Public Holidays in Iceland 2025
Complete list of 28 public holidays and observances in Iceland for 2025. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026
13 days left 16 Public Holidays
247 Working Days
118 Days Off
4 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | Observance |
| Jan 24 | Friday | Bóndadagur | Observance |
| Feb 18 | Tuesday | Woman's Day | Observance |
| Mar 3 | Monday | Bolludagur | Observance |
| Mar 4 | Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Observance |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Public |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Apr 24 | Thursday | First Day of Summer | Public |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| Jun 1 | Sunday | The Seamen's Day | Observance |
| Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecost | Public |
| Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Jun 17 | Tuesday | Icelandic National Day | Public |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Commerce Day | Public |
| Oct 25 | Saturday | First Day of Winter | Observance |
| Nov 16 | Sunday | Icelandic Language Day | Observance |
| Dec 23 | Tuesday | St Þorlákur's Day | Observance |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Public |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Public |
Long Weekends in 2025
Iceland has 4 long weekends in 2025 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
April 17, 2025 — April 21, 2025 5 days
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
December 24, 2025 — December 28, 2025 5 days
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
June 7, 2025 — June 9, 2025 3 days
Pentecost, Whit Monday
August 2, 2025 — August 4, 2025 3 days
Commerce Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 5
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 4
Holiday Breakdown
14 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
2 On Weekends
Already non-working days
12 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
April
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |