Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Greenland 2027
Greenland has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 8 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Greenland 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 8
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 5 days (25 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Greenland, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Ukiortaaq | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Sisamanngortoq illernartoq | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Poorskip ullua | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Poorskip-aappaa | Nationwide | |
| Friday | General Prayer Day | Tussiarfik | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Qilaliarfik | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Piinsi | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Piinsip-aappaa | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Ullortuneq | Ullortuneq | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Juullip ullua | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Juullip-aappaa | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Greenland
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 (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Thursday 25 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 5 days off, with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Friday 23 April to Sunday 25 April 2027: 3 days off, with General Prayer Day.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Saturday 19 June to Monday 21 June 2027: 3 days off, with Ullortuneq.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Greenland applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Greenland
Nager.Date also lists these 4 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Bank holiday, School holiday, Optional | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Bank closing day | Bank holiday, School holiday, Optional | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | Bank holiday, School holiday, Optional | Nationwide | |
| Friday | New Year's Eve | Bank holiday, School holiday, Optional | Nationwide |
Add Greenland 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/greenland/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Greenland's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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