| Time zone | Central European Time |
|---|---|
| Initials | CET |
| Offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Notation | 24-hour clock |
| Adopted | 1900 |
| Dst name | Central European Summer Time |
| Dst initials | CEST |
| Dst offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Dst start | Last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) |
| Dst end | Last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST) |
| Tz | Europe/Stockholm |
In Sweden, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Swedish: centraleuropeisk tid).[1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[2] Sweden adopted CET in 1900.[3]
Time notation
Times are written with the 24-hour clock, with colon as separators. Historically full stops were more common so both can be seen.
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Sweden is given Europe/Stockholm.[4]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See also
References
- ^ Time in Sweden. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Sweden at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Time Zone & Clock Changes in Stockholm, Sweden. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- Current time in Sweden at Time.is
- Time in Sweden at Lonely Planet
- Local time in Sweden at Timein.now