Norway has a total of 47 holidays in 2021. 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	Friday, January 1, 2021	January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day	Thursday, January 21, 2021	Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
Saami National Day	Saturday, February 6, 2021	The Saami National Day is publicly celebrated in Norway by flying the Norwegian and Saami flags.
Mothers' Day	Sunday, February 14, 2021	Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.
Valentine's Day	Sunday, February 14, 2021	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.
Carnival	Sunday, February 14, 2021	For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.
King Harald V's Day	Sunday, February 21, 2021	King Harald V of Norway's birthday is a flag day.
March Equinox	Saturday, March 20, 2021	March Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
Palm Sunday	Sunday, March 28, 2021	Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.
Daylight Saving Time starts	Sunday, March 28, 2021	Daylight Saving Time starts in Norway
Maundy Thursday	Thursday, April 1, 2021	Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday	Friday, April 2, 2021	Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death.
Holy Saturday	Saturday, April 3, 2021	Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 4, 2021	Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 5, 2021	Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.
Labor Day	Saturday, May 1, 2021	Labor Day or May Day on May 1 is a public holiday day in Norway.
Day of Liberation	Saturday, May 8, 2021	Liberation Day in Norway marks the end of the German occupation during the second World War.
Ascension Day	Thursday, May 13, 2021
17 May Constitution Day (1814)	Monday, May 17, 2021	May 17 is the Constitution Day (1814) in Norway and a day of celebration.
Whit Saturday	Saturday, May 22, 2021	Whit Saturday is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.
Whit Sunday	Sunday, May 23, 2021	Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.
Whit Monday	Monday, May 24, 2021	Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.
Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905)	Monday, June 7, 2021	Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) is a flag day in Norway
June Solstice	Monday, June 21, 2021	June Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Midsummer Eve	Wednesday, June 23, 2021	Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.
St. John's Day	Thursday, June 24, 2021
Queen Sonja's Day	Sunday, July 4, 2021	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	Tuesday, July 20, 2021	July 20 is H.K.H. Crown Prince Haakon birthday and a flag day in Norway.
St. Olaf's Day	Thursday, July 29, 2021	29. juli er olsok og flaggdag i Norge.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day	Thursday, August 19, 2021	August 19 is Crown Princess Mette Marit 's birthday is a flag day in Norway.
Election Day	Monday, September 13, 2021
September Equinox	Wednesday, September 22, 2021	September Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
United Nations Day	Sunday, October 24, 2021	The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.
Repentance Day	Sunday, October 31, 2021	Repentance Day is a observance in Norway
Halloween	Sunday, October 31, 2021	On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.
Daylight Saving Time ends	Sunday, October 31, 2021	Daylight Saving Time ends in Norway
All Saints' Day	Sunday, November 7, 2021	Many churches honor all their saints on All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day.
Fathers' Day	Sunday, November 14, 2021	Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
First Advent Sunday	Sunday, November 28, 2021
Second Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 5, 2021	Second Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Third Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 12, 2021	Third Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Fourth Advent Sunday	Sunday, December 19, 2021	Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
December Solstice	Tuesday, December 21, 2021	December Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Christmas Eve	Friday, December 24, 2021	Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.
Christmas Day	Saturday, December 25, 2021	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day	Sunday, December 26, 2021	Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway.
New Year's Eve	Friday, December 31, 2021	New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.