The best time to book annual leave in 2027
The Sweden year planner for 2027 is a free list of the public holidays in Sweden. It shows the days of annual leave that turn each one into a proper break.
Best value in 2027
New Year
Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan
4 days of annual leave gets you 10 days away.
- Friday 1 January, New Year's Day
- Saturday 2 January, weekend
- Sunday 3 January, weekend
- Monday 4 January, leave
- Tuesday 5 January, leave
- Wednesday 6 January, Epiphany
- Thursday 7 January, leave
- Friday 8 January, leave
- Saturday 9 January, weekend
- Sunday 10 January, weekend
Book off: Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan
Every good window in 2027
Each one puts your annual leave next to a weekend and one of the public holidays. You get at least twice as many days away as you book. In date order, for Sweden.
- 10days
New Year
Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan
4 days of annual leave · 2.5× your annual leave
Book off Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan
Plan a trip for these dates - 10days
Easter
Sat 20 Mar – Mon 29 Mar
4 days of annual leave · 2.5× your annual leave
Book off Mon 22 – Thu 25 Mar
Plan a trip for these dates - 9days
International Workers' Day
Sat 1 May – Sun 9 May
4 days of annual leave · 2.3× your annual leave
Book off Mon 3 – Wed 5 May, Fri 7 May
Plan a trip for these dates - 9days
Midsummer Eve
Sat 19 Jun – Sun 27 Jun
4 days of annual leave · 2.3× your annual leave
Book off Mon 21 – Thu 24 Jun
Plan a trip for these dates - 10days
Christmas Eve
Fri 24 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028
4 days of annual leave · 2.5× your annual leave
Book off Mon 27 – Thu 30 Dec
Plan a trip for these dates
- Annual leave to book
- Holiday
- Weekend
Long weekends that cost nothing
Weekends next to public holidays in 2027: three or four days away without booking any annual leave.
- New Year · Fri 1 Jan · 3 days
- Easter · Fri 26 Mar · 4 days
- Midsummer Eve · Fri 25 Jun · 3 days
- Christmas Eve · Fri 24 Dec · 3 days
- New Year's Eve · Fri 31 Dec · 3 days
2027 at a glance
Every day of 2027 in Sweden: the public holidays, and the days of annual leave that each window above asks you to book.
Public holidays in Sweden, 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | |
| Epiphany | |
| Good Friday | |
| Easter Sunday | |
| Easter Monday | |
| International Workers' Day | |
| Ascension Day | |
| Pentecost | |
| National Day of Sweden | |
| Midsummer Eve | |
| Midsummer Day | |
| All Saints' Day | |
| Christmas Eve | |
| Christmas Day | |
| St. Stephen's Day | |
| New Year's Eve |
Already used some annual leave? Plan around what you have left.
Tell Be Outside your allowance and how many days you have left. We start you at 25 days, a common starting point in Sweden, and plan around trips you have already booked. Then turn a window into a trip, or start from a plan someone else has published.
Questions
When is the best time to book annual leave in 2027?
New Year is the best value in 2027. 4 days of annual leave (Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan) gives you 10 days away, Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan. The other public holidays each turn 4 days of annual leave into as many as 10 days off.
How do you work out the windows?
We look at every run of 6 to 16 days around weekends and public holidays. For each one, we count the working days you'd need to book. We keep the runs that give you at least twice as many days away as days of leave. Where two overlap, only the better one is kept.
What if I have already used some of my annual leave?
Tell Be Outside your allowance and how many days you have left. The year planner plans around trips you have already booked, only suggests dates from tomorrow on, and shows the annual leave you have left as you plan.
Which countries does the year planner cover?
It covers 26 countries. In Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In the Americas: Canada and United States. In Asia-Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Each has its own regions where their holidays differ. Inside Be Outside, the planner uses the holidays where you work. That can be a different country from where you live.
Public holidays from Nager.Date. Check substitute days with your employer.