New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
Suriname has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
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New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
Chinese New Year — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 27–28) for 5 days off (Jan 25 – 29).
Day of Liberation and Innovation — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 24) for 4 days off (Feb 22 – 25).
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 10–13) for 9 days off (Mar 8 – 16).
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 12 – 21).
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
Emancipation Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 30) for 4 days off (Jun 28 – Jul 1).
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 6–9) for 9 days off (Oct 4 – 12).
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 21–24) for 9 days off (Oct 18 – 26).
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 24) for 4 days off (Nov 22 – 25).
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
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 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 27–28 | Jan 25 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 27–28 + Jan 30–31 | Jan 25 – Feb 2 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 30–31 | Jan 29 – Feb 2 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Feb 24 | Feb 22 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 24 + Feb 26–28 | Feb 22 – Mar 2 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 26–28 | Feb 25 – Mar 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 10–13 | Mar 8 – 16 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 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 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 30 | Jun 28 – Jul 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 30 + Jul 2–4 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 2–4 | Jul 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 6–9 | Oct 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 21–24 | Oct 18 – 26 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 24 | Nov 22 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 24 + Nov 26–28 | Nov 22 – 30 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 26–28 | Nov 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Suriname'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.
Holiday data is sourced from open data and may not reflect last-minute regulatory changes. Verify with official sources before legal or financial decisions.