Iceland Public Holidays 2025
16 national holidays
Iceland has 16 national public holidays in 2025. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday · Nýársdagur
April 2025
- 17Maundy ThursdayThursday · Skírdagur
- 18Good FridayFriday · Föstudagurinn langi
- 20Easter SundaySunday · Páskadagur
- 21Easter MondayMonday · Annar í páskum
- 24First Day of SummerThursday · Sumardagurinn fyrsti
May 2025
- 1May DayThursday · Verkalýðsdagurinn
- 29Ascension DayThursday · Uppstigningardagur
June 2025
- 8PentecostSunday · Hvítasunnudagur
- 9Whit MondayMonday · Annar í hvítasunnu
- 17Icelandic National DayTuesday · Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
August 2025
- 4Commerce DayMonday · Frídagur verslunarmanna
December 2025
- 24Christmas EveWednesday · Aðfangadagur
- 25Christmas DayThursday · Jóladagur
- 26St. Stephen's DayFriday · Annar í jólum
- 31New Year's EveWednesday · Gamlársdagur
Long weekends 2025
- 17 April – 21 April5 days
- 24 April – 27 April4 days · take 25 April off
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 29 May – 1 June4 days · take 30 May off
- 7 June – 9 June3 days
- 14 June – 17 June4 days · take 16 June off
- 2 August – 4 August3 days
- 24 December – 28 December5 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Iceland in 2025?
16 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Iceland in 2025?
17 April–21 April (5 days); 24 April–27 April (4 days, with a bridge day off); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 29 May–1 June (4 days, with a bridge day off); 7 June–9 June (3 days); 14 June–17 June (4 days, with a bridge day off).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.