Nordic calendar & events

nordic culture calendar illustrations

important dates and holidays in Nordic countries: find out also more about Finnish culture days and Swedish food days

January – January – Janúar – tammikuu

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February – Februari – Febrúar – helmikuu – veebruar

  • Runeberg day – Runeberginpäivä (Finland): 5th February (Finland)
  • Sámi people national day: 6th
  • Estonian Independence Day – Eesti iseseisvuspäev: 24th
  • Fat Tuesday (varies) – bolludagur (Iceland), fettisdagen (Sweden), fastelavn (Denmark), fastelaven (Norway)

March – Mars – Márs – maaliskuu – märts

  • Estonian language day – Emakeelepäev (Mother tongue day): 14th
  • Nordic day: 23th, Institued by the Nordic Council
  • Waffle day – Våffeldagen, vaffeldagen: 25th
  • Faroese language day – Móðursmáldagur: 25th
  • 27 – multilingual day

April – Apríl – huhtikuu

  • Finnish language day – Suomenkielenpäivä: 9th

May – mai – maí – toukokuu

June – juni – júní – kesäkuu

  • Danish constitution day – Grundlovsdag: 5th
  • Valdemar day – Valdemarsdag (Denmark): 15th
  • Iceland’s national day – Þjóðhátíðardagurinn: 17th
  • Greenland national day – Ullortuneq : 21st
  • international mother language day: 21st
  • Midsummer/St John – midsommar (Sweden), juhannus (Finland) sankthans (Denmark/Norway), jaanipäev (Estonia): summer solstice, 23-24 June

July – Juli – júlí – heinakuu

  • Olavsøka (Faroe Islands): 28/29th

August – augusti -águst – elokuu

  • Tove Jansson/Moomin/Finnish art day: 9th (Finland)
  • Baltic Sea day – itämerinpäivä: 26th (Finland)
  • kräftskiva parties

September – syyskuu

  • European day of languages: 26th

October – oktober – óktober – lokakuu

  • cinnamon bun day – kanelbullensdagen: 4th
  • Sami language week: last week of October

November – nóvember – marraskuu

  • icelandic language day – dagur íslenskrar tunga: 16th

December – desember – joulukuu – detsember

  • Finnish Independence Day –
    itsenäisyyspäivä    : 6th
  • Luciadagen: 13th – Lucia concerts are organised by Swedish embassies
  • Christmas – jul, jól, joulu, is celebrated on 24th, Christmas eve, in Nordic countries

Find Nordic events

Follow embassies to be updated on cultural events. For example, Lucia concerts.

In some countries there are active Seamen churches (Rotterdam, Bruxelles, Antwerp , Paris, Berlin…) – events in occasion of National days, Christmas markets and more cultural activities are organised.

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