What time is it in Rovaniemi?
19:44:36
Friday 13 November 2026
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 09:02 · sunset 15:00
Time difference with Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Rovaniemi |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Rovaniemi
| 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 Rovaniemi
| 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 Rovaniemi
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 189 km away, Luleå (Sweden) is 1 hour behind Rovaniemi all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Kemi | 99 km |
| Tornio | 100 km |
| Haukipudas | 148 km |
| Oulu | 166 km |
| Luleå | 189 km |
| Boden | 195 km |
| Raahe | 209 km |
| Piteå | 232 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Rovaniemi
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 15:00
- Day length
- 5 h 58 min
- Tomorrow
- −7 min
Dawn 07:54, dusk 16:08, solar noon 12:01. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (2 h 16 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (24 hours).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise none that day · moonset none that day · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Finland
Good to know about the time in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, is on Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer: it is 1 hour ahead of Paris all year round.
The town lies almost exactly on the Arctic Circle: around the summer solstice, the sun hardly sets, and around the winter solstice, it is visible for only about two hours. Time in Helsinki