Long weekends in Finland

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and Second Day of Christmas

Thu 24 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 4 days

• Cyprus Cyprussweet spot Cool, with some rain 18°C · 9 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Windhoek Namibiasweet spot Warm, dry and sunny 31°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Valencia Spaingood Cool and dry 17°C · 3 rainy days A good time to go
• Mallorca Spaingood Cool and mostly dry 16°C · 5 rainy days A good time to go

New Year's Day

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Nairobi Kenyasweet spot Warm, mostly dry and sunny 26°C · 5 rainy days The best month to go
• Cape Verde Cape Verdesweet spot Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 0 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Madeira Portugalsweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 18°C · 7 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Casablanca Moroccosweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go

Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday

Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 · 4 days

• Vienna Austriasweet spot Cool, dry and sunny 12°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Berlin Germanygood Cold and mostly dry 10°C · 7 rainy days A good time to go
• Bratislava Slovakiagood Cold, mostly dry and sunny 12°C · 4 rainy days A good time to go
• Cluj-Napoca Romaniagood Cold, mostly dry and sunny 11°C · 7 rainy days A good time to go

Ascension Day

Thu 6 May to Sun 9 May 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 7 May off

• Helsinki Finlandsweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 14°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Rovaniemi Finlandgood Cold, mostly dry and sunny 11°C · 7 rainy days A good time to go
• Berlin Germanysweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 19°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Leipzig Germanysweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 19°C · 7 rainy days One of the best months to go

Midsummer Eve and Midsummer Day

Fri 25 Jun to Sun 27 Jun 2027 · 3 days

• Rovaniemi Finlandsweet spot Cool, with some rain 18°C · 9 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Helsinki Finlandsweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 19°C · 8 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Leipzig Germanysweet spot Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 25°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Nuremberg Germanysweet spot Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 25°C · 7 rainy days The best month to go

The weekend in Finland is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.