Public holidays in 2021 in Iceland

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 16 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 16 calendar days that fall in 2021.

Key insights

Total holidays

16 days

From 16 holiday records in Iceland, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

April

5 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

3 days

2021-12-24 - 2021-12-26.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021New Year's Day
Apr 1, 2021Maundy Thursday
Apr 2, 2021Good Friday
Apr 4, 2021Easter Sunday
Apr 5, 2021Easter Monday
Apr 22, 2021First Day of Summer
May 1, 2021Labour Day
May 13, 2021Ascension Day
May 23, 2021Whit Sunday
May 24, 2021Whit Monday
Jun 17, 2021Icelandic Republic Day
Aug 2, 2021Commerce Day
Dec 24, 2021Christmas Eve (half-day)
Dec 25, 2021Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2021Second Day of Christmas
Dec 31, 2021New Year's Eve (half-day)

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Iceland in 2021?

Iceland has about 16 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 16 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

April has the most holiday days, with 5.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides