National holidays of Finland in 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Finland. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day	Date	Holiday	Notes
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Saturday	Jan. 6, 2018	Epiphany
Saturday	Jan. 6, 2018	Epiphany	13th Day of Christmas
Wednesday	Feb. 14, 2018	Valentine's Day
Tuesday	March 20, 2018	March Equinox
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday
Sunday	April 1, 2018	Easter Sunday
Monday	April 2, 2018	Easter Monday
Monday	April 2, 2018	Second Easter Day	Monday after Easter Sunday
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	May Day
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	Vappu	May Day
Thursday	May 10, 2018	Ascension Day
Thursday	May 10, 2018	Ascension Day	Helatorstai. 40 days after Easter
Sunday	May 13, 2018	Mother's Day
Sunday	May 13, 2018	Mother's Day	2nd Sunday in May. Flag Day but not a public holiday
Sunday	May 20, 2018	Whit Sunday
Thursday	June 21, 2018	June Solstice
Friday	June 22, 2018	Midsummer Eve	Shops remain open
Saturday	June 23, 2018	Midsummer
Saturday	June 23, 2018	Midsummer Day	Juhannuspäivä
Sunday	Sept. 23, 2018	September Equinox
Saturday	Nov. 3, 2018	All Saints Day	Saturday between October 31 and November 6
Saturday	Nov. 3, 2018	All Saints' Day
Sunday	Nov. 11, 2018	Father's Day	2nd Sunday in November. Not a public holiday
Sunday	Nov. 11, 2018	Father's Day
Thursday	Dec. 6, 2018	Independence Day
Thursday	Dec. 6, 2018	Independence day	Itsenäisyyspäivä
Saturday	Dec. 22, 2018	December Solstice
Monday	Dec. 24, 2018	Christmas Eve
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Wednesday	Dec. 26, 2018	Second Day of Christmas
Monday	Dec. 31, 2018	New Year's Eve

Public Holidays

Finland public holidays by years
Public holidays in other countries