Public holidays 2026 in Finland
There are 15 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 1 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Uudenvuodenpäivä | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Epiphany | Loppiainen | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Toinen pääsiäispäivä | nationwide | ||
| Friday | May Day | Vappu | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Helatorstai | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | Pentecost | Helluntaipäivä | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Åland's Autonomy Day | Ahvenanmaan itsehallintopäivä | Ahvenanmaan maakunta | ||
| Friday | Midsummer Eve | Juhannusaatto | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Midsummer Day | Juhannuspäivä | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | All Saints' Day | Pyhäinpäivä | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | Independence Day | Itsenäisyyspäivä | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | Jouluaatto | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Joulupäivä | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Second Day of Christmas | Tapaninpäivä | nationwide |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Public holidays by region
Long weekends 2026
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 5 Jan | 3 Jan – 6 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Epiphany |
| Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan | 6 Jan – 11 Jan 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Epiphany |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | May Day |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 9 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun | 13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 24 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code FI (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.finnish) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027