HolidayTallySwitzerland · Canton
Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland public holidays 2028
- 9 dates counted
- 8 on weekdays
- 252 working days
- 5 long weekends
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2028 at a glance
- New Year's Day falls on Saturday 1 January and is not moved, because Switzerland has no statutory substitute days.
- All 2028 dates are provisional – calculated from the rule, because official dates are published only through 2027.
- In 2028, public holidays fall on 8 weekdays in Basel-Landschaft, three more than in 2027.
Switzerland has no statutory substitute days: a public holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is not moved to a weekday. Only 1 August is a federal holiday; each canton's law makes some other days equal to a Sunday, and these counts include exactly those. Further cantonal rest days, days kept only in some areas and days that many employers give off by custom are listed but not counted.
Public holidays in 2028
9 dates are counted as non-working in Basel-Landschaft in 2028; 8 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 January 2028 | New Year's Day | provisional – calculated from the rule Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Friday 14 April 2028 | Good Friday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 17 April 2028 | Easter Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 1 May 2028 | Labour Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Thursday 25 May 2028 | Ascension Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 5 June 2028 | Whit Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Tuesday 1 August 2028 | National Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 25 December 2028 | Christmas Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Tuesday 26 December 2028 | Saint Stephen's Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
- provisional calculated from the rule
Working days and hours by month
Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.
- Jan 21 working days in January, 1 holiday
- Feb 21 working days in February
- Mar 23 working days in March
- Apr 18 working days in April, 2 holidays
- May 21 working days in May, 2 holidays
- Jun 21 working days in June, 1 holiday
- Jul 21 working days in July
- Aug 22 working days in August, 1 holiday
- Sep 21 working days in September
- Oct 22 working days in October
- Nov 22 working days in November
- Dec 19 working days in December, 2 holidays
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| February | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| March | 23 | 172.5 | 184 | 0 |
| April | 18 | 135 | 144 | 2 |
| May | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 2 |
| June | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| July | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| August | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| September | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| October | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| November | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| December | 19 | 142.5 | 152 | 2 |
| 2028 | 252 | 1890 | 2016 | 9 |
Compare with the rest of Switzerland
| Jurisdiction | Working days in 2028 | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 256 | 4 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 254 | 6 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 253 | 7 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 252 | 8 |
| Basel-Stadt | 252 | 8 |
| Bern | 253 | 7 |
| Fribourg | 256 | 4 |
| Geneva | 253 | 7 |
| Glarus | 251 | 9 |
| Grisons | 253 | 7 |
| Jura | 252 | 8 |
| Lucerne | 252 | 8 |
| Neuchâtel | 254 | 6 |
| Nidwalden | 252 | 8 |
| Obwalden | 252 | 8 |
| Schaffhausen | 252 | 8 |
| Schwyz | 253 | 7 |
| Solothurn | 256 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 252 | 8 |
| Thurgau | 253 | 7 |
| Ticino | 252 | 8 |
| Uri | 252 | 8 |
| Valais | 253 | 7 |
| Vaud | 253 | 7 |
| Zug | 252 | 8 |
| Zurich | 252 | 8 |
Long weekends in 2028
Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.
- 4 days Friday 14 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028
- 3 days Saturday 29 April 2028 to Monday 1 May 2028
- 3 days Saturday 3 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028
- 4 days Saturday 23 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028
- 3 days Saturday 30 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029
Best days to take leave in 2028
The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.
| Leave days | Break | Days off | Take leave on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 13 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 5 | Thu 13 Apr |
| 2 | Wed 12 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 6 | Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr |
| 3 | Sat 23 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 10 | Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
| 4 | Fri 22 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 11 | Fri 22 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
| 5 | Thu 21 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 12 | Thu 21 Dec, Fri 22 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
Leave plans for the whole year
Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.
10 days of leave: 35 days off in 7 breaks (uses 10)
- Saturday 8 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 10 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 28 April 2028 to Monday 1 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thursday 25 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Tuesday 1 August 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
15 days of leave: 42 days off in 7 breaks (uses 15)
- Saturday 1 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 17 days off for 9 days of leave
- Friday 28 April 2028 to Monday 1 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thursday 25 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Tuesday 1 August 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
20 days of leave: 51 days off in 7 breaks (uses 20)
- Friday 7 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 11 days off for 5 days of leave
- Friday 28 April 2028 to Monday 1 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Sunday 6 August 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 60 days off in 7 breaks (uses 25)
- Saturday 8 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 10 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 29 April 2028 to Sunday 7 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 3 June 2028 to Sunday 11 June 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Sunday 6 August 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
Countdown
The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.
The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.
Calendar and data downloads
Every public holiday for Basel-Landschaft, 2026 to 2028, in your calendar app. A subscription updates by itself.
The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.
About public holidays in Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Landschaft is the rural canton that surrounds the city of Basel. The SECO annex to the Labour Act lists the days the canton has equated with a Sunday, and the list is conventional for northern Switzerland: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, 1 August, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day. Nine days are therefore non-working in a year in which none of them falls on a weekend, and this site counts them all as public holidays.
The inclusion of 1 May is the feature most likely to catch a visitor out. Labour Day is not a federal holiday, and most cantons give it no legal status. Basel-Landschaft and its city neighbour recognise it in full. Solothurn, to the south, recognises it only from noon, and the Aargau authorities say explicitly that 1 May is not a statutory holiday there.
Equally relevant is what Basel-Landschaft leaves out. There is no 2 January, which Bern keeps and which several Aargau districts observe too, and none of the Catholic feasts that fill the calendars of the Aargau districts of Laufenburg and Muri. This page therefore has only one group of days: the nine above are counted, and no further date is listed beside them as a day named but not treated as a Sunday.
The Basel Carnival, or Fasnacht, is a major regional event in the first week of Lent, but it is a custom and not a statutory holiday, so it is not counted. Local pay arrangements for such days are a matter for the employer.
Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whit Monday move with Easter; the other five days are fixed. In 2026 two of the nine dates, 1 August and 26 December, fall on a Saturday, which leaves 254 working days from Monday to Friday; in 2027 four fall on a weekend and the figure is 256. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the canton does not give a weekday in lieu, and this page follows suit. Whether a holiday on a working day is paid depends on the contract.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .