It is in Sweden, week 45, on winter time (CET, UTC+1). Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and the rest of the country keep the same clock, shown here next to your own.
One zone for the whole country, Central European Time, which Sweden shares with Norway, Denmark, Germany and most of the EU. It is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer.
The next change is on Sunday 28 March 2027, when the clocks go forward from 02:00 to 03:00, to summer time (CEST). Sweden last changed on 25 October 2026. The dates follow the EU rule: the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October.
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| Forward one hour, 02:00 to 03:00, to CEST | |
| Back one hour, 03:00 to 02:00, to CET | |
| Forward one hour, 02:00 to 03:00, to CEST | |
| Back one hour, 03:00 to 02:00, to CET |
Right now Sweden is 6 hours ahead of New York, 1 hour ahead of London and 4.5 hours behind Delhi. Countries that change their clocks on other dates than the EU, or not at all, drift an hour against Sweden for a few weeks each spring and autumn.
| City | Time now | Against Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | ––:–– | 6 hours behind Sweden |
| Chicago · United States | ––:–– | 7 hours behind Sweden |
| Los Angeles · United States | ––:–– | 9 hours behind Sweden |
| Toronto · Canada | ––:–– | 6 hours behind Sweden |
| Mexico City · Mexico | ––:–– | 7 hours behind Sweden |
| São Paulo · Brazil | ––:–– | 4 hours behind Sweden |
| London · United Kingdom | ––:–– | 1 hour behind Sweden |
| Dublin · Ireland | ––:–– | 1 hour behind Sweden |
| Paris · France | ––:–– | Same time as Sweden |
| Berlin · Germany | ––:–– | Same time as Sweden |
| Athens · Greece | ––:–– | 1 hour ahead of Sweden |
| Istanbul · Türkiye | ––:–– | 2 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Cairo · Egypt | ––:–– | 1 hour ahead of Sweden |
| Nairobi · Kenya | ––:–– | 2 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | ––:–– | 1 hour ahead of Sweden |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | ––:–– | 3 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Delhi · India | ––:–– | 4.5 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Bangkok · Thailand | ––:–– | 6 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Singapore · Singapore | ––:–– | 7 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Hong Kong · Hong Kong | ––:–– | 7 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Tokyo · Japan | ––:–– | 8 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Seoul · South Korea | ––:–– | 8 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Sydney · Australia | ––:–– | 10 hours ahead of Sweden |
| Auckland · New Zealand | ––:–– | 12 hours ahead of Sweden |
It is week 45. Swedes plan by week number more than by date: school holidays, deliveries and meetings are set for "vecka 45", written v. 45. The count is the ISO 8601 one, where weeks start on Monday and week 1 is the week with the year's first Thursday, so a year has 52 or 53 weeks and the last days of December can belong to week 1 of the next year.
Public holiday marking the start of the new year
Traditional Christian holiday, public holiday in Sweden
Traditional spring celebration with bonfires and singing
International Workers' Day, public holiday
Sweden's national day and flag day
Most important Swedish holiday celebrating summer solstice
Traditional crayfish parties begin
Clocks move back one hour to CET (UTC+1)
Public holiday honoring all saints and remembering the deceased
Festival of lights celebrating Saint Lucia
Main Christmas celebration in Sweden
Public holidays for Christmas
The live clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Every Swedish city keeps the same time, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö included: Central European Time in winter and Central European Summer Time in summer.
Sweden is on Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) until Sunday 28 March 2027, when the clocks go forward from 02:00 to 03:00, to summer time (CEST).
It is week 45. Sweden numbers its weeks by ISO 8601, with Monday as the first day, and uses them for everything from school terms to meeting invites: Swedes say "vecka 45" and write it v. 45.
Twice a year, with the rest of the EU: forward one hour on the last Sunday in March and back one hour on the last Sunday in October. The next change is on Sunday 28 March 2027, when the clocks go forward from 02:00 to 03:00, to summer time (CEST).
One hour in winter (CET, UTC+1) and two in summer (CEST, UTC+2), everywhere in the country.
Right now Sweden is 6 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. The gap shifts by an hour for two or three weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the EU change their clocks on different Sundays.
One hour: Sweden is an hour ahead of London all year round, since Sweden and the United Kingdom change their clocks on the same nights.
India is 4.5 hours ahead of Sweden right now: 4.5 hours when Sweden is on winter time and 3.5 hours in summer, since India has no daylight saving time.