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Public holidays in Baltic Sea countries in 2012
(Monday - Friday)
Denmark
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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5 April |
Maundy Thursday |
Skartorsdag |
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6 April |
Good Fiday |
Langfredag |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Paskedag |
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4 May |
General Prayer Day |
Store Bededag |
A collection of minor Christian holy days consolidated into one day. The name translates literally from Danish language, "Great Prayer Day". |
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17 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi Himmelfartsdag |
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28 May |
Whit Monday |
2. Pinsedag |
This is a Monday. Danes celebrate two days of Whitsun. |
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25 December |
First day of Christmas |
Juledag |
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26 December |
Second day of Christmas |
Juledag / 1. juledag |
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Estonia
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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24 February |
Independence Day |
Iseseisvuspäev |
This is by law the most important holiday, commemorating the declaration of independence in 1918. |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
Suur reede |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Kevadpüha |
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20 August |
Restoration of Independence Day |
Taasiseseisvumispäev |
Celebrates Estonia's restoration of independence in 1991. |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
Teine jõulupüha |
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Finland
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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6 January |
Epiphany |
Loppiainen |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
Pitkäperjantai |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Pääsiäispäivä |
The day after Easter Sunday |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Vappu |
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17 May |
Ascension Day |
Helatorstai |
39 days after Easter Sunday |
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6 December |
Independence Day |
Itsenäisyyspäivä |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
Joulupäivä |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
2. joulupäivä or tapaninpäivä |
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Germany
Legal holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
Karfreitag |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
Ostermontag |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Tag der Arbeit |
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17 May |
Ascension Day |
Christi Himmelfahrt |
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28 May |
Whitsun Monday |
Pfingstmontag |
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3 October |
German Unity Day |
Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
Weihnachtsfeiertag |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag |
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Latvia
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
Liela Piektdiena |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Lieldienas |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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4 May |
Declaration of independence |
Neatkaribas deklaracijas pasludinašanas diena |
On May 4, 1990, Latvia proclaimed its independence from USSR, and restoration of the Republic of Latvia. If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a holiday. |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
Ziemassvetki |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
2. Ziemassvētki |
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31 December |
New Years Eve |
Vecgada vakars |
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Lithuania
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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16 February |
Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918) |
Lietuvos valstybes atkurimo diena |
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9 April |
Easter |
Velykos |
Commemorates resurrection of Jesus |
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6 July |
Statehood Day |
Valstybes (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karunavimo) diena |
Commemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas |
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15 August |
Assumption Day |
Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) |
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1 November |
All Saints' Day |
Visu šventuju diena |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
Šv. Kalėdos |
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Norway
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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5 April |
Maundy Thursday |
Skjartorsdag |
The Thursday before Easter Sunday |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
Langfredag |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
Andre paskedag |
The day after Easter Sunday |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Første mai |
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17 May |
Constitution Day |
Syttende mai or Grunnlovsdagen |
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17 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi himmelfartsdag |
40 days after Easter |
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28 May |
Whitmonday |
Andre pinsedag |
51 days after Easter |
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25 December |
First Day of Christmas |
Første juledag |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
Andre juledag |
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Poland
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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6 January |
Epiphany |
Objawienie Pańskie (Trzech Króli) |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
drugi dzień Wielkiej Nocy (Poniedziałek Wielkanocny) |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Święto Pracy |
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3 May |
National 3rd of May Holiday |
Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja (Święto Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja) |
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7 June |
Corpus Christi |
dzień Bożego Ciała (Boże Ciało) |
This is a Catholic Church Holiday |
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15 August |
Assumption Day |
Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny |
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1 November |
All Saints' Day |
Wszystkich Świętych |
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25 November |
First Day of Christmas | Pierwszy dzień Bożego Narodzenia |
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26 December |
Second day of Christmas |
Drugi dzień Bożego Narodzenia |
Russia
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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2-5 January |
New Year holiday |
Novogodniye kanikuly |
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9 January |
Christmas |
Rozhdestvo Khristovo |
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23 February |
Defender of the Fatherland Day |
Den zashchitnika Otechestva |
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8 March |
International Women's Day |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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9 May |
Victory Day |
Den Pobedy |
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12 June |
National Day |
Den Rossii |
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Sweden
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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6 January |
Epiphany |
trettondedag jul |
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6 April |
Good Friday |
langfredagen |
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9 April |
Easter Monday |
annandag pask |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
Första maj |
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17 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi himmelsfärdsdag |
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6 June |
National Day of Sweden |
Sveriges nationaldag |
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| 25 December | First Day of Christmas | Juldagen |
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26 December |
Second Day of Christmas |
annandag jul |
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