Public holidays in Iceland 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Nýársdagur	Nýársdagur
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Skírdagur	Skírdagur
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Föstudagurinn langi	Föstudagurinn langi
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Páskadagur	Páskadagur
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Annar í páskum	Annar í páskum
20 April Thursday	Thursday	First Day of Summer Sumardagurinn fyrsti	Sumardagurinn fyrsti
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Verkalýðsdagurinn	Verkalýðsdagurinn
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Uppstigningardagur	Uppstigningardagur
28 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Hvítasunnudagur	Hvítasunnudagur
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Annar í hvítasunnu	Annar í hvítasunnu
17 June Saturday	Saturday	National Day National day Þjóðhátíðardagurinn	Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
7 August Monday	Monday	Commerce Day Frídagur verslunarmanna	Frídagur verslunarmanna
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Jóladagur	Jóladagur
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annar í jólum	Annar í jólum

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 3°C (37°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 60% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 9°C (48°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 64% of days
Sat 5 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · 3 days off
Commerce Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 13°C (55°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Reykjavík: high 1°C (34°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 60% of days

Bridge days

Fri 21 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr)
First Day of Summer
Typically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 67% of days
Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 8°C (46°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 59% of days

Leave planner 2023

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 1 Apr – Mon 10 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓