What time zone is Kouvola in?

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

Does Kouvola use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Kouvola and UTC?

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

Time in Kouvola

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

Current local time: 04:49

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

Current local time in Kouvola: 04:49 · 11 Nov 2026

Kouvola 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 Kouvola

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kouvola
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	02:49	2 h behind	Compare Kouvola and London
New York	21:49-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Kouvola and New York
Los Angeles	18:49-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Kouvola and Los Angeles
Berlin	03:49	1 h behind	Compare Kouvola and Berlin
Dubai	06:49	2 h ahead	Compare Kouvola and Dubai
New Delhi	08:19	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kouvola and New Delhi
Singapore	10:49	6 h ahead	Compare Kouvola and Singapore
Tokyo	11:49	7 h ahead	Compare Kouvola and Tokyo
Sydney	13:49	9 h ahead	Compare Kouvola and Sydney
Copenhagen	03:49	1 h behind	Compare Kouvola and Copenhagen

Sun in Kouvola today

Daylight

7h 42m today - 11h 31m less than the longest day and 2h 7m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kouvola

City facts

Country: Finland
Region: Kymenlaakso
Population: 78,094
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 60.8667°, 26.7000°

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 Kouvola

Airports

LPP
Lappeenranta Airport
80 km east
Same local time
MIK
Mikkeli Airport
95 km north
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

Kotka46 km · Same time
Lahti58 km · Same time
Porvoo77 km · Same time
Lappeenranta83 km · Same time
Mikkeli96 km · Same time
Vantaa111 km · Same time
Vyborg113 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
East Helsinki115 km · Same time
Saint Petersburg224 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Moscow853 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kouvola in?: Kouvola uses Europe/Helsinki: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Kouvola have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between Kouvola and London?: Kouvola is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kouvola from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kouvola.

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

Common questions

Quick answers

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

Time in Kouvola

Independence Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Lappeenranta Airport

Mikkeli Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now