What time zone is Vaasa in?

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

Does Vaasa use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Vaasa and UTC?

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

Time in Vaasa

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

Current local time: 22:27

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

Current local time in Vaasa: 22:27 · 10 Nov 2026

Vaasa time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 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 Vaasa

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Vaasa
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:27	2 h behind	Compare Vaasa and London
New York	15:27	7 h behind	Compare Vaasa and New York
Los Angeles	12:27	10 h behind	Compare Vaasa and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:27	1 h behind	Compare Vaasa and Berlin
Dubai	00:27+1 day	2 h ahead	Compare Vaasa and Dubai
New Delhi	01:57+1 day	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Vaasa and New Delhi
Singapore	04:27+1 day	6 h ahead	Compare Vaasa and Singapore
Tokyo	05:27+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Vaasa and Tokyo
Sydney	07:27+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Vaasa and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:27	1 h behind	Compare Vaasa and Copenhagen

Sun in Vaasa today

Daylight

7h 18m today - 13h 4m less than the longest day and 2h 38m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Vaasa

City facts

Country: Finland
Region: Ostrobothnia
Population: 69,819
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 63.0960°, 21.6158°

Public holidays in Finland

Holidays

Dec62026
Independence Day
Sunday · in 26 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 57 days
National

Airports near Vaasa

Airports

VAA
Vaasa Airport
9 km south-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

Seinäjoki70 km · Same time
Umeå106 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Pori180 km · Same time
Tampere210 km · Same time
Jyväskylä230 km · Same time
Sundsvall233 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Hämeenlinna277 km · Same time
Luleå278 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Saint Petersburg579 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Minsk1078 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Vaasa in?: Vaasa uses Europe/Helsinki: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Vaasa have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Vaasa and London?: Vaasa is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Vaasa from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Vaasa.

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

Time in Vaasa

Independence Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Vaasa Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now