3 daysFri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2
New Year's Eve · New Year's Day
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 27–30) for 10 days off (Dec 24 – Jan 2).
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Long Weekends in Iceland 2028
Iceland has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (Apr 13 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
5 daysThu, Apr 13 – Mon, Apr 17
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
1314151617
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 18–19) for 8 days off (Apr 13 – 20).
1 dayThu, Apr 20
First Day of Summer — a lone day off, bridge it:
20
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 21) for 4 days off (Apr 20 – 23).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
1 dayThu, May 25
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 4 days off (May 25 – 28).
3 daysSat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 6–9) for 9 days off (Jun 3 – 11).
2 daysSat, Jun 17 – Sun, Jun 18
1718
3 daysSat, Aug 5 – Mon, Aug 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 8–11) for 9 days off (Aug 5 – 13).
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Boxing Day
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
2 daysSat, Dec 30 – Sun, Dec 31
3031
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 27–30 | Dec 24 – Jan 2 |
| 10 | 3d · Apr 10–12 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 8 | 2d · Apr 18–19 | Apr 13 – 20 |
| 11 | 3d · Apr 18–19 + Apr 21 | Apr 13 – 23 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Apr 21 | Apr 20 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · May 2–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 6 | 3d · May 22–24 | May 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · May 22–24 + May 26 | May 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · May 26 | May 25 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 6–9 | Jun 3 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 8–11 | Aug 5 – 13 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
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.