Public Holidays in Greenland, 2025
Greenland observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025, 3 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.
- Public holidays
- 12
- On a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Business days 2025
- 252
Nationwide
Greenland holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across Greenland. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 6 January 2025 | Monday | Epiphany | bank, optional, school |
| 17 April 2025 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Nationwide |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 20 April 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 16 May 2025 | Friday | General Prayer Day | Nationwide |
| 29 May 2025 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 30 May 2025 | Friday | Bank closing day | bank, optional, school |
| 8 June 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Pentecost | Nationwide |
| 9 June 2025 | Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 21 June 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Ullortuneq | Nationwide |
| 24 December 2025 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | bank, optional, school |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2025 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
| 31 December 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | bank, optional, school |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
9 of Greenland's 12 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 3 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Pentecost (8 June 2025), Ullortuneq (21 June 2025).
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 252 business days in Greenland.
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