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School years, terms and holidays, country by country
School years, terms and holidays, country by country: the official school-year calendar per country per year: term start and end, every holiday week with…
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What this guide covers
The official school-year calendar per country per year: term start and end, every holiday week with its dates, the exam periods that sit inside them, the municipal and regional variations, the extra days a school may take, and the school-starting-age cut-off by birth date. Parents search it the day the ministry publishes it and again before every break, and the current results are a PDF and a news article. A focused example is "school holidays 2027/2028 in Estonia".
How to use it
Use School years, terms and holidays, country by country to compare stable place facts and official facilities. Live opening, access and disruption information should always be confirmed with the operator before travel.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | koolivaheajad 2027 2028 |
| Finnish | koulujen lomat 2027 2028 |
| Russian | школьные каникулы в Эстонии 2027 |
| English | school holidays Estonia 2027 |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: the Estonian minister's regulation on school holidays (Riigi Teataja), Opetushallitus guidance with municipal decisions (public), Latvian Cabinet regulations. · checked 2026-09-09
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Scope and boundaries
the /utilities break-overlap explorer compares two countries' weeks for a family; this is the calendar itself with the rule behind each date.
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Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
The official school-year calendar per country per year: term start and end, every holiday week with its dates, the exam periods that sit inside them, the municipal and regional variations, the extra days a school may take, and the school-starting-age cut-off by birth date. Parents search it the day the ministry publishes it and again before every break, and the current results are a PDF and a news article. A focused example is "school holidays 2027/2028 in Estonia".
What evidence does it use?
the Estonian minister's regulation on school holidays (Riigi Teataja), Opetushallitus guidance with municipal decisions (public), Latvian Cabinet regulations.
Where does this guide stop?
the /utilities break-overlap explorer compares two countries' weeks for a family; this is the calendar itself with the rule behind each date.
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