Public holidays · 2026
Independence Day falls on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in Estonia in 2026.
A public holiday across Estonia: most employees have the day off.
In 2026 it falls on a Tuesday, a working day.
Fixed date: it is on the same day of the year every year (24 Feb).
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
Independence Day is the name used for several different national holidays. In the United States it is 4 July, the day in 1776 on which the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. In Finland it is 6 December, which marks the 1917 declaration of independence from Russia, and the same day is observed on the Åland Islands. In Estonia it is 24 February, in memory of the declaration of independence in 1918, and in Bulgaria it is 22 September, which marks the declaration of full independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
Greece celebrates its Independence Day on 25 March, which marks the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 and coincides with the Orthodox feast of the Annunciation. Malta observes it on 21 September, to mark independence from the United Kingdom in 1964, while Montenegro's Independence Day on 21 May recalls the 2006 referendum on leaving the union with Serbia. Customs range from fireworks and barbecues to military parades, wreath-laying and school ceremonies. These examples show how a single name can cover very different histories, from a gradual constitutional change to a sudden political break.
Everywhere in Estonia.
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A public holiday across Estonia: most employees have the day off.
Tuesday, 24 February 2026.