Sweden time now, live flip clock
Sweden keeps Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, through the winter months. Summer time moves it to CEST, UTC+2. The clock above shows the time in Sweden live, with seconds.
Time zone in Sweden
Stockholm, where the Riksdag meets, is the place this page measures from. Norway, Denmark and Germany show the same time as Sweden all year.
- CET, UTC+1
- CEST, UTC+2
- Stockholm
When the clocks change in Sweden
Clocks in Sweden change twice a year.
Sunday 25 October 2026
3:00 AMto2:00 AM
Sunday 28 March 2027
2:00 AMto3:00 AM
How many hours ahead or behind Stockholm
On 24 October 2026, London is 1 hour behind Stockholm.
| City | Difference from Stockholm |
|---|---|
| London | 1 hour behind |
| Helsinki | 1 hour ahead |
| New York | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai | 2 hours ahead |
| Kolkata | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney | 9 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
How Sweden sets its clocks
- The two ordinances that set Swedish time
- +1 h
- Swedish rules give the country's standard time a name, normaltid. A government ordinance defines it as Coordinated Universal Time plus one hour. A separate ordinance brings in summer time, sommartid, for a period each year. Summer time adds a further hour to normaltid.
- Swedish Time and what followed
- 14 s
- The time zone database cites a Swedish law of the late nineteenth century on standard time. In that period it records Swedish Time, one hour and fourteen seconds ahead of Universal Time. Swedish Time ends in the database at the turn of the century, on New Year's Day. During the First World War it shows a spell of summer time, ending at the start of October. Central European Time with no summer hour then holds until the late twentieth century.
Questions about time in Sweden
What time zone is Sweden in?
Swedish winters run on Central European Time, CET, UTC+1. During summer time the country moves to Central European Summer Time, CEST, UTC+2. The time zone database gives Sweden a single zone. So every part of the country reads the same clock.
When do the clocks change in Sweden?
Swedish clocks go forward one hour in the small hours of the last Sunday in March. They go back one hour in the small hours of the last Sunday in October. In autumn, one early-morning hour therefore passes twice. Norway, Denmark, Finland and Germany move their clocks at that same moment.
What is the time difference between Sweden and the UK?
London is 1 hour behind Stockholm in every season. The two countries put their clocks forward and back together. So a ten o'clock call in Stockholm is a nine o'clock call in London.
Is Sweden on the same time as Finland?
No. Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Stockholm whatever the month. Finland uses Eastern European Time instead of Central European Time. A noon lunch in Stockholm is one o'clock in Helsinki.
What is the time difference between Sweden and the US?
For most of the year, Stockholm is 6 hours ahead of New York. Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Stockholm. American clocks go forward weeks before Sweden's in spring. They go back a week after Sweden's in autumn. While the two disagree, Sweden sits one hour closer to both cities.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Berlin | CET, UTC+1 | Yes |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 16 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.