Public holidays in Latvia, 2027
Latvia observes 49 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 232 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day Jaungada diena |
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| Wed, 20 Jan | Wednesday | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena |
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| Tue, 26 Jan | Tuesday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena |
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| Sat, 27 Feb | Saturday Weekend | World Non-Governmental Organization Day Starptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena |
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| Tue, 2 Mar | Tuesday | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day Nacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena |
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| Mon, 8 Mar | Monday | International Women's Day Starptautiskā sieviešu diena |
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| Wed, 17 Mar | Wednesday | National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day Nacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena |
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| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Lielā Piektdiena |
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| Sun, 28 Mar | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Pirmās Lieldienas |
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| Mon, 29 Mar | Monday | Easter Monday Otrās Lieldienas |
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| Tue, 27 Apr | Tuesday | Latgale Congress Day Latgales kongresa diena |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day Darba svētki |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 4 May | Tuesday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 8 May | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II Nacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena |
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| Sun, 9 May | Sunday Weekend | Europe Day Eiropas diena |
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| Sun, 9 May | Sunday Weekend | Mother's Day Mātes diena |
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| Sat, 15 May | Saturday Weekend | International Day of the Family Starptautiskā ģimenes diena |
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| Sun, 16 May | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Vasarsvētki |
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| Mon, 17 May | Monday | Firefighter and Rescuer Day Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena |
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| Tue, 1 Jun | Tuesday | International Day for Protection of Children Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena |
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| Mon, 14 Jun | Monday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
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| Thu, 17 Jun | Thursday | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena |
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| Sun, 20 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Medical Worker Day Medicīnas darbinieku diena |
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| Tue, 22 Jun | Tuesday | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena) |
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| Wed, 23 Jun | Wednesday | Līgo Day Līgo diena |
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| Thu, 24 Jun | Thursday | Jāņi Day Jāņu diena |
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| Sun, 4 Jul | Sunday Weekend | Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
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| Sat, 10 Jul | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Sea Festival Jūras svētku diena |
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| Wed, 11 Aug | Wednesday | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena |
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| Sat, 21 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State Konstitucionālā likuma “Par Latvijas Republikas valstisko statusu” pieņemšanas diena |
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| Mon, 23 Aug | Monday | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena |
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| Wed, 1 Sep | Wednesday | Knowledge Day Zinību diena |
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| Sun, 12 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Father's Day Tēva diena |
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| Wed, 22 Sep | Wednesday | Baltic Unity Day Baltu vienības diena |
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| Fri, 1 Oct | Friday | International Day of Older Persons Starptautiskā senioru diena |
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| Tue, 5 Oct | Tuesday | Teachers' Day Skolotāju diena |
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| Fri, 15 Oct | Friday | Official Language Day Valsts valodas diena |
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| Sun, 7 Nov | Sunday Weekend | Border Guards Day Robežsargu diena |
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| Thu, 11 Nov | Thursday | Lāčplēsis Day Lāčplēša diena |
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| Thu, 18 Nov | Thursday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena |
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| Sun, 21 Nov | Sunday Weekend | Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 2013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena |
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| Sun, 5 Dec | Sunday Weekend | Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime Pret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
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| Sun, 5 Dec | Sunday Weekend | Police Day Policijas darbinieku diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve Ziemassvētku vakars |
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| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Pirmie Ziemassvētki |
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| Sun, 26 Dec | Sunday Weekend | Second day of Christmas Otrie Ziemassvētki |
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| Fri, 31 Dec | Friday | New Year's Eve Vecgada diena |
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Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 136 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 128 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 29 | 232 | 1,856 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Latvia. 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.
20 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: World Non-Governmental Organization Day (27 Feb), Easter Sunday (28 Mar), Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia (1 May), Labour Day (1 May), Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II (8 May), Europe Day (9 May), Mother's Day (9 May), International Day of the Family (15 May), Pentecost (16 May), Medical Worker Day (20 Jun), Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews (4 Jul), Day of the Sea Festival (10 Jul), Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State (21 Aug), Father's Day (12 Sep), Border Guards Day (7 Nov), Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 (21 Nov), Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime (5 Dec), Police Day (5 Dec), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Second day of Christmas (26 Dec). 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 22 days; the shortest is June at 16. That spread of 6 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 Q1, carrying 55 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 230 working days, 2027 is 2 working days longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, Latvia's 49 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 100th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 10 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 25 March 2027 to 29 March 2027, built around Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror and Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A further 11 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
10 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Mother's Day, Pentecost and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.