Public holidays in Greenland 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Greenland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Ukiortaaq	Ukiortaaq
17 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Sisamanngortoq illernartoq	Sisamanngortoq illernartoq
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq	Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Poorskip ullua	Poorskip ullua
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Poorskip-aappaa	Poorskip-aappaa
16 May Friday	Friday	Great Prayer Day Religious Ulloq qinuffiusoq	Ulloq qinuffiusoq
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Qilaliarfik	Qilaliarfik
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Piinsip ullua	Piinsip ullua
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Piinsip-aappaa	Piinsip-aappaa
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Juullip ullua	Juullip ullua
26 December Friday	Friday	Second Day of Christmas Religious Juullip-aappaa	Juullip-aappaa

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Thu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Nuuk: high −2°C (28°F), low −6°C (21°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 16 May – Sun 18 May · 3 days off
Great Prayer Day
Typically in Nuuk: high 2°C (36°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Nuuk: high 5°C (41°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 50% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Nuuk: high −5°C (23°F), low −8°C (18°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Nuuk: high 2°C (36°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 41% of days

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: Sat 12 Apr – Mon 21 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 14 Apr, Tue 15 Apr, Wed 16 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow 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 (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓