Holidays in Norway 2023, 2024, 2025, flag days (exact dates)

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What public holidays are there in Norway?

All Norwegian holidays can be divided into 4 types:

Public holidays.
Red days.
Unofficial holidays.
Flag days.

Public holidays in Norway are defined by the Public Holidays and Public Holidays Act of 24 February 1995. These days, all residents of the country have the right to a day off from work. If an employee returns to work, he receives compensation, which is determined in the employment contract or established by law.

Red days are official non-working days for all residents of the country. But they are not official public holidays. Norway has two red days: Labor Day and Constitution Day on May 17, 1814.

Unofficial holidays are not regulated by law. Most often they are associated with religious traditions or historical events. For example: Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween.

Flag days mark significant events. They are defined by the Regulations on Amendments to the Rules for the Use of the State and Commercial Flag 2024. On Flag Day, flags are raised on all buildings of government organizations and institutions. Norwegians often display the national flag on their homes and private establishments.

Holidays in Norway 2023

Below are the Norwegian holidays 2023 and Flag days. For convenience, they are arranged chronologically and divided by month.

January 2023

January 1 (Sunday) 2023 – New Year (public holiday, flag day).
January 21 (Saturday) 2023 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (flag day).

February 2023

February 6 (Monday) 2023 – National Sami Day (Flag Day).
February 12 (Sunday) 2023 – Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 14 (Tuesday) 2023 – Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 19 (Sunday) 2023 – Carnival (unofficial holiday).
February 21 (Tuesday) 2023 – King Harald V Day (flag day).

March 2023

28 March (Tuesday) 2023 – Birthday of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha (unofficial flag day).

April 2023

April 2 (Sunday) 2023 – Palm Sunday (unofficial holiday).
April 6 (Thursday) 2023 – Maundy Thursday (public holiday).
April 7 (Friday) 2023 – Good Friday (public holiday).
April 8 (Saturday) 2023 – Holy Saturday (unofficial holiday).
April 9 (Sunday) 2023 – Easter Sunday (public holiday).
April 10 (Monday) 2023 – Easter Monday (public holiday).

May 2023

May 1 (Monday) 2023 – Labor Day (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 8 (Monday) 2023 – Liberation Day (unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 17 (Wednesday) 2023 – Constitution Day May 17, 1814 (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 18 (Thursday) 2023 – Ascension (public holiday).
May 27 (Saturday) 2023 – Saturday before Trinity (unofficial holiday).
May 28 (Sunday) 2023 – Trinity (public holiday).
29 May (Monday) 2023 – Trinity Monday / Holy Spirit Day (public holiday).

June 2023

June 7 (Wednesday) 2023 – Dissolution of the union with Sweden 1905 (flag day).
June 23 (Friday) 2023 – Summer Solstice Eve (unofficial holiday).
June 24 (Saturday) 2023 – St. John’s Day (unofficial holiday).

July 2023

July 4 (Tuesday) 2023 – Queen Sonja Day (flag day).
July 20 (Thursday) 2023 – Crown Prince Haakon Day (flag day).
July 29 (Saturday) 2023 – St. Olaf’s Day (flag day).

August 2023

August 19 (Saturday) 2023 – Crown Princess Mette-Marit Day (flag day).

October 2023

October 24 (Tuesday) 2023 – United Nations Day (unofficial holiday).
October 29 (Sunday) 2023 – Day of Repentance (unofficial holiday).
October 31 (Tuesday) 2023 – Halloween (unofficial holiday).

November 2023

November 5 (Sunday) 2023 – All Saints’ Day (unofficial holiday).
November 12 (Sunday) 2023 – Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).

December 2023

December 3 (Sunday) 2023 – First Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 10 (Sunday) 2023 – Second Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 17 (Sunday) 2023 – Third Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 24 (Sunday) 2023 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 24 (Sunday) 2023 – Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
December 25 (Monday) 2023 – Christmas (public holiday).
December 26 (Tuesday) 2023 – Second Day of Christmas (public holiday).
December 31 (Sunday) 2023 – New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).

Holidays in Norway 2024

In this section we have collected Norwegian holidays in 2024. Dates are indicated based on existing legislation. For convenience, we have arranged flag days, red days and holidays in Norway 2024 by month.

January 2024

January 1 (Monday) 2024 – New Year (public holiday).
January 21 (Sunday) 2024 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (flag day).

February 2024

February 6 (Tuesday) 2024 – National Sami Day (Flag Day).
February 11 (Sunday) 2024 – Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 11 (Sunday) 2024 – Carnival (unofficial holiday).
February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 21 (Wednesday) 2024 – King Harald V Day (flag day).

March 2024

March 24 (Sunday) 2024 – Palm Sunday (unofficial holiday).
March 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Maundy Thursday (public holiday).
28 March (Thursday) 2024 – Birthday of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha (unofficial flag day).
March 29 (Friday) 2024 – Good Friday (public holiday).
March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Holy Saturday (unofficial holiday).
March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Easter Sunday (public holiday).

April 2024

April 1 (Monday) 2024 – Easter Monday (public holiday).

May 2024

May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Labor Day (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 8 (Wednesday) 2024 – Liberation Day (unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 9 (Thursday) 2024 – Ascension (public holiday).
May 17 (Friday) 2024 – Constitution Day May 17, 1814 (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 18 (Saturday) 2024 – Saturday before Trinity (unofficial holiday).
May 19 (Sunday) 2024 – Trinity (public holiday).
20 May (Monday) 2024 – Trinity Monday / Holy Spirit Day (public holiday).

June 2024

June 7 (Friday) 2024 – Dissolution of the union with Sweden 1905 (flag day).
June 23 (Sunday) 2024 – Summer Solstice Eve (unofficial holiday).
June 24 (Monday) 2024 – St. John’s Day (unofficial holiday).

July 2024

July 4 (Thursday) 2024 – Queen Sonja Day (flag day).
July 20 (Saturday) 2024 – Crown Prince Haakon Day (flag day).
July 29 (Monday) 2024 – St. Olaf’s Day (flag day).

August 2024

August 19 (Monday) 2024 – Crown Princess Mette-Marit Day (flag day).

October 2024

October 24 (Thursday) 2024 – United Nations Day (unofficial holiday).
October 27 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of Repentance (unofficial holiday).
October 31 (Thursday) 2024 – Halloween (unofficial holiday).

November 2024

November 3 (Sunday) 2024 – All Saints’ Day (unofficial holiday).
November 10 (Sunday) 2024 – Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).

December 2024

December 1 (Sunday) 2024 – First Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 8 (Sunday) 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 15 (Sunday) 2024 – Third Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 22 (Sunday) 2024 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 24 (Tuesday) 2024 – Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – Christmas (public holiday).
December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Second Day of Christmas (national holiday).
December 31 (Tuesday) 2024 – New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).

Holidays in Norway 2025

Below are the holidays in Norway in 2025 in chronological order. Dates are current and in accordance with existing legislation in the Kingdom.

January 2025

January 1 (Wednesday) 2025 – New Year (public holiday).
January 21 (Tuesday) 2025 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (flag day).

February 2025

February 6 (Thursday) 2025 – National Sami Day (Flag Day).
February 9 (Sunday) 2025 – Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 14 (Friday) 2025 – Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
February 21 (Friday) 2025 – King Harald V Day (flag day).

March 2025

March 2 (Sunday) 2025 – Carnival (unofficial holiday).
28 March (Friday) 2025 – Birthday of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha (unofficial flag day).

April 2025

April 13 (Sunday) 2025 – Palm Sunday (unofficial holiday).
April 17 (Thursday) 2025 – Maundy Thursday (public holiday).
April 18 (Friday) 2025 – Good Friday (public holiday).
April 19 (Saturday) 2025 – Holy Saturday (unofficial holiday).
April 20 (Sunday) 2025 – Easter Sunday (public holiday).
April 21 (Monday) 2025 – Easter Monday (public holiday).

May 2025

May 1 (Thursday) 2025 – Labor Day (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 8 (Thursday) 2025 – Liberation Day (unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 17 (Saturday) 2025 – Constitution Day May 17, 1814 (red day, unofficial holiday, flag day).
May 29 (Thursday) 2025 – Ascension (public holiday).

June 2025

June 7 (Saturday) 2025 – Saturday before Trinity (unofficial holiday).
June 7 (Saturday) 2025 – Dissolution of the union with Sweden 1905 (flag day).
June 8 (Sunday) 2025 – Trinity (public holiday).
June 9 (Monday) 2025 – Trinity Monday / Holy Spirit Day (public holiday).
June 23 (Monday) 2025 – Summer Solstice Eve (unofficial holiday).
June 24 (Tuesday) 2025 – St. John’s Day (unofficial holiday).

July 2025

July 4 (Friday) 2025 – Queen Sonja Day (flag day).
July 20 (Sunday) 2025 – Crown Prince Haakon Day (flag day).
July 29 (Tuesday) 2025 – St. Olaf’s Day (flag day).

August 2025

August 19 (Tuesday) 2025 – Crown Princess Mette-Marit Day (flag day).

September 2025

September 15 (Monday) 2025 – Parliamentary election day (flag day).

October 2025

October 24 (Friday) 2025 – United Nations Day (unofficial holiday).
October 26 (Sunday) 2025 – Day of Repentance (unofficial holiday).
October 31 (Friday) 2025 – Halloween (unofficial holiday).

November 2025

November 2 (Sunday) 2025 – All Saints’ Day (unofficial holiday).
November 9 (Sunday) 2025 – Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).
November 30 (Sunday) 2025 – First Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).

December 2025

December 7 (Sunday) 2025 – Second Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 14 (Sunday) 2025 – Third Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 21 (Sunday) 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (unofficial holiday).
December 24 (Wednesday) 2025 – Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
December 25 (Thursday) 2025 – Christmas (public holiday).
December 26 (Friday) 2025 – Second Day of Christmas (public holiday).
December 31 (Wednesday) 2025 – New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).

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