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Friday, 17 July 2026

Helsinki, Finland · Europe/Helsinki · UTC+03:00

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Time-zone identity for Helsinki

IANA zone
Europe/Helsinki
UTC offset now
UTC+03:00
Current zone label
EEST
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Helsinki is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Helsinki

UTC+02:00UTC+02:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Weather now

Weather in Helsinki

Conditions near Helsinki and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

13°C

Clear

Feels like
13°C
Humidity
94%
Wind
10.1 km/h SE
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Sunny15°C to 22°C5% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.9 km/h
  2. Sunny17°C to 21°C81% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.2 km/h
  3. Patchy rain nearby15°C to 20°C84% chance of precipitationWind up to 8.6 km/h

Forecast valid from 00:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:05:10.781Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:20:10.781Z.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Helsinki

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Europe/Helsinki, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
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  6. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
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  8. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years

  1. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  7. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  8. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  10. UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Helsinki

Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Europe/Helsinki local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
04:26
Sunset
22:25
Solar noon
13:26
Civil twilight
03:08–23:42

Moon

Moonrise
08:50
Moonset
23:11
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
12%

Capital city context

About Helsinki, capital of Finland

Helsinki is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Finland. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.

Capital status
Capital of Finland
Administrative area
Uusimaa, Finland
Population
658,864
Coordinates
60.1695° N, 24.9354° E. The elevation is 26 metres.

Country context

Finland at a glance

Country information for Finland. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
Helsinki is the listed capital.
Country codes
FI · FIN · 246
Population
5,518,050
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Calling code
+358
Languages
Finnish (Finland), Swedish (Finland), and Inari Sami
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Europe/Helsinki.

Nearby city clocks

Cities near Helsinki

Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Helsinki. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Europe/Helsinki when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 658225 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:05:10.733Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:05:10.781Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T22:05:10.771Z

View calculation details and sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.