Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Finland 2026

Finland has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 9 on working days.

Next: Pyhäinpäivä (All Saints' Day), Saturday, 31 October 2026in 12 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Finland in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	UudenvuodenpäiväNew Year's Day	291 days ago
6 JanTue	LoppiainenEpiphany	286 days ago
3 AprFri	PitkäperjantaiGood Friday	199 days ago
5 AprSunWeekend	PääsiäispäiväEaster Sunday	197 days ago
6 AprMon	Toinen pääsiäispäiväEaster Monday	196 days ago
1 MayFri	VappuMay Day	171 days ago
14 MayThu	HelatorstaiAscension Day	158 days ago
24 MaySunWeekend	HelluntaipäiväPentecost	148 days ago
19 JunFri	JuhannusaattoMidsummer Eve	122 days ago
20 JunSatWeekend	JuhannuspäiväMidsummer Day	121 days ago
31 OctSatWeekend	PyhäinpäiväAll Saints' Day	in 12 days
6 DecSunWeekend	ItsenäisyyspäiväIndependence Day	in 48 days
24 DecThu	JouluaattoChristmas Eve	in 66 days
25 DecFri	JoulupäiväChristmas Day	in 67 days
26 DecSatWeekend	TapaninpäiväSecond Day of Christmas	in 68 days

At a glance

Finland in 2026

01Public holidays

15 days

9 on working days, 6 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

1 holiday

Observed in some regions only.

04Next holiday

Pyhäinpäivä (All Saints' Day)

Saturday, 31 October 2026 · in 12 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
4 days offGood Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offMay Day
Fri 19 Jun – Sun 21 Jun
3 days offMidsummer Eve · Midsummer Day
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec
4 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

1 regional holiday

Regional holidays

Public holidays in some regions only. Region names as the source lists them.

Regional public holidays in Finland in 2026 and the regions where they apply
Date	Holiday	Where	When
9 JunTue	Ahvenanmaan itsehallintopäiväÅland's Autonomy Day	Ahvenanmaan maakunta	132 days ago

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 15 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Finland in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
5 FebThu	Runebergin päiväRuneberg Day	Observance	Nationwide
19 MarThu	Minna Canthin päivä, tasa-arvon päiväMinna Canth Day, Day of Equality	Observance	Nationwide
9 AprThu	Mikael Agricolan päivä, suomen kielen päiväMikael Agricola Day, Day of the Finnish Language	Observance	Nationwide
27 AprMon	Kansallinen veteraanipäiväNational War Veterans' Day	Observance	Nationwide
9 MaySatWeekend	Eurooppa-päiväEurope Day	Observance	Nationwide
12 MayTue	J.V. Snellmanin päivä, suomalaisuuden päiväJ. V. Snellman Day, Day of Finnish Heritage	Observance	Nationwide
17 MaySunWeekend	Kaatuneitten muistopäiväRemembrance Day	Observance	Nationwide
6 JulMon	Eino Leinon päivä, runon ja suven päiväEino Leino Day, Day of Summer and Poetry	Observance	Nationwide
29 AugSatWeekend	Suomen luonnon päiväFinland's Nature Day	Observance	Nationwide
1 OctThu	Miina Sillanpään ja kansalaisvaikuttamisen päiväMiina Sillanpää Day, Day of Civic Participation	Observance	Nationwide
10 OctSatWeekend	Aleksis Kiven päivä, suomalaisen kirjallisuuden päiväAleksis Kivi Day, Day of Finnish Literature	Observance	Nationwide
24 OctSatWeekend	YK:n päiväUnited Nations Day	Observance	Nationwide
6 NovFri	Ruotsalaisuuden päivä, Kustaa Aadolfin päiväFinnish Swedish Heritage Day, svenska dagen	Observance	Nationwide
20 NovFri	Lapsen oikeuksien päiväDay of Children's Rights	Observance	Nationwide
8 DecTue	Jean Sibeliuksen päivä, suomalaisen musiikin päiväJean Sibelius Day, Day of Finnish Music	Observance	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Helsinki.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Finland have in 2026?

Finland has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 9 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 1 more holiday applies in some regions only.

When is the next public holiday in Finland?

Pyhäinpäivä (All Saints' Day), on Saturday, 31 October 2026.

How many long weekends does Finland have in 2026?

4: Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (May Day); Fri 19 Jun – Sun 21 Jun (Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day); Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Finland fall on a weekend in 2026?

Pääsiäispäivä (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Helluntaipäivä (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Juhannuspäivä (Midsummer Day), Saturday, 20 June 2026; Pyhäinpäivä (All Saints' Day), Saturday, 31 October 2026; Itsenäisyyspäivä (Independence Day), Sunday, 6 December 2026; Tapaninpäivä (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.