What time is it in Helsinki?
17:37:02
Friday 13 November 2026
- Helsinki, Finland
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 08:14 · sunset 15:54
Time difference with Helsinki
Helsinki is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Helsinki |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 15:37 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 10:37 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 07:37 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 16:37 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 16:37 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 19:37 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 21:07 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 23:37 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 23:37 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 00:37 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 02:37 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 12:37 | 5 hours behind |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
Daylight saving time in Helsinki
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 04:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 04:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Helsinki
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1981 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| until 1980 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Helsinki. Daylight saving time in Finland: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Helsinki
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 212 km away, Slantsy (Russia) is 1 hour ahead of Helsinki in winter and on the same time in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Myyrmäki | 12 km |
| Vantaa | 15 km |
| Espoo | 16 km |
| Klaukkala | 26 km |
| Tuusula | 27 km |
| Kerava | 28 km |
| Kirkkonummi | 28 km |
| Sipoo | 30 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Helsinki
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Day length
- 7 h 40 min
- Tomorrow
- −4 min
Dawn 07:25, dusk 16:43, solar noon 12:04. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (5 h 49 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (18 h 56 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 03:53 (17 June 2027), latest at 09:25 (26 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:11 (15 December 2026), latest at 22:50 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 13:35 · moonset 17:24 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Finland
Good to know about the time in Helsinki
Helsinki uses Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, and changes its clocks on the same dates as France: it is 1 hour ahead of Paris all year round.
At the winter solstice, daylight lasts only about six hours; in June, nearly nineteen hours, with nights that never get truly dark. Time in Rovaniemi · Time in Finland