Helsinki to London: time difference
London is 2 h behind Helsinki. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Helsinki 00:56 12:56 AM London 22:56 10:56 PM You –:–
00:56 12:56 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:56 · 🌙 16:13
22:56 10:56 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 16:28
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−2 h
London is 2 h behind Helsinki.
When you, Helsinki and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇫🇮 Helsinki
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇬🇧 London
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇫🇮 Helsinki | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:56 | 22:56 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Helsinki | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Helsinki | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:56 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 16:13 | 16:28 |
| Daylight | 8 h 17 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 674,963 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Helsinki with another city
More comparisons with Helsinki: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Helsinki and London: common questions
What is the time difference between Helsinki and London?
London is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+0, while Helsinki is on UTC+2.
What time is it in London at the start of the working day in Helsinki?
The working day in Helsinki starts at 9:00 AM; in London it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Helsinki, what time is it in London?
At 6:00 PM in Helsinki, clocks in London show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Helsinki and London are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Helsinki (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in London), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Helsinki is it still yesterday in London?
Before 2:00 AM in Helsinki, the date in London has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in London, it is already the next day in Helsinki.
Is the time difference between Helsinki and London the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
