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Estonia working days and public holidays 2027

Estonia has 254 working days and 2020 working hours in 2027. The working day is 3 hours shorter on: 23 Feb, 22 Jun, 23 Dec, 31 Dec.

Estonia 2027 at a glance

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Working days
254
Working hours in the year
2020
Free days
111
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
12
Free days from holidays
7
Holidays on weekends
5
Shortened workdays
4

Public holidays 2027

January

  • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Uusaasta)

February

  • 23 Feb Tuesday 3 hours shorter
  • 24 Feb Wednesday Independence Day (Iseseisvuspäev)

March

  • 26 Mar Friday Good Friday (Suur reede)
  • 28 Mar Sunday Easter Sunday (Ülestõusmispühade 1. püha) Weekend

May

  • 1 May Saturday Spring Day (Kevadpüha) Weekend
  • 16 May Sunday Pentecost (Nelipühade 1. püha) Weekend

June

  • 22 Jun Tuesday 3 hours shorter
  • 23 Jun Wednesday Victory Day and Midsummer Eve
  • 24 Jun Thursday Midsummer Day (Jaanipäev)

August

  • 20 Aug Friday Day of Restoration of Independence (Taasiseseisvumispäev)

December

  • 23 Dec Thursday 3 hours shorter
  • 24 Dec Friday Christmas Eve (Jõululaupäev)
  • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Esimene jõulupüha) Weekend
  • 26 Dec Sunday St. Stephen's Day (Teine jõulupüha) Weekend
  • 31 Dec Friday 3 hours shorter

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Uusaasta) 20 160
February 23 Feb 3 hours shorter, 24 Feb Independence Day (Iseseisvuspäev) 19 149
March 26 Mar Good Friday (Suur reede), 28 Mar Easter Sunday (Ülestõusmispühade 1. püha) 22 176
April 22 176
May 1 May Spring Day (Kevadpüha), 16 May Pentecost (Nelipühade 1. püha) 21 168
June 22 Jun 3 hours shorter, 23 Jun Victory Day and Midsummer Eve, 24 Jun Midsummer Day (Jaanipäev) 20 157
July 22 176
August 20 Aug Day of Restoration of Independence (Taasiseseisvumispäev) 21 168
September 22 176
October 21 168
November 22 176
December 23 Dec 3 hours shorter, 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Jõululaupäev), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Esimene jõulupüha), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Teine jõulupüha), 31 Dec 3 hours shorter 22 170
Total 254 2020

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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