Public holidays in Estonia explained

All official holidays in Estonia are established by acts of Parliament.

Public holidays

The following are holidays that mean days off:

Date English NameEstonian NameRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's Dayuusaasta
24 FebruaryIndependence DayiseseisvuspäevNational Day – celebrates the declaration of independence in 1918.
Moveable FridayGood Fridaysuur reede
Moveable SundayEaster Sundayülestõusmispühade 1. pühaCommonly known as lihavõtted or munadepühad.
1 MaySpring Daykevadpüha
Moveable SundayWhit Sundaynelipühade 1. püha
23 JuneVictory DayVõidupühaCelebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence.
24 JuneMidsummer DayJaanipäevJaaniõhtu is celebrated in the night before Midsummer Day.
20 AugustIndependence Restoration DaytaasiseseisvumispäevCelebrates Estonia's restoration of independence in 1991.
24 DecemberChristmas Evejõululaupäev
25 DecemberChristmas Dayesimene jõulupüha
26 DecemberSecond Day of Christmasteine jõulupüha

National holidays

The following holidays do not give a day off:

DateEnglish NameEstonian NameRemarks
6 JanuaryThe Epiphanykolmekuningapäev
2 FebruaryAnniversary of the Tartu Peace TreatyTartu rahulepingu aastapäevTreaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence
14 MarchNative Language DayemakeelepäevKristjan Jaak Peterson's birthday.
Moveable SundayMother's DayemadepäevHeld on the second Sunday of May.
4 JuneNational Flag DayEesti lipu päevDate when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884.
14 JuneDay of Mourning and CommemorationleinapäevCommemorating the victims of Soviet deportations in 1941 and 1949.
23 AugustEuropean Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazismkommunismi ja natsismi ohvrite mälestuspäevDay when the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed in 1939.
Moveable SundayGrandparents Dayvanavanemate päevHeld on the second Sunday of September.
22 SeptemberResistance Fighting Dayvastupanuvõitluse päevOtto Tief's attempt to restore Estonian independence in 1944
1 OctoberLocal government Dayomavalitsuspäev
2 NovemberAll Souls' Dayhingedepäev
Moveable SundayFather's DayisadepäevHeld on the second Sunday of November.
16 NovemberDay of Declaration of Sovereigntytaassünni päevEstonian Declaration of Sovereignty, which was issued in 1988.

References