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Time to plan your vacation

Published May 10, 2019

It's time to start planning for holidays, especially during summer time.

You can see how many days you have earned this year bo logging in to the self-reporting system under ”My pages”.

Depending on what holiday method you have, different rules apply. You can see what method you have in your employment contract and in the self-reporting system under ”My pages” – ”My vacation”.

If you have the form method:

If you are entitled to more than 20 paid holidays during one year, you can save excess days to a later year.
This applies provided that at least 20 holidays will be placed during the year.

Requests to save holidays must be submitted by 15 May via the self-reporting system.

Since 2018-01-01 you can have a maximum of 30 days saved. If you have more saved days in the system, you must withdraw in excess of days before 2022-12-31. Saved holidays cannot be used until the current year´s holiday are spent.

If you have the pattern method or if you are financed by a scholarship:

You cannot save holidays in the self-reporting system and you should not report your planned days in the self-reporting system. You are expected to take your holidays according to agreement with you immediate supervisor.

More information on the differences pleas

If you are financed via scholarship, you will not receive vacation supplement.