Public Holidays in Svalbard & Jan Mayen 2024

Complete list of 35 public holidays and observances in Svalbard & Jan Mayen for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026

13 days left

12 Public Holidays

252 Working Days

114 Days Off

2 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 21	Sunday	Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra	Observance
Feb 6	Tuesday	Day of the Sami people	Observance
Feb 11	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
Feb 14	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance
Feb 21	Wednesday	Birthday of King Harald V	Observance
Mar 8	Friday	International Women's Day	Observance
Mar 24	Sunday	Palm Sunday	Observance
Mar 28	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Public
Mar 29	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Mar 31	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Public
Apr 1	Monday	April Fools' Day	Public
Apr 1	Monday	April Fools' Day	Observance
May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day	Public
May 8	Wednesday	Liberation Day	Observance
May 9	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 17	Friday	Constitution Day	Public
May 19	Sunday	Pentecost	Public
May 20	Monday	Whit Monday	Public
Jun 7	Friday	Union Dissolution Day	Observance
Jun 23	Sunday	Midsummar Eve	Observance
Jul 4	Thursday	Birthday of Queen Sonja	Observance
Jul 20	Saturday	Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus	Observance
Jul 29	Monday	Olsok	Optional
Aug 19	Monday	Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit	Observance
Nov 3	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Nov 10	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Dec 1	Sunday	First Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 8	Sunday	Second Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 15	Sunday	Third Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 22	Sunday	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Observance
Dec 24	Tuesday	Christmas Eve	Bank
Dec 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Thursday	Boxing Day	Public
Dec 31	Tuesday	New Year's Eve	Bank

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Long Weekends in 2024

Svalbard & Jan Mayen has 2 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

March 28, 2024 — April 1, 2024 5 days

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, April Fools' Day

May 17, 2024 — May 20, 2024 4 days

Constitution Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday

Holidays by Month

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Holiday Breakdown

10 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

2 On Weekends

Already non-working days

20 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	29

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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