Public holidays 2027
Public holidays 2027 in Denmark
Public holidays (helligdage). 6 weekdays off for a Monday to Friday week, 4 holidays on the weekend, 255 working days in the year.
| Date | Holiday | Day off? |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January | New Year's Day (Nytårsdag) | Yes |
| Thursday 25 March | Maundy Thursday (Skærtorsdag) | Yes |
| Friday 26 March | Good Friday (Langfredag) | Yes |
| Sunday 28 March | Easter Sunday (Påskedag) | No, weekend |
| Monday 29 March | Easter Monday (2. påskedag) | Yes |
| Thursday 6 May | Ascension Day (Kristi himmelfartsdag) | Yes |
| Sunday 16 May | Whit Sunday (Pinsedag) | No, weekend |
| Monday 17 May | Whit Monday (2. pinsedag) | Yes |
| Saturday 25 December | Christmas Day (Juledag) | No, weekend |
| Sunday 26 December | Boxing Day (2. juledag) | No, weekend |
Download the Denmark 2027 calendar (.ics): one all-day event per row, for Google Calendar, Outlook or a Jira Service Management SLA calendar.
What to know about Denmark's 2027 holidays
The working week here is Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off.
No government list for 2027 yet: dates worked out from the law. Great Prayer Day was abolished from 2024. Constitution Day (5 June), Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not public holidays but often days off by agreement.
Source: Retsinformation, the 2023 act on the holiday list, read in November 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off in a row
- Thu 25 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 5 days off in a row
- Sat 15 May to Mon 17 May: 3 days off in a row
Bridge days: one day of leave, four or more days off
Take one of these working days as leave and it joins a holiday to the weekend. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so plan cover early.
- Friday 7 May: 4 days off in a row
Working days in 2027
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 255 |
255 working days, 2,040 hours at 8 a day. Compare every country month by month in Working days 2027, or count a date range with the business days calculator, which can fill in these holidays for you.
Plan the team around them
- Public holidays 2027: all 35 countries side by side, with the weekend rules compared.
- Out of office message generator: works out the day you are back, skipping these holidays.
- OutSync: leave requests in Jira and Confluence, who is out on the board, and approved leave in a shared Google Calendar.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Denmark in 2027?
10 days are listed for 2027. 6 of them are weekdays off for someone working Monday to Friday; 4 fall on the weekend. The government has not published a 2027 list yet, so the dates follow the law.
How many working days does Denmark have in 2027?
255 working days for a Monday to Friday week, 2,040 hours at 8 hours a day. Regional and optional days are not taken off.