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Finnish HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Finland |
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Local Name – Finnish | Local Name – Swedish | Remarks |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day | Uudenvuodenpäivä | Nyårsdagen | |
| 6 January | Epiphany | Loppiainen | Trettondedagen | |
| Moveable Friday | Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | Långfredagen | The Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Moveable Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | Påskdagen | |
| Moveable Monday | Easter Monday | 2. pääsiäispäivä | Andra påskdagen | The day after Easter Sunday |
| 1 May | May Day | Vappu | Valborgsmässoafton | See Walpurgis Night |
| Moveable Thursday | Ascension Day | Helatorstai | Kristi himmelfärds dag | 39 days after Easter Sunday |
| Moveable Sunday | Pentecost | Helluntaipäivä | Pingst | 49 days after Easter Sunday |
| Friday between 19 June and 25 June | Midsummer Eve | Juhannusaatto | Midsommarafton | Non official – Non-working day in the annual holiday act law 162/2005 |
| Saturday between 20 June and 26 June | Midsummer Day | Juhannuspäivä | Midsommardagen | Moved from 24 June |
| Saturday between 31 October and 6 November | All Saints' Day | Pyhäinpäivä | Alla helgons dag | Moved from 1 November |
| 6 December | Independence Day | Itsenäisyyspäivä | Självständighetsdagen | |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Jouluaatto | Julafton | Non official – Non-working day in the annual holiday act law 162/2005 |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Joulupäivä | Juldagen | |
| 26 December | St Stephen's Day | 2. joulupäivä or tapaninpäivä | Andra juldagen | |
| All Sundays | Sunnuntai | Söndag | Official holidays – names follow the Liturgical year sitesworld.com |