What time zone is Kotka in?

Kotka is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Helsinki. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Kotka use daylight saving time?

Yes. Kotka changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.

What is the time difference between Kotka and UTC?

Kotka is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Kotka

Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 23:20

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Kotka: 23:20 · 11 Nov 2026

Kotka time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Finland uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Uusimaa, Pirkanmaa, North Ostrobothnia, Southwest Finland, Central Finland and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Kotka

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kotka
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	21:20	2 h behind	Compare Kotka and London
New York	16:20	7 h behind	Compare Kotka and New York
Los Angeles	13:20	10 h behind	Compare Kotka and Los Angeles
Berlin	22:20	1 h behind	Compare Kotka and Berlin
Dubai	01:20+1 day	2 h ahead	Compare Kotka and Dubai
New Delhi	02:50+1 day	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kotka and New Delhi
Singapore	05:20+1 day	6 h ahead	Compare Kotka and Singapore
Tokyo	06:20+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Kotka and Tokyo
Sydney	08:20+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Kotka and Sydney
Copenhagen	22:20	1 h behind	Compare Kotka and Copenhagen

Sun in Kotka today

Daylight

7h 47m today - 11h 16m less than the longest day and 2h 4m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kotka

City facts

Country: Finland
Region: Kymenlaakso
Population: 50,157
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 60.4664°, 26.9458°

Public holidays in Finland

Holidays

Dec62026
Independence Day
Sunday · in 25 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 56 days
National

Airports near Kotka

Airports

LPP
Lappeenranta Airport
92 km north-east
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Cairomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Johannesburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Alexandriamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Cape Townmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Gizamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Durbanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lubumbashimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lusakamatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Kouvola46 km · Same time
Porvoo71 km · Same time
Lahti90 km · Same time
Lappeenranta94 km · Same time
Vyborg102 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
East Helsinki106 km · Same time
Vantaa106 km · Same time
Helsinki116 km · Same time
Saint Petersburg195 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Moscow816 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kotka in?: Kotka is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Helsinki. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Kotka use daylight saving time?: Yes. Kotka changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Kotka and UTC?: Kotka is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Time in Kotka

Independence Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Lappeenranta Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now