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Flag days in Sweden 2027

Official and recommended flag days in Sweden in 2027, with dates and sources.

  1. New Year's Day

    The first day of the year is both a public holiday and an official flag day.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  2. King Carl XVI Gustaf's name day

    The day marks King Carl XVI Gustaf's name day and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  3. Crown Princess Victoria's name day

    The day marks Crown Princess Victoria's name day and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  4. Easter Sunday

    Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus in the Christian tradition and is a public holiday.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  5. King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday

    The day marks King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  6. May Day

    May Day is the international day of the labour movement and has been an official Swedish flag day since 1939.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  7. Whit Sunday

    Whit Sunday closes the Easter season and celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the Christian tradition.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  8. Veterans Day

    Veterans Day honours Sweden's veterans and their service in national and international missions.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  9. National Day of Sweden

    Also the Day of the Swedish Flag. Commemorates Gustav Vasa's election as king in 1523 and the 1809 constitution. A public holiday since 2005.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  10. Midsummer Day

    Midsummer Day falls on the Saturday between 20 and 26 June and is one of Sweden's major traditional celebrations.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  11. Crown Princess Victoria's birthday

    The day marks Crown Princess Victoria's birthday and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  12. Queen Silvia's name day

    The day marks Queen Silvia's name day and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  13. United Nations Day

    United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the UN Charter entering into force on 24 October 1945.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  14. Gustavus Adolphus Day

    The day commemorates King Gustavus Adolphus, who died at the Battle of Lützen on 6 November 1632.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  15. Nobel Day

    Nobel Day is the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death and the day the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm and Oslo.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  16. Queen Silvia's birthday

    The day marks Queen Silvia's birthday and is an official Swedish flag day.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  17. Christmas Day

    Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus in the Christian tradition and is a public holiday.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

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