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    Switzerland working days and public holidays 2027

    Switzerland, 2027: 256–259 working days, depending on the region. There are 4 national public holidays, and regions add their own. The table below and the calculator, once you pick a region, give the exact number.

    Switzerland 2027 at a glance

    The number of working days depends on the region. Pick a region to see the exact number.

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    Working days (depends on the region)
    256–259
    Standard hours
    2048–2072
    Free days
    106–109
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    4
    Free days from holidays
    2
    Holidays on weekends
    2

    Public holidays 2027

    January

    • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Neujahr)
    • 2 Jan Saturday St. Berchtold's Day (Berchtoldstag) Bern, Freiburg, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud Weekend

    March

    • 1 Mar Monday Republic Day (Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik) Neuchâtel
    • 26 Mar Friday Good Friday (Karfreitag) Zürich, Bern, Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Genève, Jura

    April

    • 4 Apr Sunday Näfels procession (Näfelser Fahrt) Glarus Weekend

    May

    • 6 May Thursday Ascension Day (Auffahrt)

    August

    • 1 Aug Sunday Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier) Weekend

    September

    • 9 Sept Thursday Geneva Prayday (Jeûne genevois) Genève
    • 20 Sept Monday Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag) Vaud

    December

    • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Weihnachten) Weekend
    • 31 Dec Friday Restoration Day (Restauration de la République) Genève

    Working days by month 2027, national holidays only

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Neujahr) 20 160
    February 20 160
    March 23 184
    April 22 176
    May 6 May Ascension Day (Auffahrt) 20 160
    June 22 176
    July 22 176
    August 1 Aug Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier) 22 176
    September 22 176
    October 21 168
    November 22 176
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Weihnachten) 23 184
    Total 259 2072

    Working days by region 2027

    Region Working days Hours
    Aargau26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Appenzell Ausserrhoden26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Appenzell Innerrhoden26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Basel-Landschaft26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Basel-Stadt26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Bern26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Freiburg26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Genève26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag), 9 Sep Geneva Prayday (Jeûne genevois), 31 Dec Restoration Day (Restauration de la République) 256 2048
    Glarus26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Graubünden26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Jura26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Luzern26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Neuchâtel1 Mar Republic Day (Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik), 26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 257 2056
    Nidwalden26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Obwalden26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Sankt Gallen26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Schaffhausen26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Schwyz26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Solothurn26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Thurgau26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Uri26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Vaud26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag), 20 Sep Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag) 257 2056
    Zug26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Zürich26 Mar Good Friday (Karfreitag) 258 2064
    Other regions 259 2072

    How it works?

    This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

    Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

    Frequently asked questions

    What counts as a working day?

    A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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    What is a shortened workday?

    Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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    Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

    If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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    How are annual working hours calculated?

    Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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