Bern Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Calculate business days in Bern with its own cantonal public holidays. Bern shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Switzerland, but its holiday calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the national count.
How Bern differs from the national Swiss holidays
Bern adds one day to the national Swiss set across the whole canton: Berchtoldstag on 2 January. Two days that are sometimes assumed to be cantonal are left out of the count because they are not observed canton-wide: Tag der Arbeit (1 May) is regulated only for staff of the city of Bern, and Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) is kept only in the historically Catholic communes. Both are explained here rather than counted. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Worked example
Adding 1 business days to Wednesday, December 31, 2025 using Bern's holidays lands on Monday, January 5, 2026. With the national Swiss holidays, the same calculation lands on Friday, January 2, 2026: the gap comes from Bern's own calendar.
Bern public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Friday | Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
How to count Bern business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Switzerland calculator and add Bern's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year holiday pages below list every Bern date ready to paste in.
Bern public holiday data is verified against the Personalamt Kanton Bern Feiertage page (be.ch).
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For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.