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Business days calculator: Iceland
Count working days between two dates in Iceland, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and Iceland public holidays are skipped.
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Working days in Iceland, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 20 |
| February | 20 | 20 |
| March | 22 | 20 |
| April | 18 | 21 |
| May | 18 | 19 |
| June | 21 | 21 |
| July | 23 | 22 |
| August | 20 | 21 |
| September | 22 | 22 |
| October | 22 | 21 |
| November | 21 | 22 |
| December | 20 | 21 |
| Total | 248 | 250 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in Iceland, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Thursday | First Day of Summer |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Wednesday | Icelandic National Day |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Commerce Day |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
Full lists with long weekends: Iceland public holidays 2026 · Iceland public holidays 2027
Holiday list for Excel and Google Sheets
Paste these dates into a column, name the range Holidays, then use=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, Holidays) to count working days or =WORKDAY(A2, 10, Holidays) to add them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in Iceland in 2026?
248 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding national public holidays that fall on working days. State or regional holidays can reduce this further.
Which days are the weekend in Iceland?
Saturday and Sunday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include local holidays?
Iceland has no separate regional holiday calendars in our data, so national holidays apply everywhere.