1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Iceland 2025
Iceland has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (Apr 17 – 21). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
5 daysThu, Apr 17 – Mon, Apr 21
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
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Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 22–23) for 8 days off (Apr 17 – 24).
1 dayThu, Apr 24
First Day of Summer — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 25) for 4 days off (Apr 24 – 27).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayThu, May 29
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 30) for 4 days off (May 29 – Jun 1).
3 daysSat, Jun 7 – Mon, Jun 9
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 10–13) for 9 days off (Jun 7 – 15).
1 dayTue, Jun 17
Icelandic National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 16) for 4 days off (Jun 14 – 17).
3 daysSat, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 4
234
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 5–8) for 9 days off (Aug 2 – 10).
5 daysWed, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 28
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Boxing Day
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Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 22–23) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
2 daysWed, Dec 31 – Thu, Jan 1
New Year's Eve · New Year's Day
311
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Dec 31 – Jan 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 10 | 3d · Apr 14–16 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 8 | 2d · Apr 22–23 | Apr 17 – 24 |
| 11 | 3d · Apr 22–23 + Apr 25 | Apr 17 – 27 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 25 | Apr 24 – 27 |
| 8 | 4d · Apr 25 + Apr 28–30 | Apr 24 – May 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 6 | 3d · May 26–28 | May 24 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–28 + May 30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 4 | 1d · May 30 | May 29 – Jun 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 10–13 | Jun 7 – 15 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 16 | Jun 14 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 16 + Jun 18–20 | Jun 14 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 18–20 | Jun 17 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 5–8 | Aug 2 – 10 |
| 9 | 2d · Dec 22–23 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 13 | 4d · Dec 22–23 + Dec 29–30 | Dec 20 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 2d · Dec 29–30 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 12 | 3d · Dec 29–30 + Jan 2 | Dec 24 – Jan 4 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Dec 31 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Iceland's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.