Public holidays in Finland 2021-2025
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.| holiday | Local name | date |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Uudenvuodenpäivä | Jan, 1st |
| Epiphany | Loppiainen | Jan, 6th |
| Knut's Day | Knutstag | Jan, 13th |
| Runeberg's Day | Runeberginpäivä | Feb, 5th |
| Finnish Culture Day | Kalevala | Feb, 28th |
| Finnish Language Day | Agricola | Apr, 9th |
| May Holiday | Vappu | May, 1st |
| Day of Finnish Literature | Aleksiskivi | Oct, 10th |
| All Saints' Day | Pyhäinpäivä | Nov, 1st |
| Swedish Day | Ruotsinpäivä | Nov, 6th |
| Independence Day | Itsenäisyyspäivä | Dec, 6th |
| Lucia's Day | Luciapäivä | Dec, 13th |
| Christmas Eve | Jouluaatto | Dec, 24th |
| Christmas Day | Joulupäivä | Dec, 25th |
| Boxing Day | Tapaninpäivä | Dec, 26th |
Moving Holidays in Finland
| holiday | Local name | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrovetide | Laskiainen | Feb, 23rd | Mar, 8th | Feb, 28th | Feb, 20th | Mar, 11th |
| Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | Apr, 2nd | Apr, 15th | Apr, 7th | Mar, 29th | Apr, 18th |
| Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | Apr, 4th | Apr, 17th | Apr, 9th | Mar, 31st | Apr, 20th |
| Easter Monday | Pääsiäispäivä | Apr, 5th | Apr, 18th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 1st | Apr, 21st |
| Ascension of Christ | Helatorstai | May, 13th | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th | May, 29th |
| Whit Sunday | Helluntai | May, 23rd | Jun, 5th | May, 28th | May, 19th | Jun, 8th |
| Midsummer Day | Juhannus | Jun, 21st | Jun, 21st | Jun, 21st | Jun, 20th | Jun, 21st |
| Midsummer festival | Juhannusaatto | Jun, 26th | Jun, 25th | Jun, 24th | Jun, 22nd | Jun, 21st |
| Father's Day | Isänpäivä | Nov, 14th | Nov, 13th | Nov, 12th | Nov, 10th | Nov, 9th |
| Winter Solstice | Joulu | Dec, 21st | Dec, 21st | Dec, 22nd | Dec, 21st | Dec, 21st |