Opening hours
The National Library in Humlegården is open Monday – Saturday. Here you can find both regular opening hours and exceptions for public holidays.
Regular opening hours
Monday | 09–19 |
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Tuesday | 09–19 |
Wednesday | 09–19 |
Thursday | 09–19 |
Friday | 09–18 |
Saturday | 11–15 |
Sunday | Closed |
The Special Reading Room is open:
- 11–16 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- 9–19 Wednesday
- 11–15 Saturday
Irregular opening hours 2025
| 8 December– 12 December | Floor 2 in The Annex is closed due to renovation. Audiovisual media, research rooms, journals, reference collection, and the Treasury with the Codex Gigas are not available. Otherwise, the library is open as usual. |
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| Christmas, 23 December | 9–14 (limited service*) |
| Christmas, 24 December | Closed |
| Christmas, 25 December | Closed |
| Christmas, 26 December | Closed |
| New Year's Eve, 31 December | Closed |
Irregular opening hours 2026
| New Year's Day, 1 January | Closed |
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| Twelfth Night, 5 January | 9–14 (limited service*) |
| Twelfth Day, 6 January | Closed |
| Staff meeting, 30 January | 09–18 (service from 12 pm) |
| Maundy Thursday, 2 April | 09–14 (limited service*) |
| Good Friday, 3 April | Closed |
| Easter Eve, 4 April | Closed |
| Easter Sunday, 5 April | Closed |
| Easter Monday, 6 April | Closed |
| Walpurgis Eve, 30 April | 09–14 (limited service*) |
| May Day, 1 May | Closed |
| Ascension Day, 14 May | Closed |
| National Day of Sweden, 6 June | Closed |
| Day before Midsummer Eve, 18 June | 09–14 (limited service*) |
| Midsummer Eve, 19 June | Closed |
| Midsummer Day, 20 June | Closed |
| Staff meeting, 4 September | 09–18 (limited service*) |
| Day before All Saints' Day, 30 October | 09–14 (limited service*) |
| All Saints' Day, 31 October | Closed |
| Day before Christmas Eve, 23 December | 09–14 (limited service*) |
| Christmas Eve, 24 December | Closed |
| Christmas Day, 25 December | Closed |
| Boxing Day, 26 December | Closed |
| New Year's Eve, 31 December | Closed |
Open: The Main Reading Room, the Research Reading Room and the Annex, including the News Reading Room.
Closed: The Information Desks, the Catalogue Room and the Special Collections Reading Room.
During limited service it is not possible to collect loans.