Time in Sweden
Sweden keeps one time: Central European Time, UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Sweden borders Finland and Norway. Its capital is Stockholm.
- Population
- 10,183,175 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 173,732 sq mi (449,964 km²)
- Currency
- Krona (SEK)
- Languages
- Swedish (Sweden), Northern Sami, Southern Sami, Finnish (Sweden)
- Calling code
- +46
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- SE
- Coordinates (central point)
- 62.194525, 14.905118
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Linköping, Örebro, Umeå, and Västerås all keep Central European Time, like the rest of Sweden.
Daylight saving time in Sweden
- Central European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Finland | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | 1 hour ahead |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.