Helsinki: Current local time and clock
22:04:18
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
1 h ahead of Stockholm
Time facts
- Time zone
- EET, Eastern European Standard Time (Europe/Helsinki)
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving time
- Not active (standard time)
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Day length
- 8 h 28 min
About Helsinki
Helsinki is one hour ahead of Stockholm due to its location in the eastern time zone. Finland observes daylight saving, resulting in a significant difference in daylight length between seasons. For business travelers, punctuality is essential as Finnish business culture highly values precision.
Clocks in Helsinki change between standard and summer time, so the gap to Sweden may shift for a few weeks when the dates differ.
Best time to call Helsinki
Office hours in Sweden and Helsinki overlap for 8 hours a day: 08:00–16:00 Swedish time (09:00–17:00 in Helsinki).
| Sweden | Helsinki |
|---|---|
| 07:00 | 08:00 · office hours |
| 09:00 | 10:00 · office hours |
| 12:00 | 13:00 · office hours |
| 15:00 | 16:00 · office hours |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
Map of Helsinki
60.17°, 24.94°