Mar 29, 2026, 2:00 am
| Country: | Sweden |
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| Long Name: | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Abbreviations: | SE, SWE |
| Capital: | Stockholm |
| Time Zones: | 1 |
| Dial Code: | +46 |
Jan 1
Back 0:00:14 hours
Jan 1, 1900 - Time Zone Change (SET → CET)
When local standard time was about to reach
Monday, January 1, 1900, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 0:00:14 hours to
Sunday, December 31, 1899, 11:59:46 pm local standard time instead.
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