Sweden Holiday Pay Calculator 2026 (semesterersättning)
Calculate holiday pay in Sweden: 25 days a year, the same-salary rule with 0.43% a day, the 12% percentage rule and the compensation for unused days.
The Annual Leave Act gives the minimum; many collective agreements give more days or a higher supplement, such as 0.8% a day. The day value of 4.6% of the monthly salary is the usual practice in agreements, not a rule of the law.
What it does
Under the Swedish Annual Leave Act (semesterlagen) every employee has 25 days of holiday a year, and the number of paid days is earned in proportion to the days worked in the earning year, rounded up. With a fixed monthly salary the same-salary rule applies: you keep your salary during the holiday and get a supplement of at least 0.43% of the monthly salary per day. With variable pay the percentage rule applies: holiday pay is at least 12% of the pay earned in the year. Paid days you have not taken when the job ends are paid out as holiday compensation (semesterersättning).
How to use it
- Type the monthly salary and the days employed in the earning year.
- Type the days already taken and, if any, the variable pay and absence.
- Read the days earned and the compensation under both rules.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much for 15 unused days on 35,000 kr?
Under the same-salary rule each day is worth 4.6% + 0.43% of 35,000 kr, 1,760.50 kr, so 15 days give 26,407.50 kr before tax.
And under the 12% rule?
A full year at 35,000 kr is 420,000 kr; 12% is 50,400 kr for 25 days, 2,016 kr a day, so 15 days give 30,240 kr.
How many days if I started in the middle of the year?
Days are earned in proportion: 182 days employed give 25 × 182 ÷ 365 = 12.47, rounded up to 13 paid days.
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