The Finnish holiday calendar is slightly different than in the United States. This can be seen especially around Christmas and New Year, where there may be two three-day holiday sequences. Around Easter, there is a long weekend with Friday and Monday as holidays.
Please note that public holidays may affect public transportation. In addition public service offices, banks and post offices will be closed.
Read more about the public holidays in Finland.
* day off/schools and universities are closed - not counted towards personal travel days
December 31 |
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New Year’s day / Uudenvuodenpäivä * |
January 1 |
January 6 |
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Kalevala Day, Day of Finnish Culture (National Flag Day) |
February 28 |
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Minna Canth’s Day, Day of Equality (National Flag Day) |
March 19 |
Palm Sunday/ Palmusunnuntai |
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Mikael Agricola Day, Day of Finnish Language (National Flag Day) |
April 9 |
National Veterans’ Day (National Flag Day) |
April 27 |
May Day Eve / Vappuaatto (National Flag Day) |
April 30 |
May Day 1st of May, Finnish Labour Day / Vapunpäivä (National Flag Day) * | May 1 |
Ascension Day / Helatorstai * |
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Mother’s Day (National Flag Day) |
Second Sunday in May |
Europe Day (National Flag Day) |
May 9 |
J.V. Snellman Day, Day of Finnish Heritage (National Flag Day) |
May 12 |
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Remembrance Day |
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Flag Day of Defence Forces |
June 4 |
Midsummer / Juhannus *
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Eino Leino Day, Celebration of Poetry and Summer (National Flag Day) |
July 6 |
Aleksis Kivi Day, Day of Finnish Literature (National Flag Day) |
October 10 |
United Nations Day (National Flag Day) |
October 24 |
All Saints’ Day / Pyhäinpäivä |
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Svenska Dagen, Day of the Swedish Identity (National Flag Day) |
November 6 |
Father’s Day / Isänpäivä (National Flag Day) |
Second Sunday in November |
Finnish Independence Day / Itsenäisyyspäivä * |
December 6 |
Saint Lucy’s Day / Lucian päivä |
December 13 |
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December 24-26 |