2027 leave planning · National public holidays
Exact workdays to book, the public holidays behind each result, and non-overlapping 10-day and 20-day annual schedule plans.
Epiphany falls on Wednesday 6 January 2027 (allowing a 9-day break for 4 leave days), Easter combines Good Friday and Easter Monday (26–29 March), and Ascension Day falls on Thursday 6 May.
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Calculations verified 2026-11-06. Default examples below assume a Monday–Friday workweek (Saturday–Sunday rest days) and that listed public holidays are non-working days; use the interactive planner to switch to a 4-day Mon–Thu, Sun–Thu or Tue–Sat workweek.
Compare a standalone long weekend (3–5 days), a one-week break (6–9 days) and an extended break (10–16 days). Each card is an independent single-break option ranked by total days off per leave day booked.
25 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027
Request leave on: 25 Mar 2027. Return to work: 30 Mar 2027.
Holidays used: Good Friday (26 Mar 2027); Easter Monday (29 Mar 2027).
1 Jan 2027 – 6 Jan 2027
Request leave on: 4 Jan 2027; 5 Jan 2027. Return to work: 7 Jan 2027.
Holidays used: New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027); Epiphany (6 Jan 2027).
20 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027
Request leave on: 22 Mar 2027; 23 Mar 2027; 24 Mar 2027; 25 Mar 2027. Return to work: 30 Mar 2027.
Holidays used: Good Friday (26 Mar 2027); Easter Monday (29 Mar 2027).
25 Dec 2027 – 9 Jan 2028
Request leave on: 27 Dec 2027; 28 Dec 2027; 29 Dec 2027; 30 Dec 2027; 31 Dec 2027; 3 Jan 2028; 4 Jan 2028; 5 Jan 2028; 7 Jan 2028. Return to work: 10 Jan 2028.
Holidays used: Epiphany (6 Jan 2028).
Leave-year boundary rule: When a December/January break crosses calendar years, check whether your employer deducts January workdays from your 2027 carry-over or your 2028 leave allowance.
Unlike the standalone single-break alternatives above, the schedules below optimize a combined, non-overlapping full-year plan across 2027 for a 10-day versus a 20-day bookable leave allowance.
9 of 10 leave days used across 3 non-overlapping breaks · 1 leave day unused · 5 workday public holidays leveraged.
Unused allowance: Why 1 leave day remains unused: every weekday public-holiday cluster in this 2027 calendar has already been bridged across its adjacent weekends (any remaining holidays fall on rest days). Use this day for standalone summer vacation or personal time.
Leave-year boundary: all 9 booked leave days fall within calendar year 2027 (check whether your employer leave year runs Jan–Dec, Apr–Mar or May–Apr).
Open this 10-day schedule in the planner (export .ics or copy HR summary) →16 of 20 leave days used across 3 non-overlapping breaks · 4 leave days unused · 5 workday public holidays leveraged.
Unused allowance: Why 4 leave days remain unused: every weekday public-holiday cluster in this 2027 calendar has already been bridged across its adjacent weekends (any remaining holidays fall on rest days). Use these 4 days for standalone summer vacation or personal time.
Leave-year boundary: all 16 booked leave days fall within calendar year 2027 (check whether your employer leave year runs Jan–Dec, Apr–Mar or May–Apr).
Open this 20-day schedule in the planner (export .ics or copy HR summary) →This table lists the 11 public holidays in the model’s 2027 calendar for national public holidays. Bank closures, employer-specific days and unannounced replacement days are not silently added.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Saves a Mon–Fri workday? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 6 Jan 2027 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 26 Mar 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 29 Mar 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | May Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
| 6 May 2027 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 6 Jun 2027 | Sunday | National Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
| 26 Jun 2027 | Saturday | Midsummer Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
| 6 Nov 2027 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
| 26 Dec 2027 | Sunday | Boxing Day | No — falls on weekend (unless replacement day applies) |
Official calendar source: Government Offices of Sweden ↗.
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Statutory paid annual leave baseline: 25 days of annual leave. Statutory annual leave is distinct from public holidays: public holidays are calendar dates designated by law or collective agreement, whereas annual leave is your personal bookable allowance.
Sweden’s Annual Leave Act (Semesterlagen) provides at least 25 vacation days per year. Many collective agreements also treat Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as de facto paid days off and grant “klämdagar” (squeeze days such as the Friday after Ascension). Check your collective agreement.
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