Is Today a Public Holiday in Norway?
No
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This page answers one question: is today a public holiday in Norway? It takes today's date in the Norway timezone (Europe/Oslo) and checks it against the official holiday calendars we publish for Norway (2025–2028), every one sourced from government announcements. The status is computed live when the page loads, so the answer is correct whenever you open it — and the date rolls over at local midnight, not ours.
Planning around the next day off? The full Norway 2026 calendar lists all 12 holidays with their exact dates and long-weekend layout, and the Norway country hub links every year we publish. Each year page also offers free ICS, CSV and PDF downloads, so the whole calendar can live in Google, Apple or Outlook — and a subscription picks up any official revision automatically.
Norway holiday calendars
NorwayOfficial sources & data
- Lov om helligdager og helligdagsfred (helligdagsfredloven), LOV-1995-02-24-12 — § 2 (helligdager), § 3 (helligdagsfred), § 4 (offentlige arrangementer), § 5 (salg fra faste utsalgssteder); consolidated text in force since 01.06.2021 (LOV-2021-05-07-34)Visit sourceLovdata AS — Norwegian legal database publishing the official consolidated statute texts (Act of the Barne- og familiedepartementet)
- Lov om 1 og 17 mai som høgtidsdager, LOV-1947-04-26-1 — § 1 (høgtidsdager and the retail rules), § 2 (the day before 1. og 17. mai)Visit sourceLovdata AS — Norwegian legal database publishing the official consolidated statute texts (Act of the Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet)
- Nager.Date Public Holidays API — Norway 2026 (independent cross-check, not a government source)Visit sourceNager.Date (open-source holiday data project)
Frequently asked questions
How does this page decide whether today is a holiday in Norway?
It reads today's date in the Norway timezone (Europe/Oslo) and compares it with the official Norway holiday calendars we publish (2025–2028). If today falls inside any holiday window — including between the start and end of a multi-day break — the page says yes. The check runs live on every visit, and the date flips at local midnight.
How many public holidays does Norway have in 2026?
Norway has 12 public holidays in 2026. The matching year calendar lists every one, flagging those that fall on a weekend and any substitute days granted for them.
What are the first and last public holidays of 2026 in Norway?
The 2026 calendar opens with New Year's Day on Jan 1 and closes with Second Day of Christmas, ending Dec 26.
Does Norway have public holidays that span multiple days?
Every 2026 public holiday in Norway is a single day — no official multi-day block. When one lands next to a weekend it still makes a longer break, and the year page lists all of them.
Where do the dates come from?
Every date comes from an official Norway government notice or gazette, linked one by one at the bottom of the country year page, and is cross-checked against a second independent source. We update the page when a new arrangement is published.
Can I add Norway's holidays to my calendar?
Yes. The Norway year page offers free ICS, CSV and PDF files that import into Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar, and subscribing to the ICS URL keeps your calendar updated if the government revises a date.
