Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Estonia 2027
Estonia has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Estonia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- December (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Estonia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | uusaasta | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | iseseisvuspäev | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | suur reede | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | ülestõusmispühade 1. püha | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Spring Day | kevadpüha | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | nelipühade 1. püha | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Victory Day | võidupüha and jaanilaupäev | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Midsummer Day | jaanipäev | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Day of Restoration of Independence | taasiseseisvumispäev | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | jõululaupäev | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | esimene jõulupüha | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | teine jõulupüha | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Estonia
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Friday 20 August to Sunday 22 August 2027: 3 days off, with Day of Restoration of Independence.
- Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 25 June: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Wednesday 23 June to Sunday 27 June 2027 (next to Midsummer Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Estonia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Estonia to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/estonia/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Estonia's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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