Holidays and Observances in Norway in 2008
| Date | Name | Type | Flag Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | National holiday |  |
| Jan 21 | Monday | Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day | Flag day | |
| Feb 3 | Sunday | Carnival | Observance | |
| Feb 6 | Wednesday | Saami National Day | Flag day | |
| Feb 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 21 | Thursday | King Harald V's Day | Flag day | |
| Mar 16 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance | |
| Mar 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday | |
| Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labor Day | National holiday, Flag day | |
| May 1 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 8 | Thursday | Day of Liberation | Observance, Flag day | |
| May 10 | Saturday | Whit Saturday | Observance | |
| May 11 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National holiday | |
| May 12 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| May 17 | Saturday | 17 May Constitution Day (1814) | National holiday, Flag day | |
| Jun 7 | Saturday | Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) | Flag day | |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 23 | Monday | Midsummer Eve | Observance | |
| Jun 24 | Tuesday | St. John's Day | Observance | |
| Jul 4 | Friday | Queen Sonja's Day | Flag day | |
| Jul 20 | Sunday | Crown Prince Haakon's Day | Flag day | |
| Jul 29 | Tuesday | St. Olaf's Day | Flag day | |
| Aug 19 | Tuesday | Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day | Flag day | |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 24 | Friday | United Nations Day | Observance | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Repentance Day | Observance | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 9 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 7 | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 14 | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Bank Holiday / Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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