School holidays Stockholm 2026
When are the school breaks in Stockholm? Here are the sports, Easter, autumn and Christmas breaks for 2026.
Dates are taken from each municipality's official school calendar and checked for new breaks every ten days. Independent schools may have other dates, so always check with your school.
| Break | Dates | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Winter sports break | – | Stockholms stad – Spånga grundskola, viktiga datum Reviewed |
| Easter break | – | Stockholms stad – Spånga grundskola, viktiga datum Reviewed |
| Autumn break | – | Stockholms stad – Terminer och lov i grundskolan Reviewed |
| Christmas break | – Perioden mellan höstterminens sista dag (18 december) och vårterminens första dag (11 januari). | Stockholms stad – Terminer och lov i grundskolan Reviewed |
The Christmas break is listed under the year it starts.
Calendar 2026 with public holidaysWeek numbers, public holidays, bridge days and paydays for the whole year.About the school breaks in Stockholm 2026
Planning time off for the family is easier when the school year dates are clear. During 2026, the sportlov (winter sports break) takes place in week 9, while the påsklov (Easter break) begins on a Tuesday in week 15. The höstlov (autumn break) occurs during week 44, spanning five days from Monday to Friday. The extended jullov (Christmas break) runs from December 19, 2026, through January 10, 2027.
Beyond these scheduled breaks, keep in mind that the spring term starts on January 8 and ends on June 11, 2026. The autumn term begins on August 17 and concludes on December 18, 2026. There is also a day off for Kristi himmelsfärds dag on May 15. These dates are based on the municipality's official school calendar, but since individual schools may have local variations, you should always check the schedule directly with your child's school.
About Stockholm
Stockholm is Sweden's largest municipality, home to about a million people and spread across islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city runs more than 150 of its own compulsory schools, and there are many independent schools too, which is why it pays to double-check dates with your own school. During the breaks, Djurgården with Skansen and Junibacken is where a lot of families end up.
How we collect and check the dates
Where do the dates come from?
All dates come from each municipality's own page about school term dates for compulsory school. We do not copy other sites' lists or reuse earlier years. Below the table there is a link to the source, so you can see where the date is written.
How are the dates checked?
When a break is added, the line of text on the municipality's page that the date is based on is saved. A date is only published if that line appears word for word on the municipality's page, under the right term and year. If the municipality only gives a week number, such as week 44, we convert it to Monday–Friday of that week. If there is no separate Christmas break listed, it is worked out from the last day of the autumn term and the first day of the spring term. Such dates are marked as calculated.
How often is the page updated?
An automatic check goes through the municipalities' pages every ten days and looks for breaks that are still missing. Breaks that are already over are not looked for. Dates already on the page are not overwritten automatically. If a municipality changes a break afterwards, we correct it by hand.
When do municipalities publish new term dates?
Most municipalities decide their term dates one to two years ahead, often in spring. So the next school year may be missing for a while for some municipalities. If no date is shown for a break, the municipality has not published it yet, or we have not been able to confirm it.
Why do municipalities have different breaks?
Each municipality decides its own breaks. The sports break is spread between week 7 and week 10 depending on where in Sweden you live, partly so the ski resorts are not full the same week. The autumn break is almost always week 44, and the Easter break is around Easter or the week after.
How many school days are in a school year?
According to the Swedish School Ordinance, the school year has at least 178 school days and 12 days off. It starts in August and ends in June. Days off that are not part of the main breaks are often single days, for example around Ascension Day.
Do the dates apply to independent schools and upper secondary?
The dates apply to the municipality's compulsory schools. Independent schools set their own term dates and may have other breaks. Upper secondary schools often follow the same breaks, but not always. Study days, when pupils are off but teachers work, are set by each school and are not listed here.
Found an error?
Get in touch through the contact page and tell us which municipality and break it concerns. We check against the municipality's page and correct it as soon as we can. Contact us