Current Date And Time In Jan Mayen, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
13:58:16 CEST
Capital: Olonkinbyen
Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 18
Area: 377.00 km²
State Code: JM
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Jan Mayen, Svalbard And Jan Mayen? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Jan Mayen.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Jan Mayen align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Jan Mayen, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Grunnlovsdag (Norwegian Constitution Day) on May 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Svalbard And Jan Mayen's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Svalbard And Jan Mayen's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Jan Mayen and the rest of Svalbard And Jan Mayen, not a separate Jan Mayen-specific calendar.
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These are Svalbard And Jan Mayen's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Svalbard And Jan Mayen's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Svalbard And Jan Mayen, including Jan Mayen. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grunnlovsdag (Norwegian Constitution Day) | May 17 | Territory Holiday | Full Territory Closure | www.sysselmesteren.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 (Norwegian Constitution Day) | Mon, May 17, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Jan Mayen close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Svalbard And Jan Mayen are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Jan Mayen doesn't simply disappear — Svalbard And Jan Mayen's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Jan Mayen's capital, Olonkinbyen observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Jan Mayen.