Finland
Time now in Helsinki
Sunrise 05:47Sunset 08:59Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Helsinki
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
658,864
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
08:59
Day length
15h 12m
Coordinates
60.17, 24.94
Time difference from Helsinki
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Helsinki right now.
Helsinki on the map
About the time in Helsinki
Helsinki is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +3 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 658,864 people live in Helsinki, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Helsinki runs on Europe/Helsinki, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Helsinki
- What time is it in Helsinki right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Helsinki, updating every second from Europe/Helsinki (UTC +3).
- What are normal business hours in Helsinki in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Helsinki runs from 06:00–14:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Helsinki today?
- Sunrise is at 05:47 and sunset at 08:59, giving 15h 12m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Helsinki in?
- Helsinki uses Europe/Helsinki, currently UTC +3.
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