It's time to plan your summer vacation. 2025 offers an unusually large number of opportunities to maximize your vacation days. Here's everything you need to know for an extra long and enjoyable summer.

2025 can be seen as a super year when it comes to maximizing your vacation time – almost all public holidays are on weekdays this year. 

Ascension Day occurs on a Thursday, which means you can get a whole week off.

Here are all the red days this summer and how you should think to maximize your summer vacation. 

Ascension Day – seven days off

Ascension Day always occurs on a Thursday, this year it is May 29th.

If you have squeeze days in your employment contract, you can take three days off, May 26 to May 28, and get nine consecutive days off. 

Otherwise, you can take a vacation day on Friday, May 30, and you will have a long weekend of four days.  

National Day – three days off 

Sweden's National Day is June 6, which in 2025 is on a Friday. This means you automatically get three days off. 

If you want to extend your leave further, you can combine Ascension Day and National Day. 

By taking five vacation days, or four if you have tight days, between May 29 and June 5, you will get eleven consecutive days off. 

Midsummer – nine days off

Friday, June 20, 2025, is Midsummer Eve. It is not a red day but is counted in many collective agreements as a day off, in the same way as Christmas Eve. 

However, Midsummer Day is a public holiday and this year falls on Saturday, June 21st. 

To get long-term leave, you can take four vacation days between June 16 and June 19. This way you get nine days off: from June 14 to June 22. 

Christmas and New Year – twelve days off

This year, Christmas and New Year are a real super year from a leave perspective because both Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day occur on weekdays. 

By taking three vacation days, December 29 and 30, and January 2, you get a total of twelve consecutive days of leave. 

Source: Expressen.se