Finland Real-time Astronomical Calculations

7-Day Outlook

Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Finland

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
City Breakdown

Major Cities in Finland

Rovaniemi

Finland • Lapland

Rovaniemi sits on the Arctic Circle — the line where midnight sun begins. Around the June solstice the Sun skims the northern horizon instead of setting; December brings a brief polar-night window.

Finland Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times

Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 1 cities in Finland on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.

CitySunriseSunsetDay Length
Rovaniemi (Lapland)

Solar & Astronomical Facts About Finland

  • 1The Arctic Circle crosses Finland near Rovaniemi, where the midnight sun is a June tourist ritual.
  • 2Helsinki midsummer sunsets fall after 10:30 PM EEST with a short, bright night.
  • 3Finland uses Eastern European Time with daylight saving (EET/EEST).

How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in Finland

Finland follows the northern seasonal clock: longest days around 21 June, shortest around 21 December. At the Helsinki reference in 2026, June 21 sunrise is 03:54 AM and sunset 10:50 PM (18h 56m); December 21 is 09:23 AM / 03:12 PM (5h 49m).

Finland observes Daylight Saving Time, so printed sunrise and sunset jump by an hour when the offset changes — on top of the Sun's real seasonal motion.

The Arctic Circle crosses Finland near Rovaniemi, where midnight sun is a June ritual. Helsinki (the capital reference) still sets every night — just very late under EEST.

December in Lapland is the inverse: a short polar-night window. Details live on the midnight sun hub and the Rovaniemi city page.

2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in Finland

Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (northern summer) and 21 December (northern winter), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.

City Timezone 21 Jun sunrise 21 Jun sunset Jun day 21 Dec sunrise 21 Dec sunset Dec day
Rovaniemi Europe/Helsinki N/A N/A Polar Day (24h) 11:07 AM 01:22 PM 2h 15m

At the Helsinki reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Jun 21, 2026 (18h 56m 0s) and the shortest is Dec 19, 2026 (5h 49m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Use this page for today’s times across Finland and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (Helsinki) in Europe/Helsinki. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.

Full Month Sun Calendar

Helsinki Sun Times — October 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Helsinki in Europe/Helsinki. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Thu, Oct 107:25 AM95° E06:55 PM265° W11h 30m 0s—01:10 PM06:44 AM07:37 PM05:55 AM08:26 PM05:03 AM09:18 PM07:00 AM – 08:21 AM05:59 PM – 07:21 PM06:27 AM – 07:00 AM07:21 PM – 07:53 PM
Fri, Oct 207:28 AM96° E06:52 PM264° W11h 24m 0s−6m 0s01:10 PM06:46 AM07:34 PM05:57 AM08:23 PM05:06 AM09:14 PM07:02 AM – 08:24 AM05:56 PM – 07:18 PM06:30 AM – 07:02 AM07:18 PM – 07:50 PM
Sat, Oct 307:30 AM96° E06:49 PM263° W11h 19m 0s−5m 0s01:09 PM06:48 AM07:31 PM06:00 AM08:20 PM05:08 AM09:11 PM07:04 AM – 08:26 AM05:53 PM – 07:15 PM06:32 AM – 07:04 AM07:15 PM – 07:47 PM
Sun, Oct 407:32 AM97° E06:46 PM263° W11h 14m 0s−5m 0s01:09 PM06:51 AM07:28 PM06:02 AM08:16 PM05:11 AM09:07 PM07:07 AM – 08:29 AM05:50 PM – 07:12 PM06:35 AM – 07:07 AM07:12 PM – 07:44 PM
Mon, Oct 507:35 AM98° E06:43 PM262° W11h 8m 0s−6m 0s01:09 PM06:53 AM07:25 PM06:04 AM08:13 PM05:14 AM09:04 PM07:09 AM – 08:32 AM05:46 PM – 07:09 PM06:37 AM – 07:09 AM07:09 PM – 07:41 PM
Tue, Oct 607:37 AM99° E06:40 PM261° W11h 3m 0s−5m 0s01:08 PM06:55 AM07:22 PM06:07 AM08:10 PM05:16 AM09:01 PM07:12 AM – 08:34 AM05:43 PM – 07:06 PM06:39 AM – 07:12 AM07:06 PM – 07:38 PM
Wed, Oct 7 Today07:40 AM100° E06:37 PM260° W10h 57m 0s−6m 0s01:08 PM06:58 AM07:19 PM06:09 AM08:07 PM05:19 AM08:57 PM07:14 AM – 08:37 AM05:40 PM – 07:03 PM06:42 AM – 07:14 AM07:03 PM – 07:35 PM
Thu, Oct 807:42 AM100° E06:34 PM260° W10h 52m 0s−5m 0s01:08 PM07:00 AM07:16 PM06:12 AM08:04 PM05:22 AM08:54 PM07:16 AM – 08:39 AM05:37 PM – 07:00 PM06:44 AM – 07:16 AM07:00 PM – 07:32 PM
Fri, Oct 907:44 AM101° E06:31 PM259° W10h 47m 0s−5m 0s01:07 PM07:03 AM07:13 PM06:14 AM08:01 PM05:24 AM08:51 PM07:19 AM – 08:42 AM05:33 PM – 06:57 PM06:46 AM – 07:19 AM06:57 PM – 07:29 PM
Sat, Oct 1007:47 AM102° ESE06:28 PM258° WSW10h 41m 0s−6m 0s01:07 PM07:05 AM07:10 PM06:17 AM07:58 PM05:27 AM08:48 PM07:21 AM – 08:45 AM05:30 PM – 06:54 PM06:49 AM – 07:21 AM06:54 PM – 07:26 PM
Sun, Oct 1107:49 AM102° ESE06:25 PM257° WSW10h 36m 0s−5m 0s01:07 PM07:07 AM07:07 PM06:19 AM07:55 PM05:29 AM08:45 PM07:23 AM – 08:47 AM05:27 PM – 06:51 PM06:51 AM – 07:23 AM06:51 PM – 07:23 PM
Mon, Oct 1207:52 AM103° ESE06:22 PM257° WSW10h 30m 0s−6m 0s01:07 PM07:10 AM07:04 PM06:21 AM07:52 PM05:32 AM08:42 PM07:26 AM – 08:50 AM05:24 PM – 06:48 PM06:54 AM – 07:26 AM06:48 PM – 07:20 PM
Tue, Oct 1307:54 AM104° ESE06:19 PM256° WSW10h 25m 0s−5m 0s01:06 PM07:12 AM07:01 PM06:24 AM07:50 PM05:34 AM08:39 PM07:28 AM – 08:53 AM05:20 PM – 06:45 PM06:56 AM – 07:28 AM06:45 PM – 07:17 PM
Wed, Oct 1407:57 AM105° ESE06:16 PM255° WSW10h 19m 0s−6m 0s01:06 PM07:14 AM06:58 PM06:26 AM07:47 PM05:37 AM08:36 PM07:31 AM – 08:56 AM05:17 PM – 06:42 PM06:58 AM – 07:31 AM06:42 PM – 07:14 PM
Thu, Oct 1507:59 AM106° ESE06:13 PM254° WSW10h 14m 0s−5m 0s01:06 PM07:17 AM06:56 PM06:28 AM07:44 PM05:39 AM08:33 PM07:33 AM – 08:59 AM05:14 PM – 06:39 PM07:01 AM – 07:33 AM06:39 PM – 07:12 PM
Fri, Oct 1608:02 AM106° ESE06:10 PM253° WSW10h 8m 0s−6m 0s01:06 PM07:19 AM06:53 PM06:31 AM07:41 PM05:42 AM08:30 PM07:35 AM – 09:01 AM05:10 PM – 06:36 PM07:03 AM – 07:35 AM06:36 PM – 07:09 PM
Sat, Oct 1708:04 AM107° ESE06:07 PM253° WSW10h 3m 0s−5m 0s01:05 PM07:21 AM06:50 PM06:33 AM07:38 PM05:44 AM08:27 PM07:38 AM – 09:04 AM05:07 PM – 06:34 PM07:05 AM – 07:38 AM06:34 PM – 07:06 PM
Sun, Oct 1808:06 AM108° ESE06:04 PM252° WSW9h 58m 0s−5m 0s01:05 PM07:24 AM06:47 PM06:35 AM07:35 PM05:47 AM08:24 PM07:40 AM – 09:07 AM05:04 PM – 06:31 PM07:08 AM – 07:40 AM06:31 PM – 07:03 PM
Mon, Oct 1908:09 AM109° ESE06:01 PM251° WSW9h 52m 0s−6m 0s01:05 PM07:26 AM06:44 PM06:38 AM07:33 PM05:49 AM08:21 PM07:43 AM – 09:10 AM05:00 PM – 06:28 PM07:10 AM – 07:43 AM06:28 PM – 07:01 PM
Tue, Oct 2008:11 AM109° ESE05:59 PM251° WSW9h 48m 0s−4m 0s01:05 PM07:28 AM06:42 PM06:40 AM07:30 PM05:51 AM08:19 PM07:45 AM – 09:13 AM04:57 PM – 06:25 PM07:12 AM – 07:45 AM06:25 PM – 06:58 PM
Wed, Oct 2108:14 AM110° ESE05:56 PM250° WSW9h 42m 0s−6m 0s01:05 PM07:31 AM06:39 PM06:42 AM07:27 PM05:54 AM08:16 PM07:47 AM – 09:16 AM04:54 PM – 06:22 PM07:15 AM – 07:47 AM06:22 PM – 06:55 PM
Thu, Oct 2208:16 AM111° ESE05:53 PM249° WSW9h 37m 0s−5m 0s01:04 PM07:33 AM06:36 PM06:45 AM07:25 PM05:56 AM08:13 PM07:50 AM – 09:19 AM04:51 PM – 06:20 PM07:17 AM – 07:50 AM06:20 PM – 06:52 PM
Fri, Oct 2308:19 AM112° ESE05:50 PM248° WSW9h 31m 0s−6m 0s01:04 PM07:35 AM06:33 PM06:47 AM07:22 PM05:58 AM08:11 PM07:52 AM – 09:22 AM04:47 PM – 06:17 PM07:19 AM – 07:52 AM06:17 PM – 06:50 PM
Sat, Oct 2408:22 AM113° ESE05:47 PM247° WSW9h 25m 0s−6m 0s01:04 PM07:38 AM06:31 PM06:49 AM07:20 PM06:01 AM08:08 PM07:54 AM – 09:25 AM04:44 PM – 06:14 PM07:21 AM – 07:54 AM06:14 PM – 06:47 PM
Sun, Oct 2507:24 AM113° ESE04:44 PM247° WSW9h 20m 0s−5m 0s12:04 PM06:40 AM05:28 PM05:51 AM06:17 PM05:03 AM07:05 PM06:57 AM – 08:28 AM03:41 PM – 05:11 PM06:24 AM – 06:57 AM05:11 PM – 05:45 PM
Mon, Oct 2607:27 AM114° ESE04:41 PM246° WSW9h 14m 0s−6m 0s12:04 PM06:43 AM05:26 PM05:54 AM06:14 PM05:05 AM07:03 PM06:59 AM – 08:31 AM03:37 PM – 05:09 PM06:26 AM – 06:59 AM05:09 PM – 05:42 PM
Tue, Oct 2707:29 AM115° ESE04:39 PM245° WSW9h 10m 0s−4m 0s12:04 PM06:45 AM05:23 PM05:56 AM06:12 PM05:07 AM07:00 PM07:02 AM – 08:34 AM03:34 PM – 05:06 PM06:28 AM – 07:02 AM05:06 PM – 05:39 PM
Wed, Oct 2807:32 AM115° ESE04:36 PM245° WSW9h 4m 0s−6m 0s12:04 PM06:47 AM05:20 PM05:58 AM06:10 PM05:10 AM06:58 PM07:04 AM – 08:37 AM03:31 PM – 05:03 PM06:31 AM – 07:04 AM05:03 PM – 05:37 PM
Thu, Oct 2907:34 AM116° ESE04:33 PM244° WSW8h 59m 0s−5m 0s12:03 PM06:50 AM05:18 PM06:00 AM06:07 PM05:12 AM06:55 PM07:06 AM – 08:40 AM03:27 PM – 05:01 PM06:33 AM – 07:06 AM05:01 PM – 05:34 PM
Fri, Oct 3007:37 AM117° ESE04:30 PM243° WSW8h 53m 0s−6m 0s12:03 PM06:52 AM05:15 PM06:02 AM06:05 PM05:14 AM06:53 PM07:09 AM – 08:43 AM03:24 PM – 04:58 PM06:35 AM – 07:09 AM04:58 PM – 05:32 PM
Sat, Oct 3107:39 AM117° ESE04:28 PM242° WSW8h 49m 0s−4m 0s12:03 PM06:54 AM05:13 PM06:05 AM06:02 PM05:16 AM06:51 PM07:11 AM – 08:46 AM03:21 PM – 04:56 PM06:37 AM – 07:11 AM04:56 PM – 05:30 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Finland Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Finland on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 109:24 AM03:22 PM5h 58m 0s
February 108:35 AM04:31 PM7h 56m 0s
March 107:19 AM05:44 PM10h 25m 0s
April 106:45 AM08:01 PM13h 16m 0s
May 105:17 AM09:16 PM15h 59m 0s
June 104:08 AM10:28 PM18h 20m 0s
July 104:00 AM10:47 PM18h 47m 0s
August 104:59 AM09:53 PM16h 54m 0s
September 106:14 AM08:27 PM14h 13m 0s
October 107:25 AM06:55 PM11h 30m 0s
November 107:42 AM04:25 PM8h 43m 0s
December 108:55 AM03:22 PM6h 27m 0s
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Finland Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Yes, around the June solstice the Sun stays at or above the horizon at the Arctic Circle. Exact Polar Day dates are on the Rovaniemi city page.
After 10:30 PM EEST near the solstice, with civil twilight stretching later. Check the Helsinki-equivalent capital widget on the Finland page for today’s clock.
Sunrise and sunset in Finland are calculated daily from its coordinates and the Europe/Helsinki timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 100° E and sets at 260° W in Finland. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Finland starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Finland is Jun 21, 2026 with 18h 56m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 19, 2026 with 5h 49m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Finland is 03:54 AM on Jun 15, 2026. The latest sunset is 10:50 PM on Jun 21, 2026. The latest sunrise is 09:25 AM on Dec 25, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 03:11 PM on Dec 13, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Finland shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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