Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Faroe Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Nýggjársdagur	Nýggjársdagur
17 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Skírhósdagur	Skírhósdagur
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Langifríggjadagur	Langifríggjadagur
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Páskadagur	Páskadagur
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Annar páskadagur	Annar páskadagur
16 May Friday	Friday	Great Prayer Day Religious Dýri biðidagur	Dýri biðidagur
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Kristi himmalsferðardagur	Kristi himmalsferðardagur
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Hvítusunnudagur	Hvítusunnudagur
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Annar hvítusunnudagur	Annar hvítusunnudagur
29 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Olaf's Day Religious Ólavsøkudagur	Ólavsøkudagur
24 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Eve Religious Jólaaftan	Jólaaftan
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Jóladagur	Jóladagur
26 December Friday	Friday	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annar jóladagur	Annar jóladagur
31 December Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Eve Nýggjársaftan	Nýggjársaftan

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Thu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Tórshavn: high 8°C (46°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 16 May – Sun 18 May · 3 days off
Great Prayer Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 8°C (46°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 53% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 46% of days
Wed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 5 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Tórshavn: high 6°C (43°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 70% of days

Bridge days

Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 30% of days
Mon 28 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 26 Jul – Tue 29 Jul)
Saint Olaf's Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 12°C (54°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 61% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Wed 24 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 29 Dec, Tue 30 Dec, Fri 2 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 16 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 May – Sun 18 May · Great Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 23 Dec) get 6 days in a rowTue 23 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's Eve, New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓