Holiday Guide for Estonia in 2019

Estonia 2019

Estonia
2019

Estonia information

Population: 1.32m
Capital: Tallinn
Calling Code: (372)
Time Zone: +2 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Estonian

Weather in Tallinn

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Temperature: 7.04°c
Wind speed: 5.37kph
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List of National Holidays in Estonia in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Estonia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday February 24th Independence Day Estonia: Marks the declaration of independence from the Germans near the end of the first world war.
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Good Friday Estonia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 21st Easter Sunday Estonia: On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Jesus Christ after his crucifixion
	Wednesday May 1st Spring Day Estonia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday June 9th Pentecost Sunday Estonia: Sunday, 50 days after Easter
	Sunday June 23rd Victory Day Estonia: Marks the key victory in the 1919 Battle of Võnnu (near Cesis, Latvia)
	Monday June 24th Long Weekend! St. John's Day Estonia: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
	Tuesday August 20th Independence Restoration Day Estonia: In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union
	Saturday October 19th Ethnicity day Estonia: day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity
	Tuesday December 24th Christmas Eve Estonia: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Estonia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Estonia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.
Any employee who has to work on a public holiday is entitled to double pay according to Estonian employment law.