London to Helsinki: time difference
Helsinki is 2 h ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
London 23:48 11:48 PM Helsinki 01:48 1:48 AM You –:–
23:48 11:48 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 16:28
01:48 1:48 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:56 · 🌙 16:13
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+2 h
Helsinki is 2 h ahead of London.
When you, London and Helsinki are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 London
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
🇫🇮 Helsinki
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
📍 Your time
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- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇫🇮 Helsinki |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:48 | 01:48 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from London | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Helsinki |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | 07:56 |
| Sunset | 16:28 | 16:13 |
| Daylight | 9 h 27 min | 8 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 674,963 |
Compare London with another city
More comparisons with London: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
London and Helsinki: common questions
What is the time difference between London and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while London is on UTC+0.
What time is it in Helsinki at the start of the working day in London?
The working day in London starts at 9:00 AM; in Helsinki it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in London, what time is it in Helsinki?
At 6:00 PM in London, clocks in Helsinki show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Helsinki from London?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in London – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Helsinki – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in London is it tomorrow in Helsinki?
Once it is 10:00 PM in London, the date in Helsinki has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Helsinki, it is still the previous day in London.
Does the time difference between London and Helsinki change?
No. The clocks in London and in Helsinki change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
