Public Holidays
EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA
HELSINKI, FINLAND
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN 2026
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NO.
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | DATE |
DAY | COUNTRY MALAYSIA (MY) FINLAND (FI) |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 1 January | Thu | MY & FI |
| 2 | Epiphany | 6 January | Tue | FI |
| 3 | Chinese New Year | 17 February | Tue | MY |
|
| Nuzul Al-Quran ** | 7 March | Sat | MY |
| 4 | Hari Raya Aidilfitri * | 20 March | Fri | MY |
| 5 | Good Friday | 3 April | Fri | FI |
| 6 | Easter Monday | 6 April | Mon | FI |
| 7 | Labour Day / May Day | 1 May | Fri | MY & FI |
| 8 | Ascension Day | 14 May | Thu | FI |
| 9 | Hari Raya Aidiladha | 27 May | Wed | MY |
| 10 | Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong | 1 June | Mon | MY |
| 11 | Awal Muharram | 17 June | Wed | MY |
| 12 | Midsummer Eve | 19 June | Fri | FI |
| 13 | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) | 25 August | Tue | MY |
| 14 | National Day of Malaysia | 31 August | Mon | MY |
| 15 | Malaysia Day | 16 Sept | Wed | MY |
|
| Deepavali ** | 8 Nov | Sun | MY |
| 16 | Independence Day | 6 Dec | Sun | FI |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Fri | MY & FI |
Notes:
- * Subject to change
- ** Observed only and not to be taken into account as holiday.
- Whenever a public holiday falls on Sunday, the following day shall be a public holiday, and should that be already a holiday, then the following day will be observed as holiday.
Prepared by: Embassy of Malaysia, Helsinki, Finland
Updated: 19 March 2026