Current time in Sweden
Local time in Sweden
The time in Sweden is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Sweden
| Current time |
9:57 p.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/Stockholm |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Sweden Daylight Saving time (DST)
Sweden uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Sweden.
| DST Started 2021 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 1 hour |
Sweden
Sweden uses Central European Time CET and Central European Sumer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. Sweden's latitude and longitude is 62° 00' N and 15° 00' E. Therefore being one hour ahead of UTC is perfect for Sweden. The country does observe daylight savings time. This is especially useful for the South of the country. In the North there is enough light during summer without it.
Important cities in Sweden
The current time in some important cities in Sweden is shown below.