Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Further days off that the government swaps against working weekends are not listed.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Sunday, January 01 | New Year Holidays |
| Monday, January 02 | New Year Holidays |
| Tuesday, January 03 | New Year Holidays |
| Wednesday, January 04 | New Year Holidays |
| Thursday, January 05 | New Year Holidays |
| Friday, January 06 | New Year Holidays (transferred day off) |
| Saturday, January 07 | Christmas Day |
| Monday, January 09 | Christmas Day (transferred day off) |
| Thursday, February 23 | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
| Thursday, March 08 | International Women's Day |
| Tuesday, May 01 | Spring and Labour Day |
| Wednesday, May 09 | Victory Day |
| Tuesday, June 12 | Russia Day |
| Sunday, November 04 | Unity Day |
| Monday, November 05 | Unity Day (transferred day off) |