An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation.
| Country | Date | Independence from / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 28. November | Ottoman Empire |
| Austria | 26. October | Allied occupying powers (France, United Kingdom, United States, and Soviet Union) |
| Belarus | 03. July | Nazi Germany |
| Belgium | 21. July | United Kingdom of Netherlands |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01. March | Yugoslavia |
| Bulgaria | 22. September | Ottoman Empire |
| Croatia | 30. May | Yugoslavia |
| Cyprus | 01. October | United Kingdom |
| Czech Republic | 28. October | Austria-Hungary |
| Estonia | 24. February | Russian Empire |
| Finland | 06. December | Russian Empire |
| Iceland | 17. July | Denmark |
| Ireland | 24. April | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Kosovo | 17. February | Serbia |
| Latvia | 18. November | Russian Empire and German Empire |
| Lithuania | 11. March | Soviet Union |
| Malta | 21. September | United Kingdom |
| Moldova | 27. August | Soviet Union |
| Montenegro | 21. May | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Netherlands | 26. July | Spanish Empire |
| North Macedonia | 08. September | Yugoslavia |
| Norway | 07. June | Portugal |
| Poland | 11. November | Russian Empire and German Empire |
| Portugal | 01. December | Spanish Empire |
| Serbia | 15. February | Ottoman Empire |
| Slovakia | 01. January | Czechoslovakia |
| Slovenia | 26. December | Yugoslavia |
| Sweden | 06. June | Celebrates the election of King Gustav Vasa |
| Ukraine | 24. August | Soviet Union |
The above table includes current European countries that have public holidays dedicated to establishment of the country’s independence or sovereignty from a foreign power. These are all holidays exclusively tied to the establishment of independence.