Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Finland and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
6 Jan	Tue	Epiphany
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	May Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
24 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
19 Jun	Fri	Midsummer's Eve
20 Jun	Sat	Midsummer Day
31 Oct	Sat	All Saints' Day
6 Dec	Sun	Independence Day
24 Dec	Thu	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	2nd Day of Christmas
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
6 Jan	Wed	Epiphany
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	May Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
25 Jun	Fri	Midsummer's Eve
26 Jun	Sat	Midsummer Day
2 Nov	Tue	All Saints' Day
6 Dec	Mon	Independence Day
24 Dec	Fri	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	2nd Day of Christmas
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2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
6 Jan	Thu	Epiphany
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	May Day
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
4 Jun	Sun	Whit Sunday
23 Jun	Fri	Midsummer's Eve
24 Jun	Sat	Midsummer Day
4 Nov	Sat	All Saints' Day
6 Dec	Wed	Independence Day
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	2nd Day of Christmas
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Republic of Finland currently celebrates 12 national holidays. National holidays are determined by Parliament and official holiday lists are released each year.

Under the guidelines of Parliament, Saturday and Sundays are official non-working days in Finland. Sundays are almost revered as holidays because each one has a special meaning according to the liturgical calendar.

Holidays remain on the date that they occur for most events. If a holiday occurs on a Sunday, it may be moved to the following date. In most case, only Easter is moved to a Monday celebration. Many government offices and banks will close early on the eve of a large holiday. Many employers have followed this tradition and close at 1:00 p.m. on the eve of a holiday.