Norway has a total of 46 holidays in 2018. 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
Monday, January 1, 2018 January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day
Sunday, January 21, 2018 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
Saami National Day
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 The Saami National Day is publicly celebrated in Norway by flying the Norwegian and Saami flags.
Mothers' Day
Sunday, February 11, 2018 Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.
Carnival
Sunday, February 11, 2018 For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.
Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 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
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 King Harald V of Norway's birthday is a flag day.
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 March Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 25, 2018 Daylight Saving Time starts in Norway
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 29, 2018 Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday
Friday, March 30, 2018 Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 31, 2018 Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.
Easter Monday
Monday, April 2, 2018 Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.
Labor Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Labor Day or May Day on May 1 is a public holiday day in Norway.
Day of Liberation
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Liberation Day in Norway marks the end of the German occupation during the second World War.
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 10, 2018
17 May Constitution Day (1814)
Thursday, May 17, 2018 May 17 is the Constitution Day (1814) in Norway and a day of celebration.
Whit Saturday
Saturday, May 19, 2018 Whit Saturday is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.
Whit Sunday
Sunday, May 20, 2018 Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.
Whit Monday
Monday, May 21, 2018 Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.
Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905)
Thursday, June 7, 2018 Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) is a flag day in Norway
June Solstice
Thursday, June 21, 2018 June Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Midsummer Eve
Saturday, June 23, 2018 Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.
St. John's Day
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Queen Sonja's Day
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 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
Friday, July 20, 2018 July 20 is H.K.H. Crown Prince Haakon birthday and a flag day in Norway.
St. Olaf's Day
Sunday, July 29, 2018 St. Olaf's Day is a flag day in Norway
Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day
Sunday, August 19, 2018 August 19 is Crown Princess Mette Marit 's birthday is a flag day in Norway.
September Equinox
Sunday, September 23, 2018 September Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
United Nations Day
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.
Repentance Day
Sunday, October 28, 2018 Repentance Day is a observance in Norway
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 28, 2018 Daylight Saving Time ends in Norway
Halloween
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.
All Saints' Day
Sunday, November 4, 2018 All Saints' Day is a observance in Norway
Fathers' Day
Sunday, November 11, 2018 Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
First Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Second Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 9, 2018 Second Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Third Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 16, 2018 Third Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2018 December Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Fourth Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 23, 2018 Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 2018 Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway.
New Year's Eve
Monday, December 31, 2018 New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
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