UTC +03:00
EEST - Currently observed in Finland
Clocks in Finland are currently set 1 hour ahead of standard time due to Daylight Saving Time.
- • From 29 March 2026: UTC +03:00 / EEST
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The IANA time zone identifier for Finland is
Europe/Helsinki
Mar
29
Latest change
Summer time started
Switched to UTC +03:00 / EEST - Was UTC+0200
Oct
25
Next change
Switching to UTC UTC+0200
The time will be set back one hour on Sunday, 25 October 2026
Time difference from Finland
All times shown live - Bars indicate offset from Finland (centre = same time).
Country Facts
| Country | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Region | Europe |
| Subregion | Northern Europe |
| ISO Code | FI / FIN |
| IANA Zone | Europe/Helsinki |
| UTC Offset | +03:00 |
| DST Active | Yes |
| Currency | EUR - Euro |
| Population | 5,500,000 |
| Area | 338,424 km² |
| Calling Code | ++358 |
| Languages | Finnish, Swedish |
| Cities | 3 |
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What is the current time in Finland? + −
The current local time in Finland is shown live at the top of this page, updated every second.
The primary IANA time zone is
Europe/Helsinki,
currently at UTC+03:00 (EEST).
The exact time right now is
16:08:02
on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.
Does Finland observe Daylight Saving Time? + −
Yes. Finland is currently observing Daylight Saving Time.
Clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time; the active offset is UTC+03:00 (EEST).
DST will end on 25 October 2026, when the offset will revert to UTCUTC+0200.
DST rules are maintained in the IANA tz database under the
Europe/Helsinki zone entry.
What UTC offset is Finland? + −
Finland is currently at UTC+03:00,
using the abbreviation EEST.
This is the DST (summer) offset. The standard (winter) offset differs by one hour.
The IANA time zone identifier is
Europe/Helsinki.
To convert a time to or from Finland, use the
Time Zone Converter.
What is the capital of Finland? + −
The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
It uses the
Europe/Helsinki IANA time zone.
See the Helsinki time page for the live local clock and full timezone details.
What currency does Finland use? + −
Finland uses the Euro
(
EUR) as its official currency.
The international calling code is ++358.