Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Faroe Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Holiday	Local name
Wednesday 1 January 2025	New Year's Day Nýggjársdagur	Nýggjársdagur
Thursday 17 April 2025	Maundy Thursday Religious Skírhósdagur	Skírhósdagur
Friday 18 April 2025	Good Friday Religious Langifríggjadagur	Langifríggjadagur
Sunday 20 April 2025	Easter Sunday Religious Páskadagur	Páskadagur
Monday 21 April 2025	Easter Monday Religious Annar páskadagur	Annar páskadagur
Friday 16 May 2025	Great Prayer Day Religious Dýri biðidagur	Dýri biðidagur
Thursday 29 May 2025	Ascension Day Religious Kristi himmalsferðardagur	Kristi himmalsferðardagur
Sunday 8 June 2025	Pentecost Religious Hvítusunnudagur	Hvítusunnudagur
Monday 9 June 2025	Pentecost Monday Religious Annar hvítusunnudagur	Annar hvítusunnudagur
Tuesday 29 July 2025	Saint Olaf's Day Religious Ólavsøkudagur	Ólavsøkudagur
Wednesday 24 December 2025	Christmas Eve Religious Jólaaftan	Jólaaftan
Thursday 25 December 2025	Christmas Day Religious Jóladagur	Jóladagur
Friday 26 December 2025	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annar jóladagur	Annar jóladagur
Wednesday 31 December 2025	New Year's Eve Nýggjársaftan	Nýggjársaftan

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Faroe Islands (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 5 days offMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayTypically in Tórshavn: high 8°C (46°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 51% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 16 May – Sun 18 May · 3 days offGreat Prayer DayTypically in Tórshavn: high 8°C (46°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 53% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days offPentecost, Pentecost MondayTypically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 5 days offChristmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasTypically in Tórshavn: high 6°C (43°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 70% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)Ascension DayTypically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 30% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 28 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 26 Jul – Tue 29 Jul)Saint Olaf's DayTypically in Tórshavn: high 12°C (54°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 61% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 24 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 29 Dec, Tue 30 Dec, Fri 2 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 16 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 May – Sun 18 May · Great Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 23 Dec) get 6 days in a rowTue 23 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's Eve, New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓