Public holidays in Finland 2028

There are 15 nationwide public holidays in 2028. 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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15 national and 1 regional holidays in 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name	Applies in
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	Uudenvuodenpäivä	nationwide
6 Jan 2028	Thursday	Epiphany	Loppiainen	nationwide
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday	Pitkäperjantai	nationwide
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Pääsiäispäivä	nationwide
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday	Toinen pääsiäispäivä	nationwide
1 May 2028	Monday	May Day	Vappu	nationwide
25 May 2028	Thursday	Ascension Day	Helatorstai	nationwide
4 Jun 2028	Sunday	Pentecost	Helluntaipäivä	nationwide
9 Jun 2028	Friday	Åland's Autonomy Day	Ahvenanmaan itsehallintopäivä	Ahvenanmaan maakunta
23 Jun 2028	Friday	Midsummer Eve	Juhannusaatto	nationwide
24 Jun 2028	Saturday	Midsummer Day	Juhannuspäivä	nationwide
4 Nov 2028	Saturday	All Saints' Day	Pyhäinpäivä	nationwide
6 Dec 2028	Wednesday	Independence Day	Itsenäisyyspäivä	nationwide
24 Dec 2028	Sunday	Christmas Eve	Jouluaatto	nationwide
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day	Joulupäivä	nationwide
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	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

region	public holidays	on Mon–Fri
Public holidays 2028 Ahvenanmaan maakunta	16	10
Public holidays 2028 Etelä-Karjala	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Etelä-Pohjanmaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Etelä-Savo	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Kainuu	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Kanta-Häme	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Keski-Pohjanmaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Keski-Suomi	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Kymenlaakso	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Lappi	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Päijät-Häme	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Pirkanmaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Pohjanmaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Pohjois-Karjala	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Pohjois-Pohjanmaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Pohjois-Savo	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Satakunta	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Uusimaa	15	9
Public holidays 2028 Varsinais-Suomi	15	9

Long weekends 2028

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
Mon 3 Jan, Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan	1 Jan – 6 Jan 2028	3	6	2	New Year's Day, Epiphany
Fri 7 Jan	6 Jan – 9 Jan 2028	1	4	4	Epiphany
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	May Day
Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May	20 May – 25 May 2028	3	6	2	Ascension Day
Fri 26 May	25 May – 28 May 2028	1	4	4	Ascension Day
Mon 19 Jun, Tue 20 Jun, Wed 21 Jun, Thu 22 Jun	17 Jun – 25 Jun 2028	4	9	2.3	Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
Mon 4 Dec, Tue 5 Dec	2 Dec – 6 Dec 2028	2	5	2.5	Independence Day
Thu 7 Dec, Fri 8 Dec	6 Dec – 10 Dec 2028	2	5	2.5	Independence Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Finland have in 2028?

15 nationwide holidays, plus 1 that apply only in some regions. 6 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Epiphany: take 1 day of leave (7 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 6 Jan – 9 Jan 2028.

Which region has the most public holidays in 2028?

Ahvenanmaan maakunta with 16; 18 regions have the fewest with 15.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code FI (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.finnish) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026