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Working Days in Sweden 2012

2012 has 253 working days in Sweden: 366 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 Swedish public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
105
Weekend days
8
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2012

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 6 · Epiphany 1 21 168
February 0 21 168
March 0 22 176
April Apr 6 · Good Friday Apr 9 · Easter Monday 2 19 152
May May 1 · May Day May 17 · Ascension Day 2 21 168
June Jun 6 · National Day of Sweden 1 20 160
July 0 22 176
August 0 23 184
September 0 20 160
October 0 23 184
November 0 22 176
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day Dec 26 · Boxing Day 2 19 152
2012 total 8 253 2,024

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Public holidays (allmänna helgdagar). Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are not official holidays but most workplaces close. Source: Lag (1989:253) om allmänna helgdagar.

Working days by quarter

64
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
60
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
65
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
64
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
124
First half
129
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

Swedish public holidays 2012

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2012 calendar for Sweden

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Sweden 2012: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Sweden in 2012?

There are 253 working days in Sweden in 2012. The year has 366 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 are Swedish public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2012?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2012. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2012?

January 21, February 21, March 22, April 19, May 21, June 20, July 22, August 23, September 20, October 23, November 22 and December 19. August has the most working days and April the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the Swedish public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Public holidays (allmänna helgdagar). Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are not official holidays but most workplaces close.

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