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Suriname working days and public holidays 2026

Suriname, 2026: 249 working days and 1992 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 18 national public holidays, 12 of them on working days.

Suriname 2026 at a glance

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Working days
249
Standard hours
1992
Free days
116
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
18
Free days from holidays
12
Holidays on weekends
6

Today, Sunday 1 November, is not a working day. 207 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day
  • 6 Jan Tuesday Three Kings Day
  • 18 Jan Sunday World Religion Day Weekend

February

  • 17 Feb Tuesday Chinese New Year
  • 25 Feb Wednesday Day of the Revolution

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday
  • 5 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday Weekend

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day
  • 14 May Thursday Ascension Day

June

  • 5 Jun Friday Indian Arrival Day

July

  • 1 Jul Wednesday Keti Koti

August

  • 8 Aug Saturday Javanese Arrival Day Weekend
  • 9 Aug Sunday Indigenous People's Day Weekend

October

  • 10 Oct Saturday Day of the Maroons Weekend
  • 20 Oct Tuesday Chinese Arrival day

November

  • 25 Nov Wednesday Independence Day Next

December

  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day
  • 26 Dec Saturday Boxing Day Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day, 6 Jan Three Kings Day, 18 Jan World Religion Day 20 160
February 17 Feb Chinese New Year, 25 Feb Day of the Revolution 18 144
March 22 176
April 3 Apr Good Friday, 5 Apr Easter Sunday 21 168
May 1 May Labour Day, 14 May Ascension Day 19 152
June 5 Jun Indian Arrival Day 21 168
July 1 Jul Keti Koti 22 176
August 8 Aug Javanese Arrival Day, 9 Aug Indigenous People's Day 21 168
September 22 176
October 10 Oct Day of the Maroons, 20 Oct Chinese Arrival day 21 168
November 25 Nov Independence Day 20 160
December 25 Dec Christmas Day, 26 Dec Boxing Day 22 176
Total 249 1992

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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