PublicHolidaysEU

Working Days Calculator

Calculate the number of working days between two dates for any European country. Automatically excludes weekends and official public holidays.

✓ 27 European countries✓ Official public holidays✓ 2025, 2026 and 2027✓ Free — no account needed

How the count works

Every date in your range is counted, including both end dates. A day is a working day if it falls Monday to Friday and is not a public holiday; a Saturday or Sunday is a weekend day, and a weekday that is a public holiday is reported separately so you can see which holidays actually bought you a day.

That separation matters more than it sounds. A public holiday landing on a Saturday doesnot reduce the working-day count twice — the weekend takes precedence — which is why a year with holidays at the weekend has more working days than one where the same holidays fall midweek. Boxing Day 2026 is a Saturday across most of Europe, and this is where you see the cost of that.

The calendar used is the country you pick, not the country you are in. A German public holiday is a German calendar date however far away you read it from, so the count never shifts because of your own timezone.

One limitation to know: the count uses national public holidays only. Regional dates are not subtracted, so a range counted for Germany will read slightly high if you work in Bavaria, which has additional holidays. It also knows nothing about your contract — company shutdowns, part-time patterns and collective agreements all change a real working-day figure, so for payroll or a statutory deadline check the result against the rules that actually bind you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the start and end dates included?+
Yes. The range is inclusive at both ends, so 1 to 5 June counts five calendar days, not four.
What happens when a public holiday falls on a weekend?+
It does not reduce the working-day count, because that day was not a working day anyway. The calculator lists holidays falling on weekdays separately, which is the figure that tells you what the holidays were actually worth.
Does it include regional holidays?+
No, national public holidays only. In Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom a significant number of holidays are set regionally, so a count for the whole country will be slightly higher than the true figure where you are.
Can I use this for payroll or a legal deadline?+
As a cross-check, not as the authority. It counts statutory public holidays and weekends; it does not know your collective agreement, company shutdown days or the specific counting rule a statute uses for a deadline.

Why use a European working days calculator?

Generic working days calculators ignore public holidays — or only work for one country. In Europe, public holidays vary significantly between countries. Germany has 9 national holidays, France has 11, and Austria has 13. A project deadline that falls on a working day in Germany may fall on a public holiday in France. This calculator uses official government holiday data for all 27 European countries to give you an accurate count.

Who uses this calculator?

Freelancers calculating invoice periods, HR managers calculating payroll periods, project managers setting cross-border deadlines, lawyers calculating statutory periods, and employees calculating notice periods — all need an accurate working days count that respects local public holidays.

Which countries are supported?

All 27 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. All holiday data is sourced from official government sources. This list is derived rather than typed out, because it previously named 25 countries under the heading "all 27" — Malta and Cyprus were missing (test bug T38).