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Public holidays Solothurn excluding Bucheggberg district 2027

Canton of Solothurn. Applies to: Whole canton excluding Bucheggberg district.

9 public holidays; five of them fall on a weekday (Monday to Friday).

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Public holidays 2027
DateHolidayType
January
New Year's DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
March
Good FridayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Easter MondayCustomaryCustomaryCustomary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
May
Labour DayPublic holiday (Afternoon)Public holiday (Afternoon)Public holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Ascension DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Whit MondayCustomaryCustomaryCustomary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
Corpus ChristiPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
August
Swiss National DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Assumption DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
November
All Saints' DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
December
Christmas DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.

What the three types mean

Public holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Cantonal rest day
Public rest day under cantonal law, e.g. shops are closed. Under employment law it is a working day.
Customary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
Sources for the canton of Solothurn

Local municipal holidays are only partly included.

As of: October 27, 2026. All information without guarantee. More years, sources and calendars to subscribe to: swisscalendar.ch/en/holidays/solothurn/solothurn-excluding-bucheggberg-district/2027/

Good to know

Which municipalities does this list apply to?

All municipalities of the Dorneck, Gäu, Gösgen, Lebern, Olten, Solothurn, Thal, Thierstein and Wasseramt districts, i.e. all except the municipalities of the Bucheggberg district.

Municipalities as of: 1 January 2026.

Sources: Bundesamt für Statistik: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz

What is special about 2027?
  • In 2027, only five public holidays fall on a weekday. Between 2024 and 2035, only 2032 have as few.
  • Falling on a weekend: Swiss National Day (Sun 1 Aug), Assumption Day (Sun 15 Aug) and Christmas Day (Sat 25 Dec). As a rule, there is no entitlement to a substitute day.
  • In 2027, New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan) and All Saints' Day (Mon 1 Nov) also give you a long weekend without taking leave.
  • Easter is early in 2027, on 28 March. Ascension Day (6 May) and Whitsun (16 May) are correspondingly early.
  • The most worthwhile bridges: Ascension Day and Corpus Christi, each with 1 day of leave for 4 days off in a row. Calculate all bridge days in 2027
What is different in the canton of Solothurn?

In Solothurn, 1 May is a public holiday from noon. No other canton has a statutory half holiday on 1 May. In the Protestant district of Bucheggberg, Corpus Christi, Assumption Day and All Saints' Day are not holidays.

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