It is also common to have a four-week annual, paid summer holiday, quite often in July. In many fields of work, 30 days is the minimum statutory paid annual leave entitlement. In Finland, public ...

Schools in Finland generally begin summer vacation at the beginning of June. However, there is growing interest in bringing the timing of the holidays more in line with other European countries. The ...

This year the summer solstice falls on 21 June, the same day as the Midsummer holiday. In Finland daylight hours will continue to increase by about five to 10 minutes per day until then.