Public holidays in Iceland 2025
Iceland has 14 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
12weekday days off
249working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | First Day of Summer | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Pentecost | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Tuesday | National Day | |
| Monday | Commerce Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Second Day of Christmas |
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Jan22 wd
Feb20 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr18 wd
May20 wd
Jun19 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 5 daysThu 17 to Mon 21 April 2025Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 June 2025Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 August 2025Commerce Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 25 April 2025 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 April 2025First Day of Summer
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 June 2025 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 June 2025National Day
Questions about 2025 in Iceland
- How many working days are there in Iceland in 2025?
- 249 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iceland have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Pentecost (8 June 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Iceland?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Iceland 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Iceland has 14 public holidays and 249 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iceland/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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