Norway has a total of 46 holidays in 2022. 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
Saturday, January 1, 2022 January 1 is a day off for most people in Norway.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day
Friday, January 21, 2022 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's birthday is a flag day, when the Norwegian flag is flown on all flag poles.
Saami National Day
Sunday, February 6, 2022 The Saami National Day is publicly celebrated in Norway by flying the Norwegian and Saami flags.
Mothers' Day
Sunday, February 13, 2022 Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in February in Norway.
Valentine's Day
Monday, February 14, 2022 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
Monday, February 21, 2022 King Harald V of Norway's birthday is a flag day.
Carnival
Sunday, February 27, 2022 For Carnival, Norwegians traditionally serve wheat buns filled with whipped cream.
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2022 March Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 27, 2022 Daylight Saving Time starts in Norway
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 14, 2022 Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday
Friday, April 15, 2022 Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 16, 2022 Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Saturday, and is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 17, 2022 Easter Sunday is a day off for most in Norway.
Easter Monday
Monday, April 18, 2022 Easter Monday in Norway is the last day of the Easter holiday.
Labor Day
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day or May Day on May 1 is a public holiday day in Norway.
Day of Liberation
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Liberation Day in Norway marks the end of the German occupation during the second World War.
17 May Constitution Day (1814)
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 May 17 is the Constitution Day (1814) in Norway and a day of celebration.
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Whit Saturday
Saturday, June 4, 2022 Whit Saturday is not a public holiday in Norway, but shops close earlier than normal.
Whit Sunday
Sunday, June 5, 2022 Whit Sunday or Pentecost is a public holiday in Norway.
Whit Monday
Monday, June 6, 2022 Whit Monday is a public holiday in Norway, making the Pentecost weekend a long weekend.
Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905)
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) is a flag day in Norway
June Solstice
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 June Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Midsummer Eve
Thursday, June 23, 2022 Traditionally, people celebrate Midsummer's Eve by gathering around a large bonfire.
St. John's Day
Friday, June 24, 2022
Queen Sonja's Day
Monday, July 4, 2022 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
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 July 20 is H.K.H. Crown Prince Haakon birthday and a flag day in Norway.
St. Olaf's Day
Friday, July 29, 2022 29. juli er olsok og flaggdag i Norge.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day
Friday, August 19, 2022 August 19 is Crown Princess Mette Marit 's birthday is a flag day in Norway.
September Equinox
Friday, September 23, 2022 September Equinox in Norway (Oslo)
United Nations Day
Monday, October 24, 2022 The UN Day is on October 24 and is mainly marked in schools and kindergartens in Norway.
Repentance Day
Sunday, October 30, 2022 Repentance Day is a observance in Norway
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 30, 2022 Daylight Saving Time ends in Norway
Halloween
Monday, October 31, 2022 On Halloween, more and more Norwegian kids dress up in costumes to go trick or treating.
All Saints' Day
Sunday, November 6, 2022 Many churches honor all their saints on All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day.
Fathers' Day
Sunday, November 13, 2022 Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
First Advent Sunday
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Second Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 4, 2022 Second Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Third Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 11, 2022 Third Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
Fourth Advent Sunday
Sunday, December 18, 2022 Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance in Norway
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 December Solstice in Norway (Oslo)
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2022 Norwegians exchange gifts and get together for the main Christmas celebrations on December 24.
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2022 Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day
Monday, December 26, 2022 Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in Norway.
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2022 New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
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