Time in Helsinki and Chicago
The time difference between Helsinki and Chicago, Illinois, is 8 hours. Chicago is 8 hours behind Helsinki.
This means 9am in Helsinki is 1am in Chicago and 5pm in Helsinki is 9am in Chicago.
Helsinki
- The current local time in Helsinki is 4:01 pm (July 12, 2026)
- Helsinki is in the Eastern European Summer Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Helsinki, Finland, is UTC+03:00
Chicago
- The current local time in Chicago is 8:01 am (July 12, 2026)
- Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00
How to convert Helsinki time to Chicago time?
Subtract 8 hours from Helsinki time to get Chicago time.
Time in Helsinki
00:00
Time in Chicago
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Helsinki time to Chicago time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Helsinki | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12am | 4pm |
| 1am | 5pm |
| 2am | 6pm |
| 3am | 7pm |
| 4am | 8pm |
| 5am | 9pm |
| 6am | 10pm |
| 7am | 11pm |
| 8am | 12am |
| 9am | 1am |
| 10am | 2am |
| 11am | 3am |
| 12pm | 4am |
| 1pm | 5am |
| 2pm | 6am |
| 3pm | 7am |
| 4pm | 8am |
| 5pm | 9am |
| 6pm | 10am |
| 7pm | 11am |
| 8pm | 12pm |
| 9pm | 1pm |
| 10pm | 2pm |
| 11pm | 3pm |
Time difference from Helsinki (UTC+03:00)
-2 hours
+5 hours
-8 hours
-1 hour
-1 hour
-7 hours
-1 hour
-8 hours
-10 hours
-1 hour