Sweden holidays 2026 — how are you stacking PTO around red days without burning extra leave?
I’m trying to map out family trips and a couple of long weekends in Sweden for 2026 without accidentally using more PTO than I need. The plan is to bridge public holidays with a day or two off, but I’m worried about school calendars, peak travel dates, and those sneaky “squeeze” weeks when everything is booked solid.
If you’ve got a practical approach, I’d love to hear it: which holidays are easiest to bridge, any regions that are calmer for a short break, and tips for planning when a holiday falls on a weekend. I’m mostly aiming for a mobile-friendly workflow I can check on the go, so anything concise and reliable is welcome.





I start by scanning the national list for 3–4-day clusters, then I add a single PTO day to stretch them; this page makes it painless to spot the bridge candidates at a glance: https://city-info.co/holidays/sweden/