Public holidays in Åland

Public holidays in the Åland Islands include:

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Nyårsdagen
January 6	Epiphany	Trettondagen
March 30	Demilitarization Day	Ålands demilitariseringsdag	Peace in 1856 after the Crimean War
Moveable Friday	Good Friday	Långfredag	The Friday before Easter Sunday
Moveable Sunday	Easter Sunday	Påskdagen
Moveable Monday	Easter Monday	Annandag påsk	The day after Easter Sunday
April 30	Walpurgis Night	Valborgsmässoafton
May 1	May Day	Första maj
Moveable Thursday	Ascension Day	Kristi himmelsfärdsdagn	39 days after Easter
Moveable Sunday	Pentecost	Pingstdagen	49 days after Easter
Moveable Monday	Whitmonday	Annandag Pingst	50 days after Easter
June 9	Autonomy Day	Självstyrelsedagen	First congregation of the regional government
Third Friday of June	Midsummer Eve	Midsommarafton
Third Saturday of June	Midsummer Day	Midsommardagen
First Saturday of November	All Saints Day	Alla helgons dag
December 6	Independence Day	Självständighetsdagen	Independence of Finland (1917)
December 24	Christmas Eve	Julafton
December 25	Christmas Day	Juldagen
December 26	St. Stephen's Day/Boxing Day	Annandag jul

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Other entities	European Union

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