Public holidays in Greenland 2027

11 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Greenland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Ukiortaaq	Ukiortaaq
25 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Sisamanngortoq illernartoq	Sisamanngortoq illernartoq
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq	Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq
28 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Poorskip ullua	Poorskip ullua
29 March Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Poorskip-aappaa	Poorskip-aappaa
23 April Friday	Friday	Great Prayer Day Ulloq qinuffiusoq	Ulloq qinuffiusoq
6 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Qilaliarfik	Qilaliarfik
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Piinsip ullua	Piinsip ullua
17 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Piinsip-aappaa	Piinsip-aappaa
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Juullip ullua	Juullip ullua
26 December Sunday	Sunday	Second Day of Christmas Juullip-aappaa	Juullip-aappaa

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Nuuk: high −5°C (23°F), low −8°C (18°F), rain on 47% of days
Thu 25 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Nuuk: high −6°C (21°F), low −9°C (16°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 23 Apr – Sun 25 Apr · 3 days off
Great Prayer Day
Typically in Nuuk: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 47% of days
Sat 15 May – Mon 17 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Nuuk: high 2°C (36°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 24% of days

Bridge days

Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Nuuk: high 1°C (34°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 24% of days

Leave planner 2027

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 20 Mar – Mon 29 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Mar) get 6 days in a rowWed 24 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 22 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 22 Apr – Sun 25 Apr · Great Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 May – Sun 9 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 May – Mon 17 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Dec) get 3 days in a rowFri 24 Dec – Sun 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓