[henrikschroder]

Yes, of course! Why wouldn't you take your vacation? It's in your employment contract! Not taking your vacation is exatly like not taking all of your salary.

In addition, you have the legal right to take four consecutive weeks of vacation in the summer, but you might not get to choose exactly when if you insist on four weeks, depending on scheduling for your work. If you're a blue-collar worker, you typically get July off, so the entire manufacturing industry shuts down simultaneously.