Helsinki
Sunrise and sunset in Helsinki
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Helsinki, in local time. At 60.2° N, the day lasts from 5 h 49 min at the winter solstice to 18 h 56 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:14, sunset at 17:53.
Day length 9 h 39 min, 5 min 22 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:04, with the Sun 19° above the horizon.
Times are Helsinki time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:54 | 20:14 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:42 | 19:25 |
| Civil twilight | 07:31 | 18:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:14 | 17:53 |
| Golden hour | 08:14–09:16 | 16:52–17:53 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Helsinki
- Longest day: June 21, 18 h 56 min, from sunrise at 03:54 to sunset at 22:50.
- Shortest day: December 21, 5 h 49 min, from sunrise at 09:23 to sunset at 15:12.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:58 | 16:04 | 7 h 06 min |
| February 21 | 07:42 | 17:26 | 9 h 44 min |
| March 21 | 06:19 | 18:37 | 12 h 18 min |
| April 21 | 05:45 | 20:53 | 15 h 08 min |
| May 21 | 04:28 | 22:07 | 17 h 39 min |
| June 21 | 03:54 | 22:50 | 18 h 56 min |
| July 21 | 04:34 | 22:17 | 17 h 43 min |
| August 21 | 05:47 | 20:57 | 15 h 09 min |
| September 21 | 07:01 | 19:23 | 12 h 22 min |
| October 21 | 08:14 | 17:53 | 9 h 39 min |
| November 21 | 08:33 | 15:37 | 7 h 04 min |
| December 21 | 09:23 | 15:12 | 5 h 49 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 60.2° N, 24.9° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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