Home » Guide to working life » Employment relationships » Holiday and leave Last updated: 01.10.2026 Annual holiday, leave and days off vary between sectors When you work, you accumulate days of annual holiday in accordance with the law. Other types of leave include family leave and study leave, for example, and days off based on mid-week holidays in accordance with collective agreements. Employment relationships Employment contracts Basics of employment relationships Termination of employment End of employment Cooperation and change negotiations Layoffs Terms of employment for young people Holiday and leave Getting annual holiday Giving annual holiday Annual holiday for fixed-term work Annual holiday and layoffs Family leave Study leave Mid-week public holidays Sick leave Working time Wages and holiday bonus Orientation to the work In this section, we have compiled information about annual holiday, leave and days off in an employment relationship. All workers accumulate annual holiday All workers accumulate days of annual holiday. Even if a worker does not accumulate actual holiday days, she or he will receive holiday compensation. Read more about annual holiday : You get days of annual holiday for each month that you work Taking annual holiday and deciding the time of annual holiday Annual holiday and layoffs Annual holiday when your job is fixed-term Family leave and study leave When a child is born or adopted, a worker is entitled to family leave. Read more about family leave. A worker can apply for study leave, which means leave from work for training or study. Read more about study leave. Christmas, Easter and other mid-week holidays With the exception of Independence Day, mid-week holidays are not automatically days off for everyone. The collective agreement includes provisions on days off and compensation for mid-week holidays. Read more about mid-week holidays. What did you think of this content? CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Reaktio(Required) This was useful I really liked this content I did not understand This was not useful Comment (optional)
