Public Holidays in Baltic Sea Countries in 2021
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Public holidays in Baltic Sea countries in 2021 Denmark Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day 1 April Maundy Thursday Skartorsdag 2 April Good Friday Langfredag 5 April Easter Monday 2. Paskedag 13 May Ascension Day Kristi Himmelfartsdag Danes celebrate two days of 24 May Whit Monday 2. Pinsedag Whitsun. 5 June Constitution Day 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December First day of Christmas Juledag Second day of 26 December Juledag / 1. juledag Christmas Estonia Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day Marks the declaration of 24 February Independence Day independence from the Germans near the end of World War I 2 April Good Friday Suur reede The Friday before Easter Sunday 4 April Easter Sunday 1 May Spring Day International Worker’s Day 23 May Whit Sunday Marks the contributions of all 23 June Victory Day Estonians in their fight to regain and retain their independence 24 June St. John' s Day Midsummer Day Independence 20 August Restoration Day 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas 26 December Christmas Teine jõulupüha Finland Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day 6 January Epiphany 13th Day of Christmas 2 April Good Friday Pitkäperjantai The Friday before Easter Sunday 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday 2. Pääsiäispäivä The day after Easter Sunday 1 May Vappu May Day 13 May Ascension Day Helatorstai 40 days after Easter Sunday 23 May Whit Sunday 25 June Midsummer 6 November All Saints Day 6 December Independence Day Itsenäisyyspäivä 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas Second Day of 2. joulupäivä or 26 December Christmas tapaninpäivä Germany Legal holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day 2 April Good Friday Karfreitag The Friday before Easter Sunday 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday Ostermontag 1 May Labour Day 13 May Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt 24 May Whitsun Monday Pfingstmontag 11 June Corpus Christi Tag der Deutschen 3 October German Unity Day Einheit 31 October Day of Reformation Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 25 December Christmas Second Day of Zweiter 26 December Christmas Weihnachtsfeiertag Latvia Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Year’s Day 2 April Good Friday Liela Piektdiena 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday 2. Lieldienas 1 May Labour Day On May 4, 1990, Latvia proclaimed its independence Neatkaribas Declaration of from USSR, and restoration of the 4 May deklaracijas independence Republic of Latvia. If the day is on pasludinašanas diena the weekend the next Monday is a holiday. 23 June Midsummer Eve 24 June St. John's Day 18 November Latvian National day 24 December Christmas Eve First Day of 25 December Christmas Second Day of 26 December 2. Ziemassvētki Christmas 31 December New Years Eve Vecgada vakars Lithuania Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day Restoration of the Marks the act of Independence 16 February State Day from Germany in 1918 Restoration of In 1990, Lithuania was restored as 11 March Independence Day an independent state 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday Velykos 1 May Labour Day 24 June St. John's Day Jonines Anniversary of the 6 July Coronation of King Mindaugas Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės 15 August Assumption Day Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) 1 November All Saints' Day Visu šventuju diena 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas Second Day of 26 December Šv. Kalėdos Christmas Norway Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day The Thursday before Easter 1 April Maundy Thursday Skjartorsdag Sunday 2 April Good Friday Langfredag The Friday before Easter Sunday 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday Andre paskedag The day after Easter Sunday 1 May Labour Day 13 May Ascension Day Kristi himmelfartsdag 40 days after Easter 17 May Constitution Day 23 May Whit Sunday 24 May Whit Monday 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas Second Day of 26 December Andre juledag Christmas Poland Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day Nowy Rok 6 January Epiphany Trzech Króli 4 April Easter Sunday Drugi Dzień Wielkiej 5 April Easter Monday Nocy (Poniedziałek Wielkanocny) 1 May Labour Day Święto Pracy Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja (Święto 3 May Constitution Day Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja) 23 May Pentecost Sunday dzień Bożego Ciała 3 June Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) Wniebowzięcie 15 August Assumption Day Najświętszej Maryi Panny 1 November All Saints' Day Wszystkich Świętych 11 November Independence Day Dzień Niepodległości Pierwszy dzień Bożego 25 December First Day of Christmas Narodzenia Second day of Drugi dzień Bożego 26 December Christmas Narodzenia Russia Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Year Day Novogodniye kanikuly 2 January Bank Holiday 3 January Bank Holiday 4 January Bank Holiday Orthodox Christmas 6-8 January Day Defence of the 23 February Originally known as Red Army Day Motherland International Weekday closest to International 8 March Women's Day Women's Day (observed) 1 May Labour Day Celebrates the Russian victory 9 May Victory Day Den Pobedy over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War 12 June National Day Den Rossii 4 November Day of Unity Sweden Date English Name Local Name Remarks 1 January New Years Day 6 January Epiphany 2 April Good Friday langfredagen 4 April Easter Sunday 5 April Easter Monday annandag pask 1 May Labour Day 13 May Ascension Day Kristi himmelsfärdsdag 23 May Pentecost Sunday National Day of 6 June Sveriges nationaldag Sweden 26 June Midsummer Day Midsommardagen 6 November All Saints Day First Day of 25 December Christmas Second Day of 26 December annandag jul Christmas .