Europe/Helsinki • live clock
Current time in Helsinki
Clocks in Helsinki use EET (UTC+2) for standard time and EEST (UTC+3) for the seasonal period. Exact transition dates appear below. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Europe/Helsinki at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Time-zone name
- Eastern European Time (EET)
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Seasonal offset
- UTC+3 (EEST)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- Finland, Åland Islands
When clocks change in Helsinki
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
| March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 31, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
Places that use Europe/Helsinki
Europe/Helsinki covers Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa. Its country relationships are Finland, Åland Islands.
Time difference between Helsinki and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Helsinki |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 2 hours behind |
| New York | America/New_York | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 10 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 2 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 8 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Helsinki
These zones share UTC+2 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.