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Greece working days and public holidays 2027

Greece, 2027: 253 working days and 2024 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 14 national public holidays, 8 of them on working days.

Greece 2027 at a glance

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Working days
253
Standard hours
2024
Free days
112
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
14
Free days from holidays
8
Holidays on weekends
6

Public holidays 2027

January

  • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά)
  • 6 Jan Wednesday Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια)

March

  • 15 Mar Monday Clean Monday (Καθαρά Δευτέρα)
  • 25 Mar Thursday Annunciation (Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) / Independence Day (Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου)

April

  • 30 Apr Friday Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή)

May

  • 1 May Saturday Labour Day (Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά) Weekend
  • 2 May Sunday Easter Sunday (Κυριακή του Πάσχα) Weekend
  • 3 May Monday Easter Monday (Δευτέρα του Πάσχα)

June

  • 20 Jun Sunday Pentecost (Πεντηκοστή) Weekend
  • 21 Jun Monday Whit Monday (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής)

August

  • 15 Aug Sunday Assumption Day (Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου) Weekend

October

  • 28 Oct Thursday Ochi Day (Το Όχι)

December

  • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα) Weekend
  • 26 Dec Sunday St. Stephen's Day (Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας) Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά), 6 Jan Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια) 19 152
February 20 160
March 15 Mar Clean Monday (Καθαρά Δευτέρα), 25 Mar Independence Day (Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου) 21 168
April 30 Apr Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή) 21 168
May 1 May Labour Day (Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά), 2 May Easter Sunday (Κυριακή του Πάσχα), 3 May Easter Monday (Δευτέρα του Πάσχα) 20 160
June 20 Jun Pentecost (Πεντηκοστή), 21 Jun Whit Monday (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής) 21 168
July 22 176
August 15 Aug Assumption Day (Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου) 22 176
September 22 176
October 28 Oct Ochi Day (Το Όχι) 20 160
November 22 176
December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας) 23 184
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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