Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Helsinki

Sunrise in Helsinki today is at 06:05:13 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:36:11 PM, giving Helsinki 14h 30min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:17:44 AM and ends at 09:23:17 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Helsinki or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Helsinki. Get a full year of light data with the printable Helsinki Photography Planner 2026.

Helsinki lies in the temperate zone at 60.2° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Helsinki receives 18.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 03:54 AM and sunset at 10:49 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 5.8 hours — a difference of 13.1 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 20 at 03:54, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:49. The evening golden hour in Helsinki lasts about 135 minutes in summer and 166 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.