Public holidays in Åland Islands 2026

16 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Åland Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Uudenvuodenpäivä	Uudenvuodenpäivä
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany Loppiainen	Loppiainen
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Pitkäperjantai	Pitkäperjantai
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Pääsiäispäivä	Pääsiäispäivä
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Toinen pääsiäispäivä	Toinen pääsiäispäivä
1 May Friday	Friday	May Day Vappu	Vappu
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Helatorstai	Helatorstai
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Helluntaipäivä	Helluntaipäivä
9 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Åland's Autonomy Day Ahvenanmaan itsehallintopäivä	Ahvenanmaan itsehallintopäivä
19 June Friday	Friday	Midsummer Eve Juhannusaatto	Juhannusaatto
20 June Saturday	Saturday	Midsummer Day Juhannuspäivä	Juhannuspäivä
31 October Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Pyhäinpäivä	Pyhäinpäivä
6 December Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Itsenäisyyspäivä	Itsenäisyyspäivä
24 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Eve Jouluaatto	Jouluaatto
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Joulupäivä	Joulupäivä
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas Tapaninpäivä	Tapaninpäivä

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Åland Islands (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Mariehamn: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
May Day
Typically in Mariehamn: high 7°C (45°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 19 Jun – Sun 21 Jun · 3 days off
Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
Typically in Mariehamn: high 16°C (61°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 27% of days
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Mariehamn: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 50% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Mariehamn: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 50% of days
Mon 5 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jan – Tue 6 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Mariehamn: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 39% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Mariehamn: high 9°C (48°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 29% of days
Mon 8 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Jun – Tue 9 Jun)
Åland's Autonomy Day
Typically in Mariehamn: high 14°C (57°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 14% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 19 Dec – Sun 27 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Jun – Tue 9 Jun · Åland's Autonomy DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 23 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓