Holidays in Finland
In Finland there are the following public holidays :
Legal holidays
These holidays are non-working and apply nationwide:
Public holiday ( German ) | Public holiday ( Finnish ) | Public holiday ( Swedish ) | date |
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New Year | Uudenvuodenpäivä | Nyårsdagen | January 1st |
Holy Three Kings | Loppiainen | Trettondag jul | 6th January |
Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | Långfredagen | Easter Sunday - 2 days |
Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | Påskdagen | Sunday after the first full moon in spring |
Easter Monday | Toinen pääsiäispäivä | Annandag påsk | Easter Sunday + 1 day |
May Day | Vappu | Första maj | 1st of May |
Ascension of Christ | Helatorstai | Kristi himmelsfärdsdag | Easter Sunday + 39 days |
Pentecost | Helluntaipäivä | Pingst | Easter Sunday + 49 days |
Midsummer day | Juhannuspäivä | Midsummer days | in June |
All Saints Day | Pyhäinpäivä | Alla helgons dag | November 1st |
Independence day | Itsenäisyyspäivä | Självständighetsdagen | 6th of December |
1st Christmas Day | Joulupäivä | July days | 25 December |
2nd Christmas Day , St. Stephen's Day | Tapaninpäivä | Annandag Jul | December 26th |
New Year's Eve | Uudenvuodenaatto | Nyårsafton | December 31 |