Public holidays in Denmark in 2022:
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Danish |
English |
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Nytårsdag |
New Year´s Day - January 1 |
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Palmesøndag |
Palm Sunday - April 10 |
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Skærtorsdag |
Maundy Thursday - April 14 |
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Langfredag |
Good Friday - April 15 |
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Påskedag |
Easter Sunday - April 17 |
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2. påskedag |
Easter Monday - April 18 |
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Store bededag |
General Prayer Day - May 13 |
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Kristi Himmelfartsdag |
Ascension Day - May 26 |
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Pinsedag |
Whit Sunday - June 5 |
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2. pinsedag |
Whit Monday - June 6 |
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1 juledag |
Christmas Day - December 25 |
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2. juledag |
Second day of Christmas - December 26 |
Additional days off at SDU are:
Constitution Day (5 June), Christmas Eve (24 December) and New Year´s Eve (31 December). The last Friday of October is SDU’s annual celebration (Årsfest) and SDU closes at 12.00.
Doctor/dentist:
It is possible to have time off without any salary deduction during an appointment with your doctor or dentist by further agreement with head of your department.
Special occasions:
It is possible to take the day off without any salary deduction by further agreement with the head of your department on the occasion of:
- Your own 25th, 40th or 50th anniversary in the State’s service.
- Your own, your children’s or a sibling’s wedding.
- Your own or your parents’ 25th, 50th or 60th wedding anniversary.
- Serious illness, death or a funeral in the immediate family, i.e. spouse/cohabiting partner, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, parents in law or children in law.
- Your own moving.