Countries compared in 2026

Holidays and transfers in 2026

Date	Event	Note
January 1, Th	New Year holidays	day off
January 2, Fr	New Year holidays	day off
January 3, Sa	New Year holidays	day off
January 4, Su	New Year holidays	day off
January 5, Mo	New Year holidays	day off
January 6, Tu	New Year holidays	day off
January 7, We	Orthodox Christmas	day off
January 8, Th	New Year holidays	day off
January 9, Fr	Transferred day off	moved from January 3
February 23, Mo	Defender of the Fatherland Day	day off
March 8, Su	International Women's Day	day off
March 9, Mo	Transferred day off	moved from March 8
May 1, Fr	Spring and Labour Day	day off
May 9, Sa	Victory Day	day off
May 11, Mo	Transferred day off	moved from May 9
June 12, Fr	Russia Day	day off
November 4, We	Unity Day	day off
December 31, Th	Transferred day off	moved from January 4

If a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to the next working day.
The government can swap working days and days off by decree.
The working day before a holiday is 1 h shorter.
Annual leave is at least 28 calendar days. Holidays are not counted and extend it; transferred days off are charged.
Days off from New Year holidays that fall on a weekend are moved by decree to any date, even to the end of the year.