Sweden Working Days Calculator
Count Swedish working days (arbetsdagar) between any two dates with all röda dagar excluded for 2026. Sweden observes 13 red days with a particularly dense May–June cluster.
Count working days in Sweden between any two dates — all Swedish public holidays excluded.
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Covers Sweden's public holidays. Easter-based holidays and midsummer/All Saints' floating dates are computed algorithmically for any year.
Formula
Working Days = Weekdays − Swedish röda dagar falling on weekdays
Count all Mon–Fri days in the range, then subtract Swedish public holidays on weekdays. The May–June cluster can remove 4–5 working days within a 6-week window.
Worked Example
Scenario: Stockholm supplier quotes 20 working days from 22 Apr 2025.
Labour Day (1 May) and Ascension (29 May) fall within the window.
Weekdays 22 Apr – 27 May: 25 • Holidays: 2 (Första maj, Ascension)
Working days = 23 → need 2 more. Deadline: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Common Mistakes
- May–June is the most disrupted period. Labour Day, Ascension (Thursday), National Day, and Whit Sunday can all fall within 6 weeks — removing up to 4 working days.
- Klämdagar (squeeze days). Swedes commonly take the Friday after Ascension (a Thursday) as annual leave, creating a 4-day weekend. Build buffer into late May deadlines.
- Midsummer usually falls on Saturday. Midsummer Eve (Friday) is widely treated as a day off under collective agreements, even when Midsummer Day falls on Saturday and does not formally remove a weekday.
Guide
How to Use
- 1
Enter start and end dates
Both dates are inclusive.
- 2
Click Calculate
Counts Mon–Fri days and deducts all Swedish röda dagar for the selected year.
- 3
Review excluded holidays
Any röda dagar within your range are listed by name.
- 4
Add buffer for klämdagar
Informal bridge days around Thursday holidays are common in Sweden. Add 1 extra day for Ascension week.
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