School holidays Umeå 2026
When are the school breaks in Umeå? 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 | Not yet confirmed | – |
| Easter break | Not yet confirmed | – |
| Autumn break | – Kallas läslov i Umeå. | Umeå kommun – Läsårstider och lov Reviewed |
| Christmas break | – | Umeå kommun – Läsårstider och lov 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 Umeå 2026
The autumn term of 2026 for primary schools in Umeå runs from August 17 to December 18. The autumn break, or höstlov, takes place during week 44, starting on Monday, October 26, and ending on Friday, October 30. This five-day period offers a short break for students halfway through the term.
The Christmas break, or jullov, spans 19 calendar days, beginning on Monday, December 21, 2026, and concluding on Friday, January 8, 2027. This period covers both the Christmas and New Year holidays as well as the start of the new year. If additional leave is required, an application must be submitted to the school at least 14 days in advance. These dates are sourced from the official academic calendar provided by Umeå municipality, and it is recommended to verify with the individual school regarding any local variations or additional professional development days.
About Umeå
Umeå is the largest city in Norrland, set on the Ume river a few kilometres from the coast. It has a large university and many young families, and the winters are long, so the winter sports break comes later than in southern Sweden. Paths along the river are used all year round, and Västerbotten Museum at Gammlia runs children's activities during the breaks.
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