Public holidays in Greenland, 2025
Greenland observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 248 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day Ukiortaaq |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Jan | Monday | Epiphany Kunngit pingasut ulluat |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 17 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Sisamanngortoq illernartoq |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 18 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Tallimanngorneq tannaartoq |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 20 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Poorskip ullua |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Poorskip-aappaa |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 16 May | Friday | General Prayer Day Tussiarfik |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 29 May | Thursday | Ascension Day Qilaliarfik |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 30 May | Friday | Bank closing day Atuanngiffik |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Piinsi |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 9 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday Piinsip-aappaa |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 21 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Ullortuneq | Nationwide |
| Wed, 24 Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Eve Juulliaraq |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day Juullip ullua |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Dec | Friday | St. Stephen's Day Juullip-aappaa |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 31 Dec | Wednesday | New Year's Eve Ukiutoqaq |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 152 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 | 1,984 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Greenland. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Pentecost (8 Jun), Ullortuneq (21 Jun). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is December at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 58 working days across April, May, June.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Greenland's 16 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 88th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 17 April 2025 to 21 April 2025, built around Maundy Thursday and Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. The full breakdown is here.