FESTIVALS

Midsummer Celebrations of Finland
Finland - June - 2 days

Wife-Carrying Championship
Sonkajärvi, Finland - July - 1 day

HOLIDAYS

January 1 New Year's Day

January 6 Epiphany

March 21 Good Friday

March 23 Easter Day

March 24 Easter Monday

May 1 May Day or Vappu1

May 11 Whit Sunday

June 20 Midsummer's Eve or Juhannusaatto2

June 21 Midsummer's Day or Juhannuspaiva

November 1 All Saints Day

December 6 Independence Day

December 24 Christmas Eve2

December 25 Christmas Day

December 26 St. Stephen's Day

1Vappu is really the night of 30 April to 1 May so there may not be too many people working in the ..afternoon of 30 April.

2Partial holiday only.

You should know:

Holidays falling on a weekend are not moved

Weekend: Saturday, Sunday