Daylight & clock · Europe/Helsinki
Daylight and clock changes in Helsinki
In short
In Helsinki the longest day of the next 12 months has 18 hours 56 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 5 hours 49 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 15:50 local time (EET).
Clocks change on 28 March 2027 and 31 October 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
18 h 56 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
5 h 49 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
03:54
16 Jun
Latest sunset
22:50
19 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (EET UTC+02:00 / EEST UTC+03:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026EET | 07:30 | 08:19 | 12:05 | 15:50 | 16:39 | 7 h 31 min |
| December 2026EET | 08:21 | 09:19 | 12:15 | 15:12 | 16:10 | 5 h 53 min |
| January 2027EET | 08:16 | 09:10 | 12:30 | 15:50 | 16:43 | 6 h 40 min |
| February 2027EET | 07:16 | 08:00 | 12:34 | 17:10 | 17:54 | 9 h 10 min |
| March 2027EET | 05:57 | 06:38 | 12:29 | 18:22 | 19:03 | 11 h 43 min |
| April 2027EEST | 05:18 | 06:04 | 13:20 | 20:38 | 21:25 | 14 h 34 min |
| May 2027EEST | 03:38 | 04:42 | 13:17 | 21:53 | 22:58 | 17 h 11 min |
| June 2027EEST | 02:07 | 03:55 | 13:21 | 22:47 | 00:36 | 18 h 53 min |
| July 2027EEST | 03:01 | 04:22 | 13:26 | 22:30 | 23:49 | 18 h 08 min |
| August 2027EEST | 04:41 | 05:33 | 13:25 | 21:15 | 22:07 | 15 h 42 min |
| September 2027EEST | 06:04 | 06:47 | 13:16 | 19:43 | 20:25 | 12 h 56 min |
| October 2027EEST | 07:17 | 07:59 | 13:06 | 18:12 | 18:54 | 10 h 13 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 07:48–09:39Evening 14:29–16:21 | Morning 07:30–07:48Evening 16:21–16:39 |
| December | Morning 08:42–11:28Evening 13:02–15:49 | Morning 08:21–08:42Evening 15:49–16:10 |
| January | Morning 08:36–10:46Evening 14:14–16:24 | Morning 08:16–08:36Evening 16:24–16:43 |
| February | Morning 07:33–09:05Evening 16:05–17:37 | Morning 07:16–07:33Evening 17:37–17:54 |
| March | Morning 06:13–07:34Evening 17:26–18:47 | Morning 05:57–06:13Evening 18:47–19:03 |
| April | Morning 05:36–07:01Evening 19:41–21:06 | Morning 05:18–05:36Evening 21:06–21:25 |
| May | Morning 04:05–05:49Evening 20:45–22:30 | Morning 03:38–04:05Evening 22:30–22:58 |
| June | Morning 03:02–05:15Evening 21:27–23:40 | Morning 02:07–03:02Evening 23:40–00:36 |
| July | Morning 03:37–05:36Evening 21:16–23:13 | Morning 03:01–03:37Evening 23:13–23:49 |
| August | Morning 05:02–06:33Evening 20:15–21:46 | Morning 04:41–05:02Evening 21:46–22:07 |
| September | Morning 06:21–07:42Evening 18:48–20:09 | Morning 06:04–06:21Evening 20:09–20:25 |
| October | Morning 07:33–08:59Evening 17:13–18:38 | Morning 07:17–07:33Evening 18:38–18:54 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Helsinki
Europe/Helsinki
Sun, 28 March 2027
At 03:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 04:00 (EEST, UTC+03:00)
Sun, 31 October 2027
At 04:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 03:00 (EET, UTC+02:00)
Same clock as Helsinki
- Athens, Greece
- Bucharest, Romania
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Riga, Latvia
- Chișinău, Moldova
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Tallinn, Estonia
What the data shows
Day length in Helsinki ranges from 5 hours 49 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 18 hours 56 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 13 hours 7 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Helsinki run 1 hour 27 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 18 July 2027 the sun is highest at 13:27, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 03:54 (16 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 22:50 (19 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go forward 1 hour at 03:00 on 28 March 2027 and go back 1 hour at 04:00 on 31 October 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Europe/Helsinki in tzdb 2026e during the period.
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