Bern Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026
Calculate business days in Bern with its own cantonal public holidays. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the Switzerland calculator's count.
How Bern differs from the Switzerland calculator
Bern's law on public holidays (Gesetz über die Ruhe an öffentlichen Feiertagen, BSG 555.1, Art. 2) counts Karfreitag, Auffahrt and Weihnachten among its high feast days and names as further public holidays the Neujahrstag, 2 January, Ostermontag, Pfingstmontag, the Bundesfeiertag and 26 December. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline that adds one day, Berchtoldstag on 2 January, and drops none. 2 January falls on a Friday in 2026, a Saturday in 2027 and a Sunday in 2028, so it closes a weekday only in 2026.
Worked example
Adding 1 business day to Wednesday, December 31, 2025 using Bern's holidays lands on Monday, January 5, 2026. With the Switzerland calculator's 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, one per line in YYYY-MM-DD form; the Bern public holidays 2026 page linked below lists the dates.
Bern public holiday data is verified against the Bern Gesetz über die Ruhe an öffentlichen Feiertagen (BSG 555.1), belex.sites.be.ch.
Related links
Documents cited for this canton
The holiday list and the explanation above rest on these documents, alongside the holiday data source below.
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Arbeitsgesetz (SR 822.11), Art. 20a Abs. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Bundesverfassung (SR 101), Art. 110 Abs. 3 (opens in a new tab)
Sources and verification
Official source: belex.sites.be.ch (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.
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.