
Use this page to check Norway's national public holidays: a continuously updated calendar covering both past and upcoming dates. Norway observes 1 official public holidays mandated by national law (including Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day)). A mix of fixed and movable dates make up most national calendars: civic anniversaries usually repeat on the same day each year, while religious or lunar-calendar holidays shift — this calendar lists the actual computed date for each, year by year. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.
Why This Matters: Public holidays in Norway directly affect office schedules, customs clearance and warehouse operations. This calendar is a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with partners, offices or operations in Norway.
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Live public holiday calendar for Norway, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.
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Statutory public holidays mandated by national government law in Norway. These fixed dates reflect official non-working days. For dynamic, movable religious observances (e.g., Eid, Easter), refer to the live calendar embed above.
⚠ These entries are sourced from Norway's official government portal but have not yet been individually cross-checked against a specific confirming page — treat the dates below as a helpful starting point, not a final confirmed record.
| Holiday Name | Date / Observance | Category / Type | Closure Impact | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) Official national day celebrating the signing of the Norwegian Constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814. | May 17 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Administration & Schools) | www.regjeringen.no → |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) | Mon, May 17, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public holidays generally split into two kinds: fixed-date ones that land on the same calendar day every year — a founding or independence anniversary, for instance — and movable ones whose date shifts annually because they follow a different calendar system entirely. Norway's calendar can include holidays governed by the centuries-old Easter calculation, the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar that sets the date for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, or a lunisolar calendar of the kind behind Lunar New Year. Countries across Europe vary widely in which calendar systems their holidays follow, Norway included — that variation is exactly why the calendar above computes each year's date individually rather than repeating one.
Under Norway's labor law, fixed-date national public holidays carry mandatory non-working status for public administration, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises — 1 such holiday is documented for Norway in the table above, currently sourced from Norway's official government portal, pending independent confirmation, including Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) on May 17. Official gazette announcements are published by government authorities to confirm these mandated closures.
Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a legally mandated non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.
Norway is also divided into states and provinces, and countries structured this way often layer a regional founding day, a local patron festival or a province-specific holiday on top of the national calendar — observed in one state but not nationwide. The calendar above covers Norway's national holidays; see the Norway states & provinces directory for population and government data on each one.
| 📊 Quick Facts | |
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| 👥 Population Rank | #119 of 249 |
| 📏 Area World Rank | #68 |
| 🏙️ Population Density | 18.4 / km² |
| 🌊 Land / Water Split | 94.0% / 6.0% |