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Public holidays in Baltic Sea countries in 2010
(Monday - Friday)
Denmark
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Nytårsdag |
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1 April |
Maundy Thursday |
Skærtorsdag |
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2 April |
Good Fiday |
Langfredag |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Påskedag |
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30 April |
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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13 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi Himmelfartsdag |
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24 May |
Whit Monday |
2. Pinsedag |
This is a Monday. Danes celebrate two days of Whitsun. |
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24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Juledag / 1. juledag |
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Estonia
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Uusaasta |
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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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2 April |
Good Friday |
Suur reede |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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23 June |
Victory Day |
Võidupüha |
German forces were defeated in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence. |
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24 June |
Midsummer Day |
Jaanipäev |
Jaaniõhtu |
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20 August |
Restoration of Independence |
Taasiseseisvumispäev |
Celebrates Estonia's return to independence in 1991. |
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24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Jõululaupäev |
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Finland
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Uudenvuodenpäivä |
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6 January |
Epiphany |
Loppiainen |
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2 April |
Good Friday |
Pitkäperjantai |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Pääsiäispäivä |
The day after Easter Sunday |
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13 May |
Ascension Day |
Helatorstai |
39 days after Easter Sunday |
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25 June |
Midsummer Eve |
Juhannusaatto |
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6 December |
Independence Day |
Itsenäisyyspäivä |
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24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Jouluaatto |
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Germany
Legal holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Neujahrstag |
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2 April |
Good Friday |
Karfreitag |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
Ostermontag |
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13 May |
Ascension Day |
Christi Himmelfahrt |
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24 May |
Whitsun Monday |
Pfingstmontag |
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Latvia
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Jaunais Gads |
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2 April |
Good Friday |
Lielā Piektdiena |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
2. Lieldienas |
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4 May |
Declaration of independence |
Neatkarības deklarācijas pasludināšanas 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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23 June |
Midsummer Eve |
Līgo Diena |
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24 June |
Midsummer |
Jāņi |
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18 November |
Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia |
Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena |
The independence of Latvia was proclaimed on this day in 1918. If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a holiday. |
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24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Ziemassvētku vakars |
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31 December |
New Year's Eve |
Vecgada vakars |
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Lithuania
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Naujieji metai |
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16 February |
Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918) |
Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena |
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11 March |
Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990) |
Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena |
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5 April |
Easter |
Velykos |
Commemorates resurrection of Jesus |
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24 June |
St. John's Day [Christian name], Day of Dew [original pagan name] |
Joninės, Rasos |
Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions. (aka: Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day) |
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6 July |
Statehood Day |
Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) diena |
Commemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas |
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1 November |
All Saints' Day |
Visų šventųjų diena |
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Norway
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Nyttårsdag |
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1 April |
Maundy Thursday |
Skjærtorsdag |
The Thursday before Easter Sunday |
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2 April |
Good Friday |
Langfredag |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
Andre påskedag |
The day after Easter Sunday |
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13 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi himmelfartsdag |
40 days after Easter |
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17 May |
Constitution Day |
Syttende mai or Grunnlovsdagen |
Celebration of the Constitution of 1814 |
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24 May |
Whitmonday |
Andre pinsedag |
51 days after Easter |
Poland
|
Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
Nowy Rok (Nowy Rok) |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
drugi dzień Wielkiej Nocy (Poniedziałek Wielkanocny) |
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3 May |
National 3rd of May Holiday |
Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja (Święto Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja) |
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3 June |
Corpus Christi |
dzień Bożego Ciała (Boże Ciało) |
This is a Catholic Church Holiday |
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1 November |
All Saints' Day |
Wszystkich Świętych |
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11 November |
Independence Day |
Narodowe Święto Niepodległości (Dzień Niepodległości) |
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Russia
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
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7 January |
Christmas |
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23 February |
Defender of the Fatherland Day |
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8 March |
International Women's Day |
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4 November |
Unity Day |
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Sweden
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Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
nyårsdagen |
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6 January |
Epiphany |
trettondedag jul |
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2 April |
Good Friday |
långfredagen |
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5 April |
Easter Monday |
annandag påsk |
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13 May |
Ascension Day |
Kristi himmelsfärdsdag |
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Finland