Will there be any public holidays or large annual events in Scandinavia during the time you travel to Scandinavia? Events and holidays may mean business closures impacting travel - more crowds, closed banks, etc. Just find out here when Scandinavia's public holidays and major events take place in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
JANUARY
Jan 1: New Year's Day holiday - Scandinavia
Jan 6: Epiphany (religious) holiday - Fin, Swe, Ice
Jan 13: Hilarymas (St Knut's Day) - Sweden
Late Jan: Winter Jazz Festival - Denmark
Late Jan: MP Motorcycle Event in Helsinki
Late Jan: Thorrablot Midwinter Feast - Iceland
FEBRUARY
Early Feb: Winter Jazz Festival - Denmark
Early Feb: Stockholm Furniture Fair
Feb 6: Sami National Day, Norway
Feb 14: Valentine's Day in Scandinavia
Mid/Late Feb: Finland Ice Marathon
Mid/Late Feb: Lantern Festival - Helsinki, Finland
Late Feb: Finlandia Ski Race - Finland
MARCH
Mar 1: Beer Day in Iceland
Mid Mar: Skiing Events in Norway
Mar 25: Waffle Day in Sweden
Late Mar: Reykjavik Blues Festival, Iceland
Late Mar: Copenhagen Catwalk in Copenhagen
APRIL
Apr 16: Queen's Birthday Celebration - Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr: Easter Sunday - Scandinavia
Apr: Easter Monday - Scandinavia
Late Apr - Early May: Bergen Music Fest - Bergen, Norway
April 30: Walpurgis Night - Sweden
MAY
May 1: Labour Day/May Day in Scandinavia
Early May: Bergen Gay Pride Festival, Norway (discontinued)
Early/Mid May: Copenhagen Architecture & Design Days - Denmark
May 12: Common Prayer Day (religious) - Denmark
Mid May: Stavanger International Jazz Festival (MaiJazz), Norway
Mid May: Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland
Mid May: Reykjavik Rite of Spring Festival, Iceland
May 17: Independence Day (Constitution Day) in Norway
Mid/Late May: Aalborg Carnival, Denmark
May 25: Ascension Day (religious) – Scandinavia
Late May-Early June: Bergen International Festival, Norway
JUNE
Early June: Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg
Early June: Bright Days Festival in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Early June: Stockholm Marathon, Sweden
Early June: Seafarers' Day & Festival of the Sea, Iceland
Early June: Taste of Stockholm Food Festival, Sweden
June 5: Independence Day (Constitution Day) in Denmark
June 6: Independence Day (National Flag Day) in Sweden
Mid June: Norwegian Wood rock festival, Oslo
Mid June: Viking Festival in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Mid June: Midnight Sun Marathon Tromso, Norway
June 17: National Independence Day in Iceland
June 20-23: Midsummer's Eve (Solstice)
Late June: Stockholm Summer Games
Late June: Days of Tordenskjold in Frederikshavn, Denmark
Late June: Oslo Pride Festival, Norway
Late June-Early July: Viking Plays in Frederikssund, Denmark
JULY
Late June-Early July: Viking Plays in Frederikssund, Denmark
Early July: Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway
Early July: Roskilde Festival, Denmark
Early/Mid July: Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark
Mid July: Karlshamn Baltic Festival, Sweden
Mid July: Stockholm Jazz Festival, Sweden
Late July: Rattviksdansen Folklore Festival (Rattvik, Sweden)
Late July: Viking Moot Festival in Aarhus, Denmark
Late July: Stockholm Pride / EuroPride
Late July: Reykholt Music Festival, Iceland
Late July: Soccer ReyCup, Iceland
Late July: Olavsoka Festival on the Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Late July: Laugavegur Marathon, Iceland
AUGUST
1st Monday in Aug: Trademen's Day, Iceland
Early Aug: Stockholm Pride in Stockholm, Sweden
Early Aug: Etne Market Days in Etne, Norway
Early Aug: Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway
Mid Aug: Reykjavik Gay Pride, Iceland
Mid Aug: Chamber Music Festival in Oslo, Norway
Mid Aug: Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway
Mid-Aug: Emigration Festival in Växjö, Sweden
Mid Aug: Malmö Festival, Sweden
Mid Aug: Reykjavik Marathon, Iceland
Mid Aug: Copenhagen Pride Week, Denmark
Mid Aug: Reykjavik Cultural Night, Iceland
Late Aug: European Medieval Festival in Horsens, Denmark
Late Aug-Early Sep: Århus Festival, Denmark
Late Aug-Early Sep: Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland
Late Aug-Early Sep: Norwegian Food Festival in Alesund, Norway
SEPTEMBER
Late Aug-Early Sep: Norwegian Food Festival in Alesund, Norway
Late Aug-Early Sep: Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland
Early Sep: Århus Festival, Denmark
Early Sep: Golden Days Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
Mid/Late Sep: Malmö Rainbow Pride Festival, Sweden
Late Sep: Göteborg Int'l Book Fair in Göteborg, Sweden
Late Sep: Kivik Apple Market Festival in Kivik, Sweden
OCTOBER
Early Oct: Baltic Herring Market - Helsinki, Finland
Mid Oct: Rain Festival in Bergen, Norway (discontinued)
Mid Oct: Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland
Mid Oct: Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Denmark
Mid/Late Oct: Bergen Art Festival (BergArt), Norway
Late Oct: Tivoli Amusement Park Halloween Event in Copenhagen, Denmark
NOVEMBER
Nov 1: All Saints' Day (businesses open) – Sweden
Early Nov: Autumn Jazz Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
Late Nov: Hanukkah/Chanukah
DECEMBER
All Dec: Hanukkah/Chanukah
Early Dec: Shop Window Sunday in Malmo, Sweden
Dec 6: Independence Day in Finland
Dec 10: Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway
Dec 10: Nobel Prize Awards in Stockholm, Sweden
Early & Mid-Dec: Christmas Markets in Scandinavia
Dec 13: Saint Lucia Day
Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Dec 25: Some additional Christmas celebrations
Dec 26: Boxing Day (day of charitable giving)
Dec 31: New Year's Eve events in Scandinavia
Also see: Scandinavia by Month - The Monthly Travel Calender
