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    Latvia working days and public holidays 2025

    Latvia, 2025: 249 working days and 1987 working hours. The working day before a public holiday is 1 hour shorter: 17 Apr, 30 Apr, 17 Nov, 23 Dec, 30 Dec. There are 15 national public holidays, 12 of them on working days.

    Latvia 2025 at a glance

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    Working days
    249
    Working hours in the year
    1987
    Free days
    116
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    15
    Free days from holidays
    12
    Holidays on weekends
    3
    Shortened workdays
    5

    Public holidays 2025

    January

    • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (Jaungada diena)

    April

    • 17 Apr Thursday 1 hour shorter
    • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday (Lielā Piektdiena)
    • 20 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Pirmās Lieldienas) Weekend
    • 21 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Otrās Lieldienas)
    • 30 Apr Wednesday 1 hour shorter

    May

    • 1 May Thursday Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena) / Labour Day (Darba svētki)
    • 5 May Monday Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena)
    • 11 May Sunday Mother's Day (Mātes diena) Weekend

    June

    • 8 Jun Sunday Pentecost (Vasarsvētki) Weekend
    • 23 Jun Monday Līgo Day (Līgo diena)
    • 24 Jun Tuesday Jāņi Day (Jāņu diena)

    November

    • 17 Nov Monday 1 hour shorter
    • 18 Nov Tuesday Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena)

    December

    • 23 Dec Tuesday 1 hour shorter
    • 24 Dec Wednesday Christmas Eve (Ziemassvētku vakars)
    • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (Pirmie Ziemassvētki)
    • 26 Dec Friday Second day of Christmas (Otrie Ziemassvētki)
    • 30 Dec Tuesday 1 hour shorter
    • 31 Dec Wednesday New Year's Eve (Vecgada diena)

    Working days and hours by month 2025

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Jaungada diena) 22 176
    February 20 160
    March 21 168
    April 17 Apr 1 hour shorter, 18 Apr Good Friday (Lielā Piektdiena), 20 Apr Easter Sunday (Pirmās Lieldienas), 21 Apr Easter Monday (Otrās Lieldienas), 30 Apr 1 hour shorter 20 158
    May 1 May Labour Day (Darba svētki), 5 May Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena), 11 May Mother's Day (Mātes diena) 20 160
    June 8 Jun Pentecost (Vasarsvētki), 23 Jun Līgo Day (Līgo diena), 24 Jun Jāņi Day (Jāņu diena) 19 152
    July 23 184
    August 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 23 184
    November 17 Nov 1 hour shorter, 18 Nov Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena) 19 151
    December 23 Dec 1 hour shorter, 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Ziemassvētku vakars), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Pirmie Ziemassvētki), 26 Dec Second day of Christmas (Otrie Ziemassvētki), 30 Dec 1 hour shorter, 31 Dec New Year's Eve (Vecgada diena) 19 150
    Total 249 1987

    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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