Current time in Helsinki, Finland

10:45:21 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Helsinki is on Eastern European Standard Time, UTC+2. It observes daylight saving time.

About 659,000 people live in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL, 17 km away).

Time zone: Europe/Helsinki
UTC offset now: UTC+2
Daylight saving time: Not in effect now
Sunrise today: 7:25 AM
Sunset today: 4:43 PM
Daylight: 9 h 18 min
Population: 658,864
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Dialing code: +358
Languages (country): Finnish, Swedish
Next clock change: Clocks spring forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 at 3:00 AM local (UTC+2 to UTC+3)
Airports: HEL 17 km

Helsinki · nominal UTC+2 band · night shaded

Cities near Helsinki

Stockholm9:45 AM · −1 h396 km away
Oslo9:45 AM · −1 h787 km away
Copenhagen9:45 AM · −1 h883 km away
Moscow11:45 AM · +1 h893 km away
Warsaw9:45 AM · −1 h915 km away
Berlin9:45 AM · −1 h1,105 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 60.17°, 24.94° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.