Long weekends 2027 in Norway

Norway has 12 public holidays in 2027, taken from the official government list. 5 fall on a weekend.

Leave rules differ by employer and contract in Norway, so the planner shows every budget from one to ten days. Among the 16 countries we cover outside our main markets, Norway ranks number 8 for full days off this year.

Each break below starts and ends on a free day, contains at least one public holiday, and needs no more than 10 days of leave. They are ranked by how many days off each day of leave brings.

25 December 2026 to 3 January 2027: 4 days of leave (28 to 31 December) around Første juledag, Andre juledag and Første nyttårsdag give 10 days off, 2,5 days for every day used.

20 to 29 March: 3 days of leave (22 to 24 March) around Skjærtorsdag, Langfredag, Første påskedag and Andre påskedag give 10 days off, 3,3 days for every day used.

Around Første mai, 5 days of leave on Mon 26 April, Tue 27 April, Wed 28 April, Thu 29 April and Fri 30 April unlock 9 days away, 24 April to 2 May.

6 to 9 May: 1 day of leave (7 May) around Kristi himmelfartsdag gives 4 days off, 4,0 days for every day used.

Around Første pinsedag and Andre pinsedag, Syttende mai, 4 days of leave on Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May and Fri 21 May unlock 9 days away, 15 to 23 May.

Around Første juledag and Andre juledag, 5 days of leave on Mon 20 December, Tue 21 December, Wed 22 December, Thu 23 December and Fri 24 December unlock 9 days away, 18 to 26 December.

With 1 day of leave the longest run you can build is 4 days, 6 to 9 May. Three days stretch to 10 days off (20 to 29 March). Five days, a typical week, become 11 days off around Skjærtorsdag, Langfredag, Første påskedag and Andre påskedag, 25 March to 4 April.

Ten days, the most this planner books in one go, give 18 days in a row, 25 March to 11 April. For nine days or more away you need 3 days of leave.

Winter: Første nyttårsdag on 1 January, Første juledag on 25 December and Andre juledag on 26 December. The pick of the season is 25 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 with 4 days of leave for 10 days off.

Spring: Skjærtorsdag on 25 March, Langfredag on 26 March, Første påskedag on 28 March, Andre påskedag on 29 March, Første mai on 1 May, Kristi himmelfartsdag on 6 May, Første pinsedag on 16 May, Andre pinsedag on 17 May and Syttende mai on 17 May. The pick of the season is 6 to 9 May with 1 day of leave for 4 days off.

Summer and autumn have no public holiday in Norway this year, which makes them the time to use a full week of leave for a longer trip.

Norwegians head to the fjords and Lofoten in summer, mountain cabins and ski resorts like Trysil and Hemsedal in winter, and the southern coast around Kristiansand for summer sailing. Easter is the classic cabin break.

Your strongest breaks this year fall in December, March and April, so pick the trip that suits that season, and book early: everyone else in Norway has the same days off.

2026 and 2028 are planned as well, each with its own dates and breaks.

Holiday dates move every year: fixed-date days change their weekday, and Easter moves between late March and late April, which is why the best breaks are never the same twice.

Every date on this page comes from the official source for Norway, read directly and compared day by day with an independent second source. A year appears once its official list is published, and we never fill a gap with another country's dates.

The planner treats weekends and full public holidays as free days and works out where your days of leave turn into the longest time off. Days kept in part of Norway or as observances are shown but never counted. Last checked on 1 October 2026.