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Working Days in Sweden 2023

2023 has 252 working days in Sweden: 365 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 Swedish public holidays on weekdays.

252
Working days
105
Weekend days
8
Holidays on weekdays
2,016
Working hours

Working days by month, 2023

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 6 · Epiphany 1 21 168
February 0 20 160
March 0 23 184
April Apr 7 · Good Friday Apr 10 · Easter Monday 2 18 144
May May 1 · May Day May 18 · Ascension Day 2 21 168
June Jun 6 · National Day of Sweden 1 21 168
July 0 21 168
August 0 23 184
September 0 21 168
October 0 22 176
November 0 22 176
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day Dec 26 · Boxing Day 2 19 152
2023 total 8 252 2,016

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)
63
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
124
First half
128
Second half

Working days between two dates

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

Swedish public holidays 2023

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

2023 calendar for Sweden

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Sweden 2023: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Sweden in 2023?

There are 252 working days in Sweden in 2023. The year has 365 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 2023?

At 8 hours a day, 252 working days make 2,016 working hours in 2023. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2023?

January 21, February 20, March 23, April 18, May 21, June 21, July 21, August 23, September 21, October 22, November 22 and December 19. March 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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