Current Date And Time In Bergen, Norway
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:39:04 CEST
State: Vestland
Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 294,029
District: Bergen
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Bergen, Vestland? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Bergen.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Bergen follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) on May 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bergen.
This is Norway's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Norway's country-level and Vestland holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bergen as anywhere else in Norway.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Norway's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Norway's country and Vestland holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bergen just as everywhere else in Norway.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) | 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 |
Bergen's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Norway's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Bergen, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 294,029 and running on the Europe/Oslo time zone, Bergen follows Norway's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.