Saarland Crowned Germany's 'Master of After-Work Time'
Bad Zwischenahn – October 28, 2026 -- Food brand Rügenwalder Mühle has named Saarland the "Meister des Feierabends" (Master of After-Work Time) after a nationwide survey found that 40 percent of Germans often can't fully switch off in the evening.
Germans value their evenings but struggle to unwind
The "Feierabend Monitor" is a representative online survey of 2,257 people, run by september Strategie & Forschung in May and June 2026 for Rügenwalder Mühle. For 74 percent of respondents, the end of the workday is an important retreat. Another 63 percent link it to time with people who matter to them, and 85 percent say dinner is a fixed part of it.
What gets in the way: private worries (50 percent), inner restlessness (45 percent) and unfinished to-dos (42 percent).
Saarland residents rely on small rituals more than anyone else
Respondents from Saarland report fixed wind-down habits more often than the national average: