Will there be any public holidays in Scandinavia, special events or Scandinavian festivals during the time you travel to your destination in Scandinavia?
Holidays may mean business closures impacting travel - more crowds, closed banks, etc. So find out here when Scandinavia's public holidays and major events take place in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Note that regional customs and celebrations, especially in rural areas, may vary.
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
Jan 26-Feb 5: Winter Jazz Festival - Odense, Denmark
Late Jan: MP Motorcycle Event in Helsinki
Late Jan: Thorrablot Midwinter Feast - Iceland
FEBRUARY
Early/Mid Feb: Thorrablot Midwinter Feast - Iceland
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: Musica Nova Helsinki
Mid Mar: Skiing Events in Norway
Mar 25: Waffle Day in Sweden
Mar 23-Apr 1: National Film Festival in Copenhagen
Late March: 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
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: 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: 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, 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: Aarhus Festival, Denmark
Late Aug-Early Sep: Norwegian Food Festival in Alesund, Norway
SEPTEMBER
Late Aug-Early Sep: Norwegian Food Festival in Ålesund, Norway
Early Sep: Åarhus 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 Gothenburg, Sweden
Sept/Oct: Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland
Late Sep: Kivik Apple Market Festival in Kivik, Sweden
OCTOBER
Sept/Oct: Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland
Oct 1-7: Baltic Herring Market - Helsinki, Finland
Mid Oct: Rain Festival in Bergen, Norway
Mid Oct: Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland
Oct 19-28: 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 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 in Denmark & Finland
Dec 25: Christmas celebrations in Scandinavia
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
