Current time in Finland
Local time in Finland
The time in Finland is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Finland is Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Finland is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Finland ends at Oct. 26, 2024.
Details for the time in Finland
| Current time | 2:06 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
Standard timezone: Eastern European Time (EET) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Helsinki |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 hours ahead of UTC |
Finland Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Finland uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Finland.
| DST started at |
March 30, 2024 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 26, 2024 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
Finland
Finland uses Eastern European Time EET and Eastern European Summer Time EEST. EET is UTC +0200 and EEST is +0300. Finland's latitude and longitude is 64° 00' N and 26° 00' E. Therefore a two hours offset between EET and UTC is not surprising. Looking at Finland’s the high latitude it’s clear the country has a big need for daylight savings time. Especially in the North of the country where the days get very short during the winter.
Important cities in Finland
The current time in some important cities in Finland is shown below.
Time in Finland