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Public Holidays in Finland (2026)

Finland has 13 public holidays in 2026. 7 fall on a weekday and 6 on a weekend. Here's the full list with dates and days of the week — and a one-click way to add them to your team's leave calendar.

13 public holidays · 2026

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Public holidays in Finland for 2026
Date Day Holiday
1 Jan 2026 Thursday Uudenvuodenpäivä
6 Jan 2026 Tuesday Loppiainen
3 Apr 2026 Friday Pitkäperjantai
5 Apr 2026 Sunday Pääsiäispäivä
6 Apr 2026 Monday 2. pääsiäispäivä
1 May 2026 Friday Vappu
14 May 2026 Thursday Helatorstai
24 May 2026 Sunday Helluntaipäivä
20 Jun 2026 Saturday Juhannuspäivä
31 Oct 2026 Saturday Pyhäinpäivä
6 Dec 2026 Sunday Itsenäisyyspäivä
25 Dec 2026 Friday Joulupäivä
26 Dec 2026 Saturday 2. joulupäivä

Dates are nationwide public holidays and may vary by region, state, or canton. Always confirm against official sources for payroll.

Add Finland's 2026 holidays to your team calendar

Instead of copying these dates into a spreadsheet, let Absenca import them automatically. Public holidays are excluded from leave balances, shown on the team calendar, and kept per office location — so a team in Finland and one elsewhere each get the right days. Free for up to 15 people.

Planning leave around public holidays

Public holidays are the key to stretching annual leave. By booking time off next to a holiday — a "bridge day" — your team can turn a few days of leave into a long break. Absenca highlights these opportunities automatically and warns you when too many people are off at once, so coverage never slips around popular holiday periods.