Public holidays in Iceland in 2026

16 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
First Day of Summer
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Pentecost
Whit Monday
Icelandic National Day
Commerce Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
New Year's Eve
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Iceland in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 22
April 18
May 18
June 21
July 23
August 20
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 20
Total 248

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).