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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Estonia

The list of Estonia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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15 Apr 2005 (AP Worldstream + Baltic Business News) A bill declaring December 24 a public holiday, beginning in 2005, was passed by the Estonian Parliament, yesterday. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Estonia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Laws: the laws that govern public holidays in Estonia are §2 of the Public Holidays and Commemoration Days Act (passed on 8 February 1994) and § 25 of the Working and Rest Time Act and by individual acts of the Riigikogu, is the legislative assembly of Estonia. • Christmas Eve was voted a public holiday in April 2005. • Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example). • Public Holidays' Eves: In 2005, the Working and Rest Time Act was amended to substract 3 hours from the working day directly preceding New Year’s Day, Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Victory Day and Christmas Eve. Although these afternoons are not official holidays, you will find that most people in government and clerical positions have left work at lunchtime. • The 3 Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) share a lot of common history, particularly in terms of gaining (1918), then losing (1939-1940), then regaining (1990-1991), their independence. We have therefore opted to use "Independence Day" for the public holidays that commemorate the gaining of independence in 1918, and "Independence Restoration Day" for the public holidays that commemorates the re-gaining of independence in 1990-1991. Other sources sometimes refer to the 1918 commemorative date as "Statehood". • National Holidays: Estonia also observes 9 National Holidays which are not public holidays. These are: •January 6 - the Epiphany •February 2 - Anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty •March 14 - Native Language Day •The second Sunday in May - Mothers' Day •June 4 - National Flag Day •June 14 - Day of Mourning and Commemoration •November 2 - All Souls' Day •The second Sunday in November - Fathers' Day •November 16 - Day of Declaration of Sovereignty. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Estonia (Estonia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Estonia, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Estonia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Estonia, before planning any trip to Estonia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.