Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) – Finland

The next Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) is on Saturday, June 26, 2027 – in 284 days.

Midsummer is one of the most important celebrations in the Nordic countries, held on the Saturday between June 20 and 26 with maypoles, flower wreaths, herring and long summer nights. In Finland it's a public holiday, so schools, government offices and most businesses close.

When is it? Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) falls on the first Saturday on or after June 20. Because the rule points at a weekday rather than a fixed date, it moves every year, which is exactly why the table below is worth a bookmark. Next time round is Saturday, June 26, 2027, 284 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) on a Saturday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Banks, government offices and schools close. Supermarkets and larger shops usually open on reduced hours, smaller independents often don't bother, and public transport tends to run a Sunday timetable. Post isn't collected or delivered. If you need something from a council, a bank or a doctor's surgery, the working day before it is the one to aim for, and it will be busier than usual for exactly that reason. In 2027 it falls in June, which also holds Midsummer Eve (Juhannusaatto) on the 25th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) is marked in Sweden as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Midsummer Day (Juhannuspäivä) dates 2026–2036