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Shopping Hours

Store opening hours in Europe *

Overview of store opening hours in Europe.

	Monday through Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Ireland ¹	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h
Poland	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h
Hungary ²	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h
Great Britain	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h
France	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	-
Spain	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	8 Sundays/year
Greece	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	-
Denmark	0.00 - 24.00 h	6.00 - 17.00 h	-
Sweden	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	5.00 - 24.00 h
Portugal	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	6.00 - 24.00 h
Belgium	5.00 - 22.00 h	5.00 - 21.00 h	-
Netherlands	6.00 - 22.00 h	6.00 - 22.00 h	12 Sundays/year³
Austria	5.00 - 21.00 h	5.00 - 21.00 h	-
Finland	7.00 - 21.00 h	7.00 - 18.00 h	12.00 - 21.00 h
Germany ⁴	0.00 - 24.00 h	0.00 - 24.00 h	up to 10 Sundays/year
Norway	6.00 - 19.30 h	6.00 - 19:30 h	-
Italy	5.00 - 21.00 h	5.00 - 21.00 h²	-

¹ Different regulations according to store size
² 24 December until 14h; restrictions between 22 and 6 h by local regulations possible
³ Shopping Sunday in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and touristic centers in principle
⁴ Regulations vary in Germany in the individual states

Ranking order

	Hours, total
Ireland	168
Poland	168
Hungary	168
Great Britain	168
Sweden	163
Portugal	162
France	144
Spain	144
Germany	144
Greece	144
Denmark	137
Belgium	101
Italy	96
Netherlands	96
Austria	96
Finland	90
Norway	81

* Sources: Information Center Europe, Cologne; Finland: German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce; Hungary: German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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