Public holidays in Finland 2017: public holidays 15; currency Euro; main language Finnish.
Public holidays: 15
Year: 2017
Currency: Euro
Main language: Finnish
Updated: 2026-10-04
**Finland had 15 public holidays in 2017**, including both nationwide observances and regional or religious days. The list covers dates, local Finnish names, and whether each holiday applied across the country. All figures are sourced from the Nager.Date API and verified on October 4, 2026. No—some were regional (e.g., Åland’s *Midsummer*) or religious (e.g., *All Saints’ Day*), while others like *Independence Day* applied nationally. Finland had **15 public holidays** in 2017, combining fixed dates and movable religious observances.
Public holidays 15
Year 2017
Currency Euro
Main language Finnish
Updated 2026-10-04
Public holidays in Finland, 2017
Date
Holiday
Observed
2017-01-01
New Year's Day
Uudenvuodenpäivä
2017-01-06
Epiphany
Loppiainen
2017-04-14
Good Friday
Pitkäperjantai
2017-04-16
Easter Sunday
Pääsiäispäivä
2017-04-17
Easter Monday
Toinen pääsiäispäivä
2017-05-01
May Day
Vappu
2017-05-25
Ascension Day
Helatorstai
2017-06-04
Pentecost
Helluntaipäivä
2017-06-23
Midsummer Eve
Juhannusaatto
2017-06-24
Midsummer Day
Juhannuspäivä
2017-11-04
All Saints' Day
Pyhäinpäivä
2017-12-06
Independence Day
Itsenäisyyspäivä
2017-12-24
Christmas Eve
Jouluaatto
2017-12-25
Christmas Day
Joulupäivä
2017-12-26
St. Stephen's Day
Tapaninpäivä
Finland holiday calendar 2017
| 2017-01-01 | New Year's Day | Yes |
| 2017-01-06 | Epiphany | Yes |
| 2017-04-14 | Good Friday | Yes |
| 2017-04-16 | Easter Sunday | Yes |
| 2017-04-17 | Easter Monday | Yes |
| 2017-05-01 | May Day | Yes |
| 2017-05-25 | Ascension Day | Yes |
| 2017-06-04 | Pentecost | Yes |
| 2017-06-23 | Midsummer Eve | Yes |
| 2017-06-24 | Midsummer Day | Yes |
| 2017-11-04 | All Saints' Day | Yes |
| 2017-12-06 | Independence Day | Yes |
| 2017-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Yes |
| 2017-12-25 | Christmas Day | Yes |
| 2017-12-26 | St. Stephen's Day | Yes |