Current Date And Time In Longyearbyen, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:26:18 CEST
State: Svalbard
Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 2,368
District: Spitsbergen
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Longyearbyen, Svalbard? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Longyearbyen.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Longyearbyen align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Grunnlovsdag (Norwegian Constitution Day) on May 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Longyearbyen.
This is Svalbard And Jan Mayen's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Svalbard And Jan Mayen's country-level and Svalbard holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Longyearbyen as anywhere else in Svalbard And Jan Mayen.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
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 and Svalbard holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Longyearbyen just as everywhere else in Svalbard And Jan Mayen.
| 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 |
In Longyearbyen, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Longyearbyen, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 2,368 and running on the Arctic/Longyearbyen time zone, Longyearbyen follows Svalbard And Jan Mayen's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.