Helsinki

Candle lighting in Helsinki is 18 minutes before sunset on Friday. The precise time for the upcoming Shabbat is shown at the top of this page.

Rabbeinu Tam havdalah is 72 minutes after sunset, the stricter opinion for the end of Shabbat. The exact time for the upcoming Shabbat is shown above.

The Magen Avraham counts the halachic day from dawn (alot hashachar) to nightfall, so his sof zman shema is earlier. The Vilna Gaon (GRA) counts from sunrise to sunset. Both times are listed on this page so you can follow your own minhag.

Times are computed from the coordinates of Helsinki (60.17°, 24.94°) and the city elevation (26m), using the KosherJava engine: the same one that powers MyZmanim and the Otot app.

Yes. Elevation affects sunrise and sunset; Helsinki sits at 26m above sea level, and that is factored into every calculation.

Times are computed in your browser every time you open the page, so they are always current as of the moment of your visit. No server pushes a daily snapshot; no manual refresh is needed.

The earliest sunrise in Helsinki over the next 12 months is at 03:51, on June 17.

The latest sunset in Helsinki over the next 12 months is at 22:52, on June 21. The latest tzeit hakochavim is Invalid DateTime, on June 11.

The shortest day in Helsinki over the next 12 months falls on December 21, lasting 5 hours and 53 minutes. The longest is on June 21, at 19 hours and 1 minutes.

The earliest winter candle lighting in Helsinki is at 14:55, on December 18. Local custom in Helsinki is to light 18 minutes before sunset.