30 Mar 2025, 02:00
| Country: | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Long Name: | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Abbreviations: | SE, SWE |
| Capital: | Stockholm |
| Time Zones: | 1 |
| Dial Code: | +46 |
30 Mar
Forward 1 hour
30 Mar 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts
When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 30 Mar 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
26 Oct
Back 1 hour
26 Oct 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 26 Oct 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
When Does DST Start and End in Sweden?
The DST period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.
First Used in 1916
Sweden has been using Daylight Saving Time (DST) every year since 1980. Since 1996, the country follows the European Union's DST schedule.
However, like many other European countries, Sweden first changed its clocks during World War I. The country's initial DST switch was in 1916, just days after Germany had become the world's first country to introduce the measure.
However, DST was abolished again in the year after, and it was not used until 1980, when it was reinstated as a reaction to the oil crisis of 1973.
Daylight Saving Time History in Sweden
- Sweden first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
- Sweden has observed DST for 47 years between 1916 and 2025.
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1979.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics