Public Holidays in Svalbard & Jan Mayen 2028
Complete list of 37 public holidays and observances in Svalbard & Jan Mayen for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026
13 days left 12 Public Holidays
251 Working Days
115 Days Off
4 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 21 | Friday | Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra | Observance |
| Feb 6 | Sunday | Day of the Sami people | Observance |
| Feb 13 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Monday | Birthday of King Harald V | Observance |
| Feb 27 | Sunday | Carnival | Observance |
| Mar 1 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| Apr 1 | Saturday | April Fools' Day | Observance |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Public |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 8 | Monday | Liberation Day | Observance |
| May 17 | Wednesday | Constitution Day | Public |
| May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | Public |
| Jun 5 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Jun 7 | Wednesday | Union Dissolution Day | Observance |
| Jun 23 | Friday | Midsummar Eve | Observance |
| Jul 4 | Tuesday | Birthday of Queen Sonja | Observance |
| Jul 20 | Thursday | Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus | Observance |
| Jul 29 | Saturday | Olsok | Optional |
| Aug 19 | Saturday | Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit | Observance |
| Nov 5 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance |
| Nov 12 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Dec 3 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| Dec 10 | Sunday | Second Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| Dec 17 | Sunday | Third Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Fourth Sunday of Advent | Bank |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Fourth Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Bank |
Long Weekends in 2028
Svalbard & Jan Mayen has 4 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
April 13, 2028 — April 17, 2028 5 days
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
December 23, 2028 — December 26, 2028 4 days
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
April 29, 2028 — May 1, 2028 3 days
Labour Day
June 3, 2028 — June 5, 2028 3 days
Pentecost, Whit Monday
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 4
May 3
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 2
Holiday Breakdown
9 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
3 On Weekends
Already non-working days
22 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
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| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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