12 official public holidays in 2008, with 0 still ahead and around 254 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day Første nyttårsdag | Public |
| Thu, Mar 20 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Skjærtorsdag | Public |
| Fri, Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday Langfredag | Public |
| Sun, Mar 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday Første påskedag | Public |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday Andre påskedag | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day Første mai | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Ascension Day Kristi himmelfartsdag | Public |
| Sun, May 11 | Sunday | Pentecost Første pinsedag | Public |
| Mon, May 12 | Monday | Whit Monday Andre pinsedag | Public |
| Sat, May 17 | Saturday | Constitution Day Syttende mai | Public |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day Første juledag | Public |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day Andre juledag | Public |
Tue, Jan 1 · Tuesday
New Year's Day
Første nyttårsdag
Public
Thu, Mar 20 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Skjærtorsdag
Public
Fri, Mar 21 · Friday
Good Friday
Langfredag
Public
Sun, Mar 23 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Første påskedag
Public
Mon, Mar 24 · Monday
Easter Monday
Andre påskedag
Public
Thu, May 1 · Thursday
Labour Day
Første mai
Public
Thu, May 1 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Kristi himmelfartsdag
Public
Sun, May 11 · Sunday
Pentecost
Første pinsedag
Public
Mon, May 12 · Monday
Whit Monday
Andre pinsedag
Public
Sat, May 17 · Saturday
Constitution Day
Syttende mai
Public
Thu, Dec 25 · Thursday
Christmas Day
Første juledag
Public
Fri, Dec 26 · Friday
St. Stephen's Day
Andre juledag
Public
Total holidays
12
in 2008
Working days remaining
254
across all of 2008
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2008
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Norway has ten statutory public holidays under the Lov om helligdager og helligdagsfred of 1995. The list is fully Lutheran by historical inheritance: New Year's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension, Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Labour Day on 1 May and Constitution Day on 17 May are not strictly helligdager but offentlige høytidsdager (public solemn days) under a separate 1947 statute and are nonetheless paid days off across the economy. Constitution Day commemorates the 1814 Eidsvoll constitution and is the most visibly celebrated day, with children's parades nationwide.
Norwegian working time under the Arbeidsmiljøloven sets a 40-hour standard week, reduced to 37.5 by collective agreement across most of the labour market. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. The Tvisteloven and Domstolloven roll procedural deadlines falling on a Saturday, Sunday or helligdag to the next working day. Settlement of Norwegian krone transactions runs on Norges Bank's NBO settlement system, which observes the statutory ten-day list plus 1 May and 17 May, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from noon as half days under banking sector practice.