Public holidays in Finland 2026

Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 9 of the 15 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Friday, with 4 dates.

Five of the 15 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Easter Monday on Monday, April 6, May Day on Friday, May 1, Midsummer Eve on Friday, June 19 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Three more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off), Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6 (take Monday off) and Ascension Day on Thursday, May 14 (take Friday off).

December is the busiest month, with 4 holiday dates. Six months have no public holiday at all (February, March, July, August, September and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 133 days, from Midsummer Day on June 20 to All Saints' Day on October 31, the natural window for a longer break.

2027 brings 15 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 8 of the 15 dates fall on a working day, and 6 land next to the weekend.

One of the 19 regions adds dates of its own to the national 2026 list. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the region does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.