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Holiday & Flag Days in Finland and UAE 2025

1st of January 2025 - Wednesday • New Year's Day Finland National Holiday
6th of January 2025 - Monday • Epiphany Finland National Holiday
5th of February 2025 - Wednesday • Runeberg Day Finland Flag Day
28th of February 2025 - Friday • Kalevala Day (Finnish Culture Day) Finland Flag Day
19th of March 2025 - Wednesday • Minna Canth Day (Equality Day) Finland Flag Day
29 Ramadan to 3 Shawwal - Expected: 29th of March to 1st of April • Eid Al Fitr UAE National Holiday
9th of April 2025- Wednesday • Mikael Agricola Day & Finnish Language Day Finland Flag Day
18th of April 2025 - Friday • Good Friday Finland National Holiday
20th of April 2025 - Sunday • Easter Sunday Finland National Holiday
21st of April 2025 - Monday • Easter Monday Finland National Holiday
27th of April 2025 - Sunday • National War Veterans' Day Finland Flag Day
1st of May 2025 - Thursday • Labour Day (May Day) Finland National Holiday
9th of May 2025 - Friday • Europe Day Finland Flag Day
11th of May 2025 - Sunday • Mothers’ Day Finland Flag Day
12th of May 2025- Monday • J.V. Snellman Day (Day of Finnish Heritage) Finland Flag Da
18th of May 2025 - Sunday • Remembrance Day Finland Flag Day
29th of May 2025 - Thursday • Ascension Day Finland National Holiday
4th of June 2025 - Wednesday • Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
Birthday of C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland Finland Flag Day
9 Dhu al Hijjah - Expected: 5th of June • Arafah day UAE National Holiday
10 to 12 Dhu al Hijjah - Expected: 6th to 8th of June • Eid Al Adha UAE National Holiday
8th of June 2025 - Sunday • Whit Sunday Finland National Holiday
20th of June 2025 - Friday • Midsummer Eve Finland Observance
21st of June 2025 - Saturday • Midsummer DayDay of the Finnish Flag
June Solstice Finland National Holiday
1 Muharram - Expected: 27th of June 2025 • Hijri New Year/Islamic New Year UAE National Holiday
6th of July 2025 - Sunday • Birthday of the poet Eino Leino, Poetry and Summer Day Finland Flag Day
30th of August 2025 - Saturday • Finland’s Nature Day Finland Flag Day
12 Rabi’ Awwal - Expected: 4th of September 2025 • Prophet Mohammed's birthday UAE National Holiday
1st of October 2025 - Wednesday • Miina Sillanpää, Day of Civic Participation Finland Flag Day
10th of October 2025 - Friday • Aleksis Kivi Day (Day of Finnish Literature) Finland Flag Day
24th of October 2025 - Friday • United Nations Day Finland Flag Day
1st of November 2025 - Saturday • All Saints' Day Finland National Holiday
3rd of November 2025 - Monday • Flag Day UAE Flag Day
6th of November 2025 - Thursday • Finnish Swedish Heritage Day Finland Flag Day
9th of November 2025 - Sunday • Father's Day Finland Flag Day
20th of November 2025 - Thursday • Day of Children's Rights Finland Flag Day
30th of November 2025 - Sunday • Commemoration Day UAE Flag Day
2nd and 3rd of     December 2025 - Tuesday - Wednesday • National Day UAE National Holiday
6th of December 2025 - Saturday • Independence Day Finland National Holiday
8th of December 2025 - Monday • Jean Sibelius Day (Day of Finnish Music) Finland Flag Day
24th of December 2025 - Wednesday • Christmas Eve Finland Observance/ Holiday
25th of December 2025 - Thursday • Christmas Day Finland National Holiday
26th of December 2025 - Friday • Boxing Day (2nd Day of Christmas) Finland National Holiday