Nationally, the average American gets 10 vacation days — all public holidays like Memorial Day and Thanksgiving — after a year of service.
Several countries offer even more by law, giving workers more than a month of business days in vacation time per year.
Here are nine European countries that give workers more than a month of paid vacations a year, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development:France: 30 days of paid vacation per yearUnited Kingdom: 28 days of paid vacation per yearAustria: 25 days of paid vacation per yearDenmark: 25 days of paid vacation per yearFinland: 25 days of paid vacation per yearNorway: 25 days of paid vacation per yearSpain: 25 days of paid vacation per yearSweden: 25 days of paid vacation per yearPortugal: 22 days of paid vacation per yearGiven the culture of rest prioritized around Europe, many workers get even more days off from their company.
While Swedes are guaranteed 25 paid vacation days by law, her employer adds a few extra days to bring her up to 30 paid vacation days a year.
In Norway, Lene Vindenes, 28, gets 25 paid vacation days per year, and her company requires her to take three weeks of vacation during the summer between June and August.
Persons:
Kimberly Sorce, Lene Vindenes, Warren Buffett
Organizations:
European, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development
Locations:
U.S, Europe, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, New Jersey