Vaud Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Calculate business days in Vaud with its own cantonal public holidays. Vaud 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 Vaud differs from the national Swiss holidays
Vaud runs the national Swiss public holidays and adds two of its own across the canton: the Lendemain du Nouvel An on 2 January and the Lundi du Jeûne fédéral, the Monday after the third Sunday of September; Vaud is the only canton that makes the Lundi du Jeûne fédéral a statutory holiday. It does not observe Saint-Étienne (26 December): the cantonal statute lists only Noël on 25 December, and 26 December is an internal day for the cantonal administration. Easter Monday and Whit Monday are kept. So a Vaud count adds the January and September closures and drops 26 December.
Worked example
Adding 1 business days to Friday, September 18, 2026 using Vaud's holidays lands on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. With the national Swiss holidays, the same calculation lands on Monday, September 21, 2026: the gap comes from Vaud's own calendar.
Vaud public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Friday | Lendemain du Nouvel An (Day after New Year) |
| 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) |
| September 21 | Monday | Lundi du Jeûne fédéral (Federal Fast Monday) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
How to count Vaud business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Switzerland calculator and add Vaud's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year holiday pages below list every Vaud date ready to paste in.
Vaud public holiday data is verified against the État de Vaud jours fériés page (vd.ch).
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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.