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Faroe Islands working days and public holidays 2027

Faroe Islands, 2027: 250 working days and 2000 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 17 national public holidays, 11 of them on working days.

Faroe Islands 2027 at a glance

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Working days
250
Standard hours
2000
Free days
115
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
17
Free days from holidays
11
Holidays on weekends
6

Public holidays 2027

January

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

March

  • 25 Mar Thursday Maundy Thursday (Skírhósdagur)
  • 26 Mar Friday Good Friday (Langifríggjadagur)
  • 28 Mar Sunday Easter Sunday (Páskadagur) Weekend
  • 29 Mar Monday Easter Monday (2. Páskadagur)

April

  • 23 Apr Friday General Prayer Day (Dýri biðidagur)
  • 25 Apr Sunday National Flag Day (Flaggdagur) Weekend

May

  • 6 May Thursday Ascension Day (Kristi himmalsferðar dagur)
  • 16 May Sunday Pentecost (Hvítasunnudagur) Weekend
  • 17 May Monday Whit Monday (2. Hvítasunnudagur)

June

  • 5 Jun Saturday Constitution Day (Grundlógardagur Danmarkar) Weekend

July

  • 28 Jul Wednesday Saint Olav's Eve (Ólavsøkuaftan)
  • 29 Jul Thursday Saint Olav's Day (Ólavsøkudagur)

December

  • 24 Dec Friday Christmas Eve (Jólaaftanskvøld)
  • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Jóladagur) Weekend
  • 26 Dec Sunday St. Stephen's Day (2. Jóladagur) Weekend
  • 31 Dec Friday New Year's Eve (Nýggjársaftan)

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Nýggjársdagur) 20 160
February 20 160
March 25 Mar Maundy Thursday (Skírhósdagur), 26 Mar Good Friday (Langifríggjadagur), 28 Mar Easter Sunday (Páskadagur), 29 Mar Easter Monday (2. Páskadagur) 20 160
April 23 Apr General Prayer Day (Dýri biðidagur), 25 Apr National Flag Day (Flaggdagur) 21 168
May 6 May Ascension Day (Kristi himmalsferðar dagur), 16 May Pentecost (Hvítasunnudagur), 17 May Whit Monday (2. Hvítasunnudagur) 19 152
June 5 Jun Constitution Day (Grundlógardagur Danmarkar) 22 176
July 28 Jul Saint Olav's Eve (Ólavsøkuaftan), 29 Jul Saint Olav's Day (Ólavsøkudagur) 20 160
August 22 176
September 22 176
October 21 168
November 22 176
December 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Jólaaftanskvøld), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Jóladagur), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (2. Jóladagur), 31 Dec New Year's Eve (Nýggjársaftan) 21 168
Total 250 2000

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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