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Russia, 2026: 252 working days and 2016 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 9 of them on working days.

Russia 2026 at a glance

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Working days
252
Standard hours
2016
Free days
113
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
9
Holidays on weekends
4

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 209 working days of 2026 have passed and 43 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Новый год)
  • 2 Jan Friday New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы)
  • 3 Jan Saturday New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы) Weekend
  • 4 Jan Sunday New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы) Weekend
  • 5 Jan Monday New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы)
  • 6 Jan Tuesday New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы)
  • 7 Jan Wednesday Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Рождество Христово)

February

  • 23 Feb Monday Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечества)

March

  • 8 Mar Sunday International Women's Day (Международный женский день) Weekend

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day (День труда)
  • 9 May Saturday Victory Day (День Победы) Weekend

June

  • 12 Jun Friday Russia Day (День России)

November

  • 4 Nov Wednesday Unity Day (День народного единства) Next

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Новый год), 2 Jan New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы), 3 Jan New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы), 4 Jan New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы), 5 Jan New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы), 6 Jan New Year holiday (Новогодние каникулы), 7 Jan Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Рождество Христово) 17 136
February 23 Feb Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечества) 19 152
March 8 Mar International Women's Day (Международный женский день) 22 176
April 22 176
May 1 May Labour Day (День труда), 9 May Victory Day (День Победы) 20 160
June 12 Jun Russia Day (День России) 21 168
July 23 184
August 21 168
September 22 176
October 22 176
November 4 Nov Unity Day (День народного единства) 20 160
December 23 184
Total 252 2016

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries