Time in Sweden
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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 in Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Time notation | 24-hour clock |
| Adopted | 1900 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| Name | Central European Summer Time |
| Initials | CEST |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Start | Last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) |
| End | Last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST) |
| tz database | |
| Europe/Stockholm | |
Time notation
Times are written with the 24-hour clock, with full stops as separators (although colons are sometimes used instead of full stops).[citation needed]
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Sweden is given Europe/Stockholm.[4]
