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Free Swedish Christmas PDF guide for 2026 and 2027

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Download Swedish Christmas in one sheet, a free PDF for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027. It brings together key dates, opening hours, julbord, festive baking, Lucia, Christmas markets, gifts and a simple Christmas Eve plan. The guide is in English and has four A4 pages, with colour, black and white, and ink-saving versions.

What's inside the guide

  1. Key dates from the first Sunday of Advent to St Knut's Day.
  2. What may be open over the holidays and what to check before visiting.
  3. Julbord: booking, dishes and a practical order for exploring the buffet.
  4. Christmas baking and drinks, including saffron buns, ginger biscuits and glögg.
  5. Lucia and Kalle Anka as parts of Sweden's Christmas traditions.
  6. Christmas markets: checking dates, admission and what is on offer.
  7. Gifts to take home and points to check before buying.
  8. A simple plan for 24 December, with alternatives for dark, cold or closed days.

Who is this guide for?

Use it for a quick introduction before your first Christmas visit to Sweden or as a short checklist for a trip to Stockholm. The guide includes Stockholm examples and links for further reading. It is not a nationwide events calendar.

Read on your phone or print a copy

Save the colour PDF to your phone before travelling. The pages are A4, so you may need to zoom in to read text and tables on a small screen. Once saved, the PDF itself can be read offline; opening its links to articles and organisers requires an internet connection.

Choose the black and white version for ordinary A4 printing. The ink-saving version omits the decorative landscape photograph and also has four pages. Check the print preview and margins before printing.

Download the free PDF

All three files are in English and have four A4 pages. Sizes use decimal kB: 1 kB = 1,000 bytes.

Download the colour PDF (PDF, 678.781 kB) Download for black and white printing (PDF, 545.844 kB) Download the ink-saving PDF (PDF, 96.928 kB)

Read more and check your plans

The PDF gives you an overview. For more detail and checks before your visit, see:

The Christmas markets link and QR code inside the English PDF lead to the Swedish article with 2026 dates, labelled in Swedish. The English link above leads to the English article.

Two restaurants mentioned in the PDF have their own entries in the Stockholm directory:

Check the restaurant's current julbord dates, menu and booking terms. Inclusion in the guide or directory does not confirm a booking or availability.

The PDF covers Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027. Details can change, so check opening hours, events, booking conditions and travel with the relevant organiser or operator before you go.

Updated: November 2026.

Questions about the PDF guide

Yes. You can download it free in colour, black and white, or an ink-saving version. Meals, tickets, travel and other services mentioned in the guide are not included.

Yes. All three files on this page are in English. A separate Swedish page offers three Swedish PDF files.

Swedish Christmas in one sheet is the guide's title. Each downloadable version in this final set has four A4 pages.

Choose the colour PDF for your phone and zoom in when needed. For printing, choose black and white or the ink-saving version without the decorative landscape photograph.

Yes, after saving the file to your device. You need an internet connection to follow links and check current opening hours, tickets or travel.

The guide covers Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027. Details can change. Check your exact date and conditions with the organiser, restaurant or transport operator.

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