaf's Day is a flag day in Norway
Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day
Saturday, August 19, 2017 August 19 is Crown Princess Mette Marit 's birthday is a flag day in Norway.
Election Day
Monday, September 11, 2017
September Equinox
Friday, September 22, 2017 September Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
United Nations Day
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.
Repentance Day
Sunday, October 29, 2017 Repentance Day is a observance in Norway
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 29, 2017 Daylight Saving Time ends in Norway
Halloween
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.
All Saints' Day
Sunday, November 5, 2017 All Saints' Day is a observance in Norway
Fathers' Day
Sunday, November 12, 2017 Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
First Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Second Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 10, 2017 Second Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Third Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 17, 2017 Third Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
December Solstice
Thursday, December 21, 2017 December Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Fourth Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 24, 2017 Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2017 Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2017 Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway.
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2017 New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
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