Norway has a total of 44 holidays in 2019. 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	Tuesday, January 1, 2019	January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's day	Monday, January 21, 2019	Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
The Saami people's day	Wednesday, February 6, 2019	The Saami People's Day is publicly celebrated in Norway by flying the Norwegian and Saami flags.
Mother's Day	Sunday, February 10, 2019	Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.
Valentine's Day	Thursday, February 14, 2019	Valentine’s Day is a special time to celebrate love, romance and friendship.
King Harald V's day	Thursday, February 21, 2019	King Harald V of Norway's birthday is a flag day.
Carnival	Sunday, March 3, 2019	For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.
March Equinox	Wednesday, March 20, 2019	March Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
Daylight Saving Time starts	Sunday, March 31, 2019	Daylight Saving Time starts in Norway
Palm Sunday	Sunday, April 14, 2019	Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.
Maundy Thursday	Thursday, April 18, 2019	Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday	Friday, April 19, 2019	Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death.
Holy Saturday	Saturday, April 20, 2019	Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 21, 2019	Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 22, 2019	Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.
Labor day	Wednesday, May 1, 2019	Labor Day or May Day on May 1 is a public holiday day in Norway.
Day of liberation	Wednesday, May 8, 2019	Liberation Day in Norway marks the end of the German occupation during the second World War.
17 May Constitution Day (1814)	Friday, May 17, 2019	17 May Constitution Day (1814) is a national holiday and flag day in Norway
Ascension Day	Thursday, May 30, 2019
Dissolution of union with Sweden (1905)	Friday, June 7, 2019	Dissolution of union with Sweden (1905) is a flag day in Norway
Pentecost Eve	Saturday, June 8, 2019	Pentecost Eve is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.
Whit Sunday	Sunday, June 9, 2019	Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.
Whit Monday	Monday, June 10, 2019	Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.
June Solstice	Friday, June 21, 2019	June Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Midsummer Eve	Sunday, June 23, 2019	Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.
St. John's day	Monday, June 24, 2019	St. John's day is a observance in Norway
Queen Sonja's day	Thursday, July 4, 2019	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	Saturday, July 20, 2019	July 20 is H.K.H. Crown Prince Haakon birthday and a flag day in Norway.
St. Olaf's day	Monday, July 29, 2019	St. Olaf's day is a flag day in Norway
Crown Princess Mette-Marit's day	Monday, August 19, 2019	August 19 is Crown Princess Mette Marit 's birthday is a flag day in Norway.
September Equinox	Monday, September 23, 2019	September Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
United Nations Day	Thursday, October 24, 2019	The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.
Daylight Saving Time ends	Sunday, October 27, 2019	Daylight Saving Time ends in Norway
Halloween	Thursday, October 31, 2019	On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.
Father's Day	Sunday, November 10, 2019	Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
First Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 1, 2019
Second Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 8, 2019	Second Advent Sunday is a national holiday in Norway
Third Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 15, 2019	Third Advent Sunday is a national holiday in Norway
December Solstice	Sunday, December 22, 2019	December Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Fourth Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 22, 2019	Fourth Advent Sunday is a national holiday in Norway
Christmas Eve	Tuesday, December 24, 2019	Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25, 2019	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day	Thursday, December 26, 2019	Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway
New Year's Eve	Tuesday, December 31, 2019	New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.