Summer Transfer windows in the Nordic countries in 2025

A footballer cannot change clubs whenever he or she wants. FIFA has decided that transfers can only take place in two so-called transfer windows, one for the summer and one for the winter. A transfer window is therefore a period during which it is permitted for a football club to bring in new players from other clubs. Transfers may also be agreed outside the transfer windows, but players cannot become eligible to play for a new club until the next transfer window opens.

The two transfer windows shall be a longer window between seasons, and a shorter window after half a season has been played. It is up to the national football associations to decide when the windows will be open. Since in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands seasons are played from spring to autumn, unlike most other leagues seasons are played from autumn to spring, the transfer windows in these countries are open longer in the winter than in other countries, and shorter in the summer.

When does the summer transfer window open and close in the Nordic countries in 2025?

• Norway: Opens on 11 July and closes on 2 September

• Denmark: Opens on 16 June and closes on 1 September

• Sweden: Opens on 80 July, closes on 29 August

• Finland: Opens on 1 July, closes on 25 August

• Iceland: Opens on 17 July, closes on 13 August

• Faroe Islands: Opens 16 June, closes 17 July

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