Helsinki is located in Finland and uses the Europe/Helsinki timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3. Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 17:29 local time. The coordinates of Helsinki are 60.17°N, 24.94°E.

Today Helsinki gets 10 hours 48 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:05, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Helsinki shares its GMT+2 offset with Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga, Tallinn. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Helsinki from…

From	Gap	Call at (Helsinki time)
🇪🇪 Tallinn	same time	09:00–17:00
🇱🇹 Vilnius	same time	09:00–17:00
🇱🇻 Riga	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇦 Lviv	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Helsinki in?›

Helsinki is in the Europe/Helsinki timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Helsinki observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Helsinki observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Helsinki?›

Helsinki is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Helsinki ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Helsinki is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Helsinki in UTC?›

09:00 in Helsinki is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Helsinki today?›

Today the sun rises in Helsinki at 06:41 and sets at 17:29 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.