Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2028

14 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Faroe Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 31 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028 · 3 days off
New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 6°C (43°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 73% of days
Thu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Tórshavn: high 7°C (45°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 12 May – Sun 14 May · 3 days off
Great Prayer Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 8°C (46°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 56% of days
Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Tórshavn: high 6°C (43°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 73% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days off
New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 6°C (43°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 70% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Tórshavn: high 9°C (48°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 40% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Sat 8 Apr – Mon 17 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 12 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 11 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 11 May – Sun 14 May · Great Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's Eve, New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓