12 official public holidays in 2016, with 0 still ahead and around 253 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day Første nyttårsdag | Public |
| Thu, Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Skjærtorsdag | Public |
| Fri, Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday Langfredag | Public |
| Sun, Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday Første påskedag | Public |
| Mon, Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday Andre påskedag | Public |
| Sun, May 1 | Sunday | Labour Day Første mai | Public |
| Thu, May 5 | Thursday | Ascension Day Kristi himmelfartsdag | Public |
| Sun, May 15 | Sunday | Pentecost Første pinsedag | Public |
| Mon, May 16 | Monday | Whit Monday Andre pinsedag | Public |
| Tue, May 17 | Tuesday | Constitution Day Syttende mai | Public |
| Sun, Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day Første juledag | Public |
| Mon, Dec 26 | Monday | St. Stephen's Day Andre juledag | Public |
Fri, Jan 1 · Friday
New Year's Day
Første nyttårsdag
Public
Thu, Mar 24 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Skjærtorsdag
Public
Fri, Mar 25 · Friday
Good Friday
Langfredag
Public
Sun, Mar 27 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Første påskedag
Public
Mon, Mar 28 · Monday
Easter Monday
Andre påskedag
Public
Sun, May 1 · Sunday
Labour Day
Første mai
Public
Thu, May 5 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Kristi himmelfartsdag
Public
Sun, May 15 · Sunday
Pentecost
Første pinsedag
Public
Mon, May 16 · Monday
Whit Monday
Andre pinsedag
Public
Tue, May 17 · Tuesday
Constitution Day
Syttende mai
Public
Sun, Dec 25 · Sunday
Christmas Day
Første juledag
Public
Mon, Dec 26 · Monday
St. Stephen's Day
Andre juledag
Public
Total holidays
12
in 2016
Working days remaining
253
across all of 2016
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2016
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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.