All official holidays in Estonia are established by acts of Parliament.
Public Holidays
The following are holidays that mean days off:
| Date | English Name | Estonian Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | uusaasta | |
| February 24 | Independence Day | iseseisvuspäev | National holiday - celebrates the declaration of independence in 1918. |
| Moveable Friday | Good Friday | suur reede | |
| Moveable Sunday | Easter Sunday | ülestõusmispühade 1. püha | Commonly known as lihavõtted. |
| May 1 | May Day | kevadpüha | |
| Moveable | Whitsunday (Pentecost) | nelipühade 1. püha | |
| June 23 | Victory Day | võidupüha | Celebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence. |
| June 24 | St. John's Day or Midsummer Day | jaanipäev | Jaaniõhtu is celebrated in the night before Midsummer Day. |
| August 20 | Day of Restoration of Independence | taasiseseisvumispäev | Celebrates Estonia's restoration of independence in 1991. |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | jõululaupäev | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | esimene jõulupüha | |
| December 26 | Boxing Day | teine jõulupüha |
National Holidays
The following holidays do not give a day off:
| Date | English Name | Estonian Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Epiphany | kolmekuningapäev | |
| February 2 | Anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty | Tartu rahulepingu aastapäev | Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence |
| March 14 | Native Language Day | emakeelepäev | Kristjan Jaak Peterson's birthday. |
| Moveable Sunday | Mothers' Day | emadepäev | |
| June 4 | National Flag Day | Eesti lipu päev | Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884. |
| June 14 | Day of Mourning and Commemoration | leinapäev | Commemorating the victims of Soviet deportations in 1941 and 1949. |
| September 22 | Resistance Day | vastupanuvõitluse päev | Otto Tief's attempt to restore the Estonian independence in 1944 |
| November 2 | All Souls' Day | hingedepäev | |
| Moveable Sunday | Fathers' Day | isadepäev | |
| November 16 | Day of Declaration of Sovereignty | taassünni päev | Estonian Declaration of Sovereignty, which was issued in 1989. |
References
- The official source
- Estonian Holidays in 2008
- List of holidays celebrated in the European Union in 2006 was used for translation:
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