Time in Finland

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Time in Europe:
Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
Central European Time (UTC+1)
Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+3)
pale colours indicate where standard time is observed all year; dark colours indicate where a summer time is observed

Finland, including the Åland Islands,[1] observes Eastern European Time (EET; UTC+02:00) in the winter and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST; UTC+03:00) during summer time.[2] Finland has observed daylight saving time (DST) since 1981[3] advancing the clock at 03:00 EET on the last Sunday in March and back at 04:00 EET on the last Sunday in October.[4]

History[]

Finland has observed EET since May 1921. Finland first observed DST on 2 April 1942,[5] and since 1981, which is observed at 03:00 EET on the last Sunday in March and back at 04:00 EET on the last Sunday in October.[3][4] However, for 1981 and 1982, the adjustment was made one hour earlier than this.[6][7]

Notation[]

Main article: Date and time notation in Finland

The 12-hour clock is often used in the spoken language and idiomatic expressions, while the 24-hour notation is used in writing, with a full point as the standardised and recommended separator (e.g. “15.07” or “8.27”).[citation needed]

IANA time zone database[]

The IANA time zone database gives Finland Europe/Helsinki.[8]

c.c.* coordinates* TZ* Comments UTC offset DST
FI +6010+02458 Europe/Helsinki +02:00 +03:00

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Time in Åland Islands. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Current Local Time in Helsinki, Finland". TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Clock Changes in Helsinki, Finland". TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Finland at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ Oja, Heikki (2013) Aikakirja 2013. (in Finnish). Almanac Office of the University of Helsinki. p. 104-105. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ Suomi siirtyi kesäaikaan. [Finland moved to summertime]. (in Finnish). "...the time between 2 and 3 o'clock does not exist tonight." Finnish Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ Oja, Heikki (2007) Aikakirja 2007. (in Finnish). Almanac Office of the University of Helsinki. p. 105. ISBN 952-10-3221-9. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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