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Time Change 2023 in Sweden

Next change:
Oct
27
1 hour Back

Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 am

Country: Sweden
Long Name: Kingdom of Sweden
Abbreviations: SE, SWE
Capital: Stockholm
Time Zones: 1
Dial Code: +46

Mar 26

Forward 1 hour

Mar 26, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 26, 2023 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
DST Start in Europe 2023

Oct 29

Back 1 hour

Oct 29, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 29, 2023 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
End of DST in Europe 2023

Other years: 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

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