Norway School Holidays (2026)

School holidays in Norway vary from region to region. Generally, the school year begins in mid-August and ends in mid-June. Usually, there are five holidays which include autumn, Christmas, winter, Easter, and summer break. These dates are set by the Ministry of Education & Research.

At a glance, most regions in Norway have a break at the beginning of October, followed by a Christmas break before Christmas Eve that ends during the first week of January. Later in February, Norwegian schools close for one week for the winter break which is followed by the Easter break, and lastly the summer break, which begins a few days before midsummer. Below is a list of dates within which school holidays in Norway should be expected to fall with slight differences.

For more updated information, please visit individual websites for schools in Norway.

When are school holidays in Norway?

What are the other holidays in Norway?

New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day is observed on January 1st in celebration of the start of a new year in the Gregorian calendar.

Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is also referred to as Holy Thursday or Good Thursday and is observed the day before Good Friday. It is in celebration of the Last Supper, also known as the Holy Communion or Eucharist.

Good Friday
Good Friday is observed on the Friday before Easter in remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Easter Monday
Easter Monday is observed after Easter Sunday in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

Labor Day
Labor Day is also referred to as May Day or International Workers Day and is observed on May 1st. This day commemorates the achievements of the labor movement.

Constitution Day
The Norwegian Constitution Day is observed on May 17th in celebration of the adoption of the 1814 constitution. Locally, this holiday is also known as Syttende Mai, which means May seventeenth.

Ascension Day
Ascension Day is observed precisely forty days after Easter in celebration of the ascension of Jesus into heaven, that occurred 39 days after his resurrection on Easter Sunday. This day is also referred to as the Feast of Ascension, Ascension Thursday, the Ascension of Jesus, or Holy Thursday.

Whit Monday
Whit Monday, also referred to as Pentecost Monday, is observed on the Monday after Pentecost, approximately fifty days after Easter. This day marks the conclusion of the Easter cycle and the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames above the heads of the Apostles of Jesus, which enabled them to preach the word of God in several languages.

Christmas Day
Christmas Day is observed on December 25th in celebration of the birth of Jesus, which is traditionally believed to have occurred on the same date in 1 BC.

St. Stephen’s Day
St. Stephen’s Day is also referred to as Boxing Day or the Second Day of Christmas. This day is observed on December 26th in celebration of St. Stephen who was the first Christian martyr.

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