Public Holidays in Svalbard & Jan Mayen 2026

Complete list of 37 public holidays and observances in Svalbard & Jan Mayen for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026

13 days left

12 Public Holidays

253 Working Days

112 Days Off

4 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 21	Wednesday	Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra	Observance
Feb 6	Friday	Day of the Sami people	Observance
Feb 8	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
Feb 14	Saturday	Valentine's Day	Observance
Feb 15	Sunday	Carnival	Observance
Feb 18	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance
Feb 21	Saturday	Birthday of King Harald V	Observance
Mar 8	Sunday	International Women's Day	Observance
Mar 29	Sunday	Palm Sunday	Observance
Apr 1	Wednesday	April Fools' Day	Observance
Apr 2	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Public
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public
May 8	Friday	Liberation Day	Observance
May 14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 17	Sunday	Constitution Day	Public
May 24	Sunday	Pentecost	Public
May 25	Monday	Whit Monday	Public
Jun 7	Sunday	Union Dissolution Day	Observance
Jun 23	Tuesday	Midsummar Eve	Observance
Jul 4	Saturday	Birthday of Queen Sonja	Observance
Jul 20	Monday	Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus	Observance
Jul 29	Wednesday	Olsok	Optional
Aug 19	Wednesday	Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit	Observance
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Nov 8	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Nov 29	Sunday	First Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 6	Sunday	Second Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 13	Sunday	Third Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 20	Sunday	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve	Bank
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Public
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Bank

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Long Weekends in 2026

Svalbard & Jan Mayen has 4 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 2, 2026 — April 6, 2026 5 days

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

May 23, 2026 — May 25, 2026 3 days

Pentecost, Whit Monday

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Holidays by Month

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Sep

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Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

8 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

4 On Weekends

Already non-working days

22 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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