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Iceland Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Iceland
Iceland has 16 national public holidays in 2025. 14 of them fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. There are 4 long weekends and 4 more if you take a bridge day off.
Iceland public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Nýársdagur | Public holiday | |
| Maundy Thursday | Skírdagur | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Föstudagurinn langi | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Easter Sunday | Páskadagur | Public holiday |
| Easter Monday | Annar í páskum | Public holiday | |
| First Day of Summer | Sumardagurinn fyrsti | Public holiday | |
| May Day | Verkalýðsdagurinn | Public holiday | |
| Ascension Day | Uppstigningardagur | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Pentecost | Hvítasunnudagur | Public holiday |
| Whit Monday | Annar í hvítasunnu | Public holiday | |
| Icelandic National Day | Þjóðhátíðardagurinn | Public holiday | |
| Commerce Day | Frídagur verslunarmanna | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Eve | Aðfangadagur | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Jóladagur | Public holiday | |
| St. Stephen's Day | Annar í jólum | Public holiday | |
| New Year's Eve | Gamlársdagur | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Iceland holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 1
February
March
April 5
May 2
June 3
July
August 1
September
October
November
December 4
Long weekends in Iceland 2025
4 long weekends come for free, and 4 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Thu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 24 Apr – Sun 27 Apr
Take off Fri 25 Apr
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun
Take off Fri 30 May
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
Sat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun
Take off Mon 16 Jun
Sat 2 Aug – Mon 4 Aug
No leave needed
Wed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
No leave needed