Public holidays in Iceland 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Iceland (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 Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 11°C (52°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 44% of days
Sat 2 Aug – Mon 4 Aug · 3 days off
Commerce Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 14°C (57°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 43% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 64% of days

Bridge days

Fri 25 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Apr – Sun 27 Apr)
First Day of Summer
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 44% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 10°C (50°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 60% of days
Mon 16 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun)
National Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 11°C (52°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 57% 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: Thu 17 Apr – Sun 27 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 22 Apr, Wed 23 Apr, Fri 25 Apr).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 (Fri 25 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor 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 ↓