Ascension Day – Sweden

The next Ascension Day is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 – in 233 days.

Ascension Day is celebrated 39 days after Easter Sunday, always on a Thursday, and marks the ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is a public holiday in many European countries. In Sweden it's a public holiday, so schools, government offices and most businesses close.

When is it? Ascension Day falls on 39 days after Easter Sunday. It's calculated from Easter Sunday, which moves with the lunar calendar, so the date can shift by several weeks from one year to the next. Next time round is Thursday, May 6, 2027, 233 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Ascension Day on a Thursday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Banks, government offices and schools close. Supermarkets and larger shops usually open on reduced hours, smaller independents often don't bother, and public transport tends to run a Sunday timetable. Post isn't collected or delivered. If you need something from a council, a bank or a doctor's surgery, the working day before it is the one to aim for, and it will be busier than usual for exactly that reason. In 2027 it falls in May, which also holds May Day (Första maj) on the 1st, Whit Sunday (Pentecost) on the 16th and Mother's Day on the 30th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Ascension Day for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Ascension Day is marked in France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark and Finland as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Ascension Day dates 2026–2036