Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5
New Year's Day
Leave days: Thu, Jan 2, Fri, Jan 3
Public holidays · 2025
Bridge days in Iceland 2025
Take a few days of annual leave next to a public holiday and get a much longer break. These plans use only nationwide public holidays and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Iceland.
Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off
Thu, Apr 17 – Tue, Apr 22
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
Leave days: Tue, Apr 22
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, Apr 24 – Sun, Apr 27
First Day of Summer
Leave days: Fri, Apr 25
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4
Labor Day
Leave days: Fri, May 2
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1
Ascension Day
Leave days: Fri, May 30
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Jun 7 – Tue, Jun 10
Pentecost · Pentecost Monday
Leave days: Tue, Jun 10
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Jun 14 – Tue, Jun 17
National Day
Leave days: Mon, Jun 16
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Aug 2 – Tue, Aug 5
Commerce Day
Leave days: Tue, Aug 5
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Thu, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 29
Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas
Leave days: Mon, Dec 29
Plans give at least four days off in a row and at least two more days off than the leave they cost. Check your employer's rules and any bridge days your government decrees; those are not included.
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What are the best bridge days in Iceland in 2025?
Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off: Thu, Apr 17 – Tue, Apr 22 (Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday); Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Thu, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 29 (Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas); Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off: Thu, Apr 24 – Sun, Apr 27 (First Day of Summer).