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Swedish holiday pay calculator 2026
Holiday pay in Sweden is based on what you earned last year, not this year's salary. The statutory percentage rule gives 12% of gross pay during the qualifying year. Enter that amount below.
Rules checked against semesterlagen on 2026-07-31
How Swedish holiday pay works
The Annual Leave Act (semesterlagen) gives 25 days of leave a year. Under the percentage rule, holiday pay is 12% of total pay during the qualifying year (1 April–31 March unless your agreement says otherwise), of which 0.43% is paid per paid holiday day taken. Many collective agreements give a higher percentage or more days, and then the agreement applies. If you leave the job you receive holiday compensation for what you earned but did not take.
Common questions
When is holiday pay paid?
With your holiday, usually in the June or July payslip. Holiday compensation on leaving a job must be paid no later than one month after the employment ends.
Is holiday pay taxed?
Yes — it is taxed as ordinary salary and counts towards withholding. When paid as a lump sum, your employer applies Skatteverket's separate one-off payment table instead of the normal monthly table.
What counts towards the base?
Ordinary salary, overtime and most variable supplements during the qualifying year. Expense reimbursements — per diems, mileage and the like — are excluded.
I only worked part of the year — do I get holiday pay?
Yes, in proportion to what you earned. The right to time off and the right to *paid* leave are separate: you can be entitled to 25 days off while having fewer paid days in your first year.
An estimate under the statutory percentage rule. Your collective agreement may give more.
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