Finland time zone history
Helsinki left local mean time (UTC+1:39:49) in 1878, the ninth-earliest switch of the 298 zones with local mean time in the record. On standard time, clocks in Helsinki run 20 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.
UTC+2
Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.
Summer time in 46 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| May 31, 1878 | Local mean time (UTC+1:39:49) replaced | UTC+1:39:49 | HMT |
| May 1, 1921 | Standard time forward 20 minutes | UTC+2 | EET |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1942 | April 3 | October 4 | 1 hour, EET to EEST |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1981–1995 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in September, 03:00 | 1 hour, EET to EEST |
| 1996–2037 | last Sunday in March, 03:00 | last Sunday in October, 04:00 | 1 hour, EET to EEST |
Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028
The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 03:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 04:00, local time.
Also on UTC+2
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Nicosia (Cyprus) (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Estonia (84 km): same time except 7,440 days in 1970–1998, 2000 and 2001.
- Latvia (361 km): same time except 7,251 days in 1970–1996 and 2000.
- Lithuania (610 km): same time except 8,231 days in 1970–2002.
- Kaliningrad (Russia) (662 km): same time except 10,024 days in 1970–2026.
- Belarus (714 km): same time except 9,896 days in 1970–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1921.