Public holidays in Iceland in 2027

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 2027

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

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 21
May 19
June 21
July 22
August 21
September 22
October 21
November 22
December 21
Total 250

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