Holidays and Observances in Norway in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | Flag Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National holiday |  |
| Jan 21 | Thursday | Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Day | Flag day | |
| Feb 6 | Saturday | Saami National Day | Flag day | |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | Carnival | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 21 | Sunday | King Harald V's Day | Flag day | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National holiday | |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day | National holiday, Flag day | |
| May 5 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 8 | Sunday | Day of Liberation | Observance, Flag day | |
| May 14 | Saturday | Whit Saturday | Observance | |
| May 15 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National holiday | |
| May 16 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| May 17 | Tuesday | 17 May Constitution Day (1814) | National holiday, Flag day | |
| Jun 7 | Tuesday | Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) | Flag day | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 23 | Thursday | Midsummer Eve | Observance | |
| Jun 24 | Friday | St. John's Day | Observance | |
| Jul 4 | Monday | Queen Sonja's Day | Flag day | |
| Jul 20 | Wednesday | Crown Prince Haakon's Day | Flag day | |
| Jul 29 | Friday | St. Olaf's Day | Flag day | |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Day | Flag day | |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 24 | Monday | United Nations Day | Observance | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Repentance Day | Observance | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 6 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 13 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 27 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 4 | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 11 | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 18 | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Bank Holiday / Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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