Current Time in Sweden
Sweden 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 Sweden
It's 6:46 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Sweden on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Sweden observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Stockholm
Uppsala
Göteborg
Malmö
How Sweden writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026-11-25 · 25 november 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 sv-SE locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Sweden
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas EveJulaftonThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayJuldagenFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayAnnandag julSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's EveNyårsaftonThu, 31 December 2026 · in 56 days
- New Year's DayNyårsdagenFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
Time difference from Sweden
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Sweden time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 5:46 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 12:46 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:46 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 9:46 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 1:46 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 2:46 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 4:46 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 2:46 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Sweden at a glance
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Population
- 10,605,098
- Currency
- Swedish krona (SEK)
Questions about time in Sweden
- What time is it in Sweden right now?
- When this page was generated it was 6:46 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Sweden.
- How many time zones does Sweden have?
- Sweden uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Stockholm).
- Does Sweden observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Sweden observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Sweden?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Eve on Thu, 24 December 2026.