Public Holidays in Denmark — 2025
There are 14 public holidays in Denmark in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 12 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 10 before July and 4 after it — with April the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 198 days, from Monday, June 9, 2025 to Wednesday, December 24, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Denmark sits in Northern Europe, is run from Copenhagen, pays in Danish Krone, and has about 5.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 12
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (4)
- Longest gap
- 198 days
- Capital
- Copenhagen
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nytårsdag |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Skærtorsdag |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Langfredag |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Påskedag |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | 2. Påskedag |
| Thu, May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Kristi Himmelfartsdag |
| Fri, May 30 | Friday | Bank closing day | Banklukkedag |
| Thu, Jun 5 | Thursday | Constitution Day | Grundlovsdag |
| Sun, Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecost | Pinsedag |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | 2. Pinsedag |
| Wed, Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Juleaftensdag |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Juledag / 1. juledag |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | 2. juledag |
| Wed, Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Nytårsaftensdag |
How many public holidays does Denmark have in 2025?
14 — of which 12 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Denmark in 2025?
Nytårsdag on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Nytårsaftensdag on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Denmark?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Denmark in 2025?
Between Monday, June 9, 2025 and Wednesday, December 24, 2025 — 198 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 14 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.