Finland · 60.17°N, 24.94°E
Daylight hours in Helsinki
Helsinki gets 18h 56m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 5h 49m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 13h 07m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Helsinki
Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Helsinki observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 09:25 | 15:24 | 5h 59m |
| February 1 | 08:37 | 16:32 | 7h 56m |
| March 1 | 07:21 | 17:46 | 10h 25m |
| April 1 | 06:47 | 20:03 | 13h 16m |
| May 1 | 05:19 | 21:18 | 15h 59m |
| June 1 | 04:09 | 22:29 | 18h 20m |
| July 1 | 04:01 | 22:48 | 18h 47m |
| August 1 | 05:00 | 21:55 | 16h 55m |
| September 1 | 06:15 | 20:28 | 14h 13m |
| October 1 | 07:26 | 18:56 | 11h 30m |
| November 1 | 07:43 | 16:26 | 8h 43m |
| December 1 | 08:57 | 15:24 | 6h 27m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Helsinki’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Saint Petersburg 59.94°N
- Oslo 59.91°N
- Tallinn 59.44°N
- Stockholm 59.33°N
- Anchorage 61.22°N
- Gothenburg 57.71°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Helsinki’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 60°–70° North · compare Helsinki with any city
Helsinki is beyond 60° latitude, so it doesn’t appear in the daily puzzle: so far from the equator, days are extreme enough to give the game away.