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    South Korea working days and public holidays 2027

    South Korea, 2027: 247 working days and 1976 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 17 national public holidays, 14 of them on working days.

    South Korea 2027 at a glance

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    Working days
    247
    Standard hours
    1976
    Free days
    118
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    17
    Free days from holidays
    14
    Holidays on weekends
    3

    Public holidays 2027

    January

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

    February

    • 6 Feb Saturday Lunar New Year (설날) Weekend
    • 8 Feb Monday Lunar New Year (설날)
    • 9 Feb Tuesday Lunar New Year (설날)

    March

    • 1 Mar Monday Independence Movement Day (3·1절)

    May

    • 3 May Monday Labour Day (노동절)
    • 5 May Wednesday Children's Day (어린이날)
    • 13 May Thursday Buddha's Birthday (부처님 오신 날)

    June

    • 6 Jun Sunday Memorial Day (현충일) Weekend

    July

    • 19 Jul Monday Constitution Day (제헌절)

    August

    • 16 Aug Monday Liberation Day (광복절)

    September

    • 14 Sept Tuesday Chuseok (추석)
    • 15 Sept Wednesday Chuseok (추석)
    • 16 Sept Thursday Chuseok (추석)

    October

    • 4 Oct Monday National Foundation Day (개천절)
    • 11 Oct Monday Hangul Day (한글날)

    December

    • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (크리스마스) Weekend

    Working days and hours by month 2027

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (새해) 20 160
    February 6 Feb Lunar New Year (설날), 8 Feb Lunar New Year (설날), 9 Feb Lunar New Year (설날) 18 144
    March 1 Mar Independence Movement Day (3·1절) 22 176
    April 22 176
    May 3 May Labour Day (노동절), 5 May Children's Day (어린이날), 13 May Buddha's Birthday (부처님 오신 날) 18 144
    June 6 Jun Memorial Day (현충일) 22 176
    July 19 Jul Constitution Day (제헌절) 21 168
    August 16 Aug Liberation Day (광복절) 21 168
    September 14 Sep Chuseok (추석), 15 Sep Chuseok (추석), 16 Sep Chuseok (추석) 19 152
    October 4 Oct National Foundation Day (개천절), 11 Oct Hangul Day (한글날) 19 152
    November 22 176
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (크리스마스) 23 184
    Total 247 1976

    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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