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Skjærtorsdag
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, 2 Apr 2026 · Norway · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off 3 Apr 2026 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Part of an unusually long Norwegian Easter: Thursday, Friday and Monday are all public holidays, and much of the country decamps to mountain cabins.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and offices close; grocery stores keep restricted hours across the whole Easter week.
Getting around
Heavy Wednesday-evening departures toward the mountains; reduced services on the day.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Thursday · 17 Apr 2025Bridge to 4 days
2026Thursday · 2 Apr 2026Bridge to 4 days
2027Thursday · 25 Mar 2027Bridge to 4 days
2028Thursday · 13 Apr 2028Bridge to 4 days
2029Thursday · 29 Mar 2029Bridge to 4 days
See the full Norway holiday calendar or count the working days.