12 official public holidays in 2026, with 2 still ahead and around 140 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day Første nyttårsdag | Public |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Skjærtorsdag | Public |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday Langfredag | Public |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday Første påskedag | Public |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday Andre påskedag | Public |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day Første mai | Public |
| Thu, May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day Kristi himmelfartsdag | Public |
| Sun, May 17 | Sunday | Constitution Day Syttende mai | Public |
| Sun, May 24 | Sunday | Pentecost Første pinsedag | Public |
| Mon, May 25 | Monday | Whit Monday Andre pinsedag | Public |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day Første juledag | Public |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day Andre juledag | Public |
Thu, Jan 1 · Thursday
New Year's Day
Første nyttårsdag
Public
Thu, Apr 2 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Skjærtorsdag
Public
Fri, Apr 3 · Friday
Good Friday
Langfredag
Public
Sun, Apr 5 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Første påskedag
Public
Mon, Apr 6 · Monday
Easter Monday
Andre påskedag
Public
Fri, May 1 · Friday
Labour Day
Første mai
Public
Thu, May 14 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Kristi himmelfartsdag
Public
Sun, May 17 · Sunday
Constitution Day
Syttende mai
Public
Sun, May 24 · Sunday
Pentecost
Første pinsedag
Public
Mon, May 25 · Monday
Whit Monday
Andre pinsedag
Public
Fri, Dec 25 · Friday
Christmas Day
Første juledag
Public
Sat, Dec 26 · Saturday
St. Stephen's Day
Andre juledag
Public
Total holidays
12
in 2026
Working days remaining
140
between today and year end
Upcoming holidays
2
from today onward
See Norway's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Suggested pairs: Nordic ring.
Norway has ten statutory public holidays under the Lov om helligdager og helligdagsfred of 1995. The list is fully Lutheran by historical inheritance: New Year's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension, Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Labour Day on 1 May and Constitution Day on 17 May are not strictly helligdager but offentlige høytidsdager (public solemn days) under a separate 1947 statute and are nonetheless paid days off across the economy. Constitution Day commemorates the 1814 Eidsvoll constitution and is the most visibly celebrated day, with children's parades nationwide.
Norwegian working time under the Arbeidsmiljøloven sets a 40-hour standard week, reduced to 37.5 by collective agreement across most of the labour market. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. The Tvisteloven and Domstolloven roll procedural deadlines falling on a Saturday, Sunday or helligdag to the next working day. Settlement of Norwegian krone transactions runs on Norges Bank's NBO settlement system, which observes the statutory ten-day list plus 1 May and 17 May, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from noon as half days under banking sector practice.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Norway's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.