Thursday · August · 6 · 2026
DST“Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by so fast you hardly catch it going.”
— Tennessee Williams
Sun & daylight
The sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 21:42 in Helsinki today, giving 16h 30m of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:27.
05:12
Sunrise
13:27
Noon
21:42
Sunset
Midnight
01:27
Sunrise
05:12
Solar noon
13:27
Sunset
21:42
Solar midnight
01:27
Daylight
16h 30m
Daylight runs about 18h 55m around the June solstice and 5h 49m around the December solstice.
Daylight saving time
Helsinki observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks move forward to UTC+3 on March 29 and move back to UTC+2 on October 25. Helsinki is currently on daylight saving time.
Mar 29
Forward · UTC+3
Oct 25
Back · UTC+2
Aug 6
Today
The shaded band marks the daylight saving period.
Public holidays
Finland has no public holidays in August 2026.