How many working days before May Day 2026?

May Day is Friday, May 1, 2026. Use the calculator to choose any start date.

Business days 82 working days from 1 January to the day before the holiday

Holiday May Day Friday, May 1, 2026 · wk 18

Type Day off A weekday public holiday. Shifts and pay can depend on employment terms.

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Start date 82 working days before May Day

Working days before May Day during 2026

From 1 January 2026 through the day before May Day, there are 82 Finnish business days. May Day is Friday, May 1, 2026.

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Source note

This calculator counts Monday to Friday and excludes official Finnish public holidays. Common but non-statutory days such as Christmas Eve and Midsummer Eve can be target dates, but they are not removed from the count as official business-day holidays. Read sources and methodology. See the holiday page for May Day.