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Scandinavian year progress widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Scandinavian year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. Light wood tones, soft greys and quiet, practical layouts. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Scandinavian year progress widget design preview: Light wood tones, soft greys and quiet, practical layouts. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Scandinavian year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

How the Scandinavian style shapes it

Scandinavian widgets follow Nordic interiors: white and pale grey, a touch of light wood or dusty blue, simple sans type and nothing unnecessary. Calm, warm and practical.

Bars and rings: Use thin bars in dusty blue or wood tone.
Numbers: Keep numbers light and airy with a small label.

Scandinavian year progress widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F7F5F2, corner radius 14
Text	year label, size 12, color #9A968E
Text (formula)	percentage of the year, built-in Sans, size 68, color #2E2E2C
Progress	a thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #7F9AAE, range 0 to 365
Text	"Day 315 of 365", size 13, color #9A968E
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Scandinavian color palette

Snow #F7F5F2Background
Birch #ECE8E1Surface and tracks
Charcoal #2E2E2CText
Driftwood #9A968ELabels
Fjord blue #7F9AAEAccent

How to make a Scandinavian year progress widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F7F5F2 and the corner radius to 14.
Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thin 4-point bar.
Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
Color the progress #7F9AAE and keep the track faint.
Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #2E2E2C, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #9A968E.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Scandinavian year progress widgets

Add one warm wood color to an otherwise cool palette.
Keep layouts left-aligned and tidy.
Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
Do not use saturated colors.
Do not decorate; function is the style.

Questions about the Scandinavian year progress widget

What size is a Scandinavian year progress widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Snow (#F7F5F2) for the background, Charcoal (#2E2E2C) for the main text, Driftwood (#9A968E) for labels and Fjord blue (#7F9AAE) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Scandinavian styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for nordic year progress widget, scandi year progress widget, hygge year progress widget. They describe the same look as this Scandinavian year progress widget.

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