Current Time in Stockholm

About Stockholm Time Zone

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, spread across 14 islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. It is home to about 1 million city residents and 2.4 million in the metro area, and operates on CET/CEST. Stockholm is the innovation hub of Europe — per capita, it produces the second-highest number of billion-dollar tech companies (unicorns) after Silicon Valley. Spotify, Klarna, Mojang (Minecraft), King (Candy Crush), and Skype were all founded here. The Nobel Prize ceremonies are held annually in Stockholm (with the exception of the Peace Prize, held in Oslo), making the city globally synonymous with scientific and cultural achievement. Stockholm's Old Town (Gamla Stan), established in the 13th century, is one of the best-preserved medieval city centers in Europe. Sweden's welfare state model, universal healthcare, and parental leave policies have made Stockholm a global benchmark for progressive governance.

• Time Zone Name: CET (winter) / CEST (summer)
• IANA Identifier: Europe/Stockholm
• UTC Offset (Winter): UTC+1 (CET)
• UTC Offset (Summer): UTC+2 (CEST)
• DST: Yes — last Sunday March to last Sunday October
• Country: Sweden
• Coordinates: 59.33°N, 18.07°E
• Population: ~1 million (city) / ~2.4 million (metro)
• Famous For: Nobel Prize ceremonies, Spotify, IKEA origins, Vasa Museum, archipelago islands

Observes CEST (UTC+2) from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October. The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Stockholm, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.

Nearby Cities & Time Zones

The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Stockholm, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.