School holidays Västerås 2026
When are the school breaks in Västerås? 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 Västerås. | Västerås stad – Terminer, lov och ledigheter i grundskola Reviewed |
| Christmas break | – Perioden mellan höstterminens sista dag (18 december) och vårterminens första dag (11 januari). | Västerås stad – Terminer, lov och ledigheter i grundskola 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 Västerås 2026
The autumn term of 2026 runs from August 17 until December 18. During the autumn, the läslov (autumn break) takes place during week 44, giving students time off from October 26 to October 30. In addition to these dates, municipal after-school centers are closed for staff training on November 25, 2026.
The jullov (Christmas break) covers 23 calendar days spanning the New Year. The break begins on Saturday, December 19, 2026, and continues until Sunday, January 10, 2027, covering weeks 51 through 1. Please be aware that these dates apply to municipal schools. Check with your child's individual school for details regarding independent schools, as they may follow a different schedule. These dates are sourced from the official academic calendar provided by the City of Västerås.
About Västerås
Västerås sits on the northern shore of Lake Mälaren and is the county seat of Västmanland, with a long history as an industrial town built around ASEA and later ABB. The Svartån river runs through the centre down to the harbour. During the breaks, families often head to the Vallby open-air museum or out to the islands of Mälaren.
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