Current Time in Finland
Finland uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Finland
It's 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Finland on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Finland observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- IANA: Europe/Helsinki
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (EET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time (to EEST, UTC+3).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Helsinki
Espoo
Tampere
Vantaa
How Finland writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25. marraskuuta 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15.30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the fi-FI locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Finland
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Independence DayItsenäisyyspäiväSun, 6 December 2026 · in 31 days
- Christmas EveJouluaattoThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayJoulupäiväFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayTapaninpäiväSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayUudenvuodenpäiväFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
Time difference from Finland
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Finland time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Finland at a glance
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Population
- 5,650,325
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Finland
- What time is it in Finland right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Finland.
- How many time zones does Finland have?
- Finland uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Europe/Helsinki).
- Does Finland observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Finland observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Finland?
- The next national public holiday is Independence Day on Sun, 6 December 2026.