Eesti riigipühad

Eesti riigipühad lists the public holidays and memorial days observed in Estonia, covering national, religious, bank and remembrance dates in the 2026 holidays cycle. The calendar reflects the official Estonian holiday framework, where fixed annual observances sit alongside dates tied to the Orthodox and Christian liturgical calendar, and where some days are marked primarily for public observance rather than full statutory closure. In practice, the list gives a clear view of how Estonia structures its year around state occasions, national memory and seasonal rest days. Entries typically include a single all-day observance with the holiday name in Estonian, such as uusaasta, kolmekuningapäev, Tartu rahulepingu aastapäev, iseseisvuspäev, emakeelepäev, suur reede, lihavõtted and kevadpüha. The sequence shows the usual pattern of early-year state and religious observances, followed by spring holidays linked to Easter and Labour Day. Estonia is the geographic anchor for the calendar, and the events align with the country’s national rhythm rather than a single sector or venue. For households, schools, employers and public-sector planners, the list provides the framework for office closures, reduced opening hours and family scheduling across Tallinn, Tartu and the rest of the country. Professionals who manage leave, travel or school breaks can use this smart calendar feed, free to subscribe, to place the holiday schedule directly into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. The format is useful for human resources teams, administrators, event organisers and cross-border businesses that need Estonia’s public holiday pattern visible alongside meetings and deadlines. Because the entries sit in the main calendar app rather than in a separate list, upcoming observances remain visible when planning around travel, service interruptions or adjusted opening times. The calendar updates regularly so any official change, rescheduled observance or corrected holiday label appears automatically. That matters in Estonia, where fixed-date holidays and movable religious days can affect staffing and planning at different points in the year. For anyone tracking the holidays across the full year, the feed keeps the sequence of observances in step with the published schedule.