Current time in Helsinki, Finland
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Eastern European Time · Europe/Helsinki
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 EEST
- Abbreviation
- EET / EEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 03:00, back the last Sunday in October at 04:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 (EEST → EET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Uusimaa, Finland (capital) · 60.17° N, 24.94° E
- Population
- 658,864
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Helsinki at about 12:20 standard time: the clock runs about 20 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:04 and 13:27 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:22 | 18:34 | 12h 12m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 03:54 | 22:50 | 18h 56m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:06 | 19:17 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 09:23 | 15:12 | 5h 49m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:20–18:59 (11 h 38 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.