
Public holidays in Finland 2022-2026
Easter and Christmas are the lynchpin of most holidays, even in predominantly Christian Finland.As in most other northern countries, there is a special feature here, in contrast to more southern countries: the Midsummer Festival. It is celebrated on the respective Saturday of the summer solstice.
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Non-movable holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.date | holiday | Local name |
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Jan, 1st | New Year's Day | Uudenvuodenpäivä |
Jan, 6th | Epiphany | Loppiainen |
Jan, 13th | Knut's Day | Knutstag |
Feb, 5th | Runeberg's Day | Runeberginpäivä |
Feb, 28th | Finnish Culture Day | Kalevala |
Apr, 9th | Finnish Language Day | Agricola |
May, 1st | May Holiday | Vappu |
Oct, 10th | Day of Finnish Literature | Aleksiskivi |
Nov, 1st | All Saints' Day | Pyhäinpäivä |
Nov, 6th | Swedish Day | Ruotsinpäivä |
Dec, 6th | Independence Day | Itsenäisyyspäivä |
Dec, 13th | Lucia's Day | Luciapäivä |
Dec, 24th | Christmas Eve | Jouluaatto |
Dec, 25th | Christmas Day | Joulupäivä |
Dec, 26th | Boxing Day | Tapaninpäivä |
Moving Holidays in Finland
holiday | Local name | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Shrovetide | Laskiainen | Mar, 8th | Feb, 28th | Feb, 20th | Mar, 11th | Feb, 24th |
Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | Apr, 15th | Apr, 7th | Mar, 29th | Apr, 18th | Apr, 3rd |
Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | Apr, 17th | Apr, 9th | Mar, 31st | Apr, 20th | Apr, 5th |
Easter Monday | Pääsiäispäivä | Apr, 18th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 1st | Apr, 21st | Apr, 6th |
Ascension of Christ | Helatorstai | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th | May, 29th | May, 14th |
Whit Sunday | Helluntai | Jun, 5th | May, 28th | May, 19th | Jun, 8th | May, 24th |
Midsummer Day | Juhannus | Jun, 21st | Jun, 21st | Jun, 20th | Jun, 21st | Jun, 21st |
Midsummer festival | Juhannusaatto | Jun, 25th | Jun, 24th | Jun, 22nd | Jun, 21st | Jun, 20th |
Father's Day | Isänpäivä | Nov, 13th | Nov, 12th | Nov, 10th | Nov, 9th | Nov, 8th |
Winter Solstice | Joulu | Dec, 21st | Dec, 22nd | Dec, 21st | Dec, 21st | Dec, 21st |