Calendar
2024
2025
13
Dec 2024
Swedish Lucia
13
Dec 2024
Music moment: Taylor Swift’s birthday
23
Dec 2024
Queen Silvia’s birthday
24
Dec 2024
Christmas Eve
31
Dec 2024
New Year’s Eve
31
Dec 2024
Music moment: ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe – to celebrate the end of the year
15
Jan 2025
Application period closes for studies in Sweden
27
Jan 2025
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
01
Feb 2025
Music moment 1986: ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe was released
06
Feb 2025
National Day of the Sami people
11
Feb 2025
Fat Tuesday
14
Feb 2025
Valentine’s day
14
Feb 2025
International Winter Bike to Work Day
21
Feb 2025
International Mother Language Day
22
Feb 2025
Music moment 1998: ‘Ray of Light’ by Madonna with music video by Jonas Åkerlund was released
24
Feb 2025
Sweden Finns’ Day
28
Feb 2025
Ramadan
01
Mar 2025
Music moment 2019: Composer Ludwig Göransson won an Oscar
08
Mar 2025
International Women’s Day
23
Mar 2025
Nordic day
23
Mar 2025
Music moment 1990: The movie ‘Pretty Woman’ with theme song by Roxette premiered in the US
25
Mar 2025
Waffle day
28
Mar 2025
Music moment: Lady Gaga’s birthday
06
Apr 2025
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
06
Apr 2025
Music moment 1974: ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ by Blue Swede hit number one in the US Billboard charts
08
Apr 2025
International Roma Day
20
Apr 2025
Easter
22
Apr 2025
Earth day
23
Apr 2025
World Book and Copyright Day
30
Apr 2025
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s birthday
30
Apr 2025
Walpurgis Night
01
May 2025
Music moment 2012: Swedish band First Aid Kit performed Paul Simon’s ‘America’ at the Polar Music Prize ceremony
03
May 2025
World Press Freedom Day
09
May 2025
Europe Day
17
May 2025
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT)
24
May 2025
European Day of Parks
25
May 2025
Mother’s day
01
Jun 2025
Pride Month (1–30 June)
03
Jun 2025
World Bicycle Day
05
Jun 2025
World Environment Day
06
Jun 2025
National Day of Sweden
16
Jun 2025
Music moment 1990: ‘Pretty Woman’ theme song ‘It Must Have Been Love’ by Roxette hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
20
Jun 2025
Midsummer
29
Jun 2025
Music moment 1990: The movie ‘Pretty Woman’ with theme song by Roxette premiered in Sweden
14
Jul 2025
Crown Princess’s birthday
15
Jul 2025
Tornedalians’ day
09
Aug 2025
Crayfish premiere
09
Aug 2025
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
23
Aug 2025
Swedish meatball day
23
Aug 2025
Music moment 1964: ‘Waltz for Debby’ by Monica Zetterlund and the Bill Evans Trio was recorded
27
Aug 2025
Raoul Wallenberg Day
01
Sep 2025
Music moment: Choir Day
08
Sep 2025
International Literacy Day
08
Sep 2025
Music moment: Pink’s birthday
15
Sep 2025
International Day of Democracy
26
Sep 2025
European Day of Languages
01
Oct 2025
Music moment 2011: Levels by Avicii was released
04
Oct 2025
Cinnamon Bun Day
05
Oct 2025
World Teacher’s Day
11
Oct 2025
International Day of the Girl
24
Oct 2025
United Nations Day
31
Oct 2025
Halloween
01
Nov 2025
All Saints’ Day
01
Nov 2025
Music moment 1993: ‘The Sign’ by Ace of Base topped the US album charts
05
Nov 2025
Music moment 2021: ABBA released their comeback record
09
Nov 2025
Father’s day
14
Nov 2025
Birthday of Astrid Lindgren
19
Nov 2025
International Men’s Day
19
Nov 2025
World Toilet Day