Iceland Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Iceland 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Monday | Twelfth Night | Observance |
| 14th February | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 5th March | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 17th April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National Holiday |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 19th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 21st April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 24th April | Thursday | First Day of Summer | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 29th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National Holiday |
| 8th June | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National Holiday |
| 9th June | Monday | Whit Monday | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Tuesday | Icelandic Republic Day | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 4th August | Monday | Commerce Day | National Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 31st October | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
| 9th November | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 1st December | Monday | Independence Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Half-Day Holiday |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | Second Day of Christmas | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Half-Day Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Iceland. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Iceland this year in 2025?
There are 14 holidays in Iceland in 2025
How to retrieve the Iceland holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IS&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Iceland holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IS', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);