Finland
EET
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Time Difference

EET (Eastern European Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central European Time
2:00 pm14:00 in Helsinki, Finland is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

Helsinki to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in Helsinki which corresponds to 9am-4pm in CET

2:00 pm14:00 EET (Eastern European Time) (Helsinki, Finland). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 Helsinki, Finland / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

Helsinki, FinlandCET
12am (midnight)11pm
1am12am (midnight)
2am1am
3am2am
4am3am
5am4am
6am5am
7am6am
8am7am
9am8am
10am9am
11am10am
12pm (noon)11am
1pm12pm (noon)
2pm1pm
3pm2pm
4pm3pm
5pm4pm
6pm5pm
7pm6pm
8pm7pm
9pm8pm
10pm9pm
11pm10pm
00:0023:00
01:0000:00
02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
13:0012:00
14:0013:00
15:0014:00
16:0015:00
17:0016:00
18:0017:00
19:0018:00
20:0019:00
21:0020:00
22:0021:00
23:0022:00

Helsinki Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
EET - Eastern European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Eastern European Summer Time, currently in use.
+2:00 hours during Eastern European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 3am to 4amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 4:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 4am to 3amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Helsinki Facts

Country
Finland
Alternative Names
Elsin'ki, Elsinki, Elzinki, Gel'sinki, HEL, Heilsinci, Heilsincí, Hel'sinki, Helsenkis, Helsingfors, Helsingi, Helsingia, Helsinki, Helsinkis, Helsinkium, Helsinko, Helsinky, Helsinqui, Helsinquia, Helsset, Helsínquia, Helsînkî, Helsėnkis, Hèlsinki, Khel'sinki, Khel'sinki osh, Khelsinki, Khelzinki, Lungsod ng Helsinki, Stadi, Xelsinki, Xélsinki, elcinki, hailasiki, he er xin ji, helasinki, helsingki, helsinki, herushinki, hlsnky, hlsnqy, hlsynky, hlsynqy, hylsynky, Èlzinki, Ħelsinki, Ελσίνκι, Гельсінкі, Хелзинки, Хелсинки, Хельсинки, Хельсинки ош, Хельсінкі, Ҳелсинкӣ, Һel'sinki, Һельсинки, Հելսինկի, הלסינקי, העלסינקי, هلسنكي, هلسنڪي, هلسینکی, هيلسينكى, هیلسینکی, ھێلسینکی, ہلسنکی, ہیلسنکی, ܗܠܣܢܩܝ, हेलसिंकी, हेल्सिन्की, হেলসিঙ্কি, ਹੈਲਸਿੰਕੀ, எல்சிங்கி, ಹೆಲ್ಸಿಂಕಿ, ഹെൽസിങ്കി, เฮลซิงกิ, ཧེལ་སིན་ཀི།, ဟယ်လ်ဆင်ကီမြို့, ჰელსინკი, ሄልሲንኪ, Ḥélsinki, ヘルシンキ, 赫尔辛基, 赫爾辛基, 헬싱키
Population
558,457
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
60° 10' N Latitude / 24° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+358

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries: It is used in following countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Algiers

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard timezone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time starts annually the on last Sunday of March.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates one hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time