The most beautiful cities in Sweden

Sweden is a country of rare beauty, even amid its starkest northern landscapes. Its cities and towns testify to 1000 years of urban life, but there are precious places offering glimpses into even older traditions of human settlement.

Public holidays

There are 13 Swedish formal public holidays. Midsommarafton, julafton, nyårsafton are days off granted by convention to most workers, often covered by industrial agreements. Trettondagsafton (January 5), valborgsmässoafton (April 30) and alla helgons afton (Friday on or after October 30), as well as days between public holidays and weekends, are sometimes treated as days off.

New Year's Day (nyårsdagen) – January 1

Epiphany (trettondedag jul) – January 6

Good Friday (långfredagen)

Easter (påskdagen) – (Easter Sunday will fall between March 22 and April 25)

Easter Monday (annandag påsk)

Labour Day/May Day (första Maj) – May 1

Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärds dag) - A Thursday in May, 39 days after Easter Sunday

Pentecost/Whitsun (pingstdagen) – May or June (50 days or seventh Sunday after Easter)

Swedish National Day (Sveriges nationaldag) – June 6

Midsummer eve (midsommarafton) – Friday before midsummer

Midsummer/summer solstice (midsommardagen) – Saturday on or after June 20

All Saints Day (alla helgons dag) – Saturday on or after October 31