
Public holidays in Finland
Easter and Christmas are the lynchpin of most holidays 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 Saturday of the summer solstice.
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Non-floating 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 |
April 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 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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Shrovetide | Laskiainen | Feb. 28th | Feb. 20th | March 11th | Feb. 24th | Feb. 16th |
Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | April 7th | March 29th | April 18th | April 3rd | March 26th |
Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | April 9th | March 31st | April 20th | April 5th | March 28th |
Easter Monday | Pääsiäispäivä | April 10th | April 1st | April 21st | April 6th | March 29th |
Ascension of Christ | Helatorstai | May 18th | May 9th | May 29th | May 14th | May 6th |
Whit Sunday | Helluntai | May 28th | May 19th | June 8th | May 24th | May 16th |
Midsummer Day | Juhannus | June 21st | June 20th | June 21st | June 21st | June 21st |
Midsummer festival | Juhannusaatto | June 24th | June 22nd | June 21st | June 20th | June 26th |
Father's Day | Isänpäivä | Nov. 12th | Nov. 10th | Nov. 9th | Nov. 8th | Nov. 14th |
Winter Solstice | Joulu | Dec. 22nd | Dec. 21st | Dec. 21st | Dec. 21st | Dec. 22nd |