Flag days in Sweden


By an ordinance issued by the Government of Sweden, a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official Flag Days. This means that the Flag of Sweden is flown on all public flag poles and buildings. Hoisting of the Swedish flag on private flag poles on these days is also strongly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Flying of the flag is permissible from sunrise to sunset. In general this means from 8 AM to 8 PM. During winter the time from sunrise to sunset is often less than 12 hours in the whole of Sweden and during this time the actual daylight hours should be observed. In the parts of Sweden north of the polar circle the sun does not rise at all for some weeks during December. One example of handling this is the practice of the Infantry Regiment in Kiruna, which during this period flies the flag for one hour each day starting at noon.
9 May is not an official Swedish flag day. It receives its status from being a European Union flag day, and the fact that Sweden is a member country of the European Union. In Sweden this is observed by flying the Swedish flag side by side with the European Union flag on public flag poles and buildings.
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNyårsdagen
28 JanuaryName day of the KingKonungens namnsdagKing Carl XVI Gustaf
12 MarchName day of the Crown PrincessKronprinsessans namnsdagCrown Princess Victoria
First Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 MarchEaster SundayPåskdagen
30 AprilBirthday of the KingKonungens födelsedagKing Carl XVI Gustaf
1 MayMay DayFörsta maj
29 MayVeterans DayVeterandagen
Seventh Sunday after Easter SundayPentecostPingstdagen50 days after Easter
6 JuneNational Day of SwedenSveriges nationaldagOfficial holiday from 2005
Saturday between 20 June and 26 JuneMidsummer DayMidsommardagen
14 JulyVictoria DayKronprinsessans födelsedagCrown Princess Victoria
8 AugustName day of the QueenDrottningens namnsdagQueen Silvia
Second Sunday of September during election yearsElection DayDag för val i hela riket till riksdagenElections held every four years
24 OctoberUnited Nations DayFN-dagen
6 NovemberGustavus Adolphus DayGustav AdolfsdagenBattle of Lützen
10 DecemberAlfred Nobel DayNobeldagenThe Nobel Awards Ceremony
23 DecemberBirthday of the QueenDrottningens födelsedagQueen Silvia
25 DecemberChristmas DayJuldagen