Holidays in Finland
Date
English Name
Local Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day
Uudenvuodenpäivä
January 6 Epiphany
Loppiainen
Moveable Friday Good Friday
Pitkäperjantai The Friday before Easter Sunday
Moveable Sunday Easter Sunday
Pääsiäispäivä
Moveable Monday Easter Monday
2. Pääsiäispäivä The day after Easter Sunday
May 1 May Day
Vappu See Walpurgis Night
Moveable Thursday Ascension Day Helatorstai 40 days after Easter
Moveable Sunday Pentecost
Helluintaipäivä 50 days after Easter
Third Friday of June Midsummer Eve
Juhannusaatto Non official - however a de facto full holiday
Third Saturday of June Midsummer Day
Juhannuspäivä
First Saturday of November All Saints Day
Pyhäinpäivä Moved from November 1
December 6 Independence day
Itsenäisyyspäivä
December 24 Christmas Eve
Jouluaatto Non official - however a de facto full holiday
December 25 Christmas Day
Joulupäivä
December 26 Boxing Day 2. Joulupäivä or Tapaninpäivä
December 31 New Year's Eve
Uudenvuodenaatto Non official - however a de facto full holiday
All Sundays Official holidays - names follow the Liturgical year