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Finland working days and public holidays 2027

Finland, 2027: 253 working days and 2024 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 15 national public holidays, 8 of them on working days.

Finland 2027 at a glance

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Working days
253
Standard hours
2024
Free days
112
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
15
Free days from holidays
8
Holidays on weekends
7

Public holidays 2027

January

  • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Uudenvuodenpäivä)
  • 6 Jan Wednesday Epiphany (Loppiainen)

March

  • 26 Mar Friday Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai)
  • 28 Mar Sunday Easter Sunday (Pääsiäispäivä) Weekend
  • 29 Mar Monday Easter Monday (Toinen pääsiäispäivä)

May

  • 1 May Saturday May Day (Vappu) Weekend
  • 6 May Thursday Ascension Day (Helatorstai)
  • 16 May Sunday Pentecost (Helluntaipäivä) Weekend

June

  • 25 Jun Friday Midsummer Eve (Juhannusaatto)
  • 26 Jun Saturday Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) Weekend

November

  • 6 Nov Saturday All Saints' Day (Pyhäinpäivä) Weekend

December

  • 6 Dec Monday Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä)
  • 24 Dec Friday Christmas Eve (Jouluaatto)
  • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Joulupäivä) Weekend
  • 26 Dec Sunday St. Stephen's Day (Tapaninpäivä) Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Uudenvuodenpäivä), 6 Jan Epiphany (Loppiainen) 19 152
February 20 160
March 26 Mar Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai), 28 Mar Easter Sunday (Pääsiäispäivä), 29 Mar Easter Monday (Toinen pääsiäispäivä) 21 168
April 22 176
May 1 May May Day (Vappu), 6 May Ascension Day (Helatorstai), 16 May Pentecost (Helluntaipäivä) 20 160
June 25 Jun Midsummer Eve (Juhannusaatto), 26 Jun Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) 21 168
July 22 176
August 22 176
September 22 176
October 21 168
November 6 Nov All Saints' Day (Pyhäinpäivä) 22 176
December 6 Dec Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä), 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Jouluaatto), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Joulupäivä), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Tapaninpäivä) 21 168
Total 253 2024

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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