Kurkela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 61.1133, 27.7744
- Region
- South Karelia
- Country
- Finland, Europe
- Capital
- Helsinki — 187 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kurkela, South Karelia, Finland
See what time it currently is in Kurkela, South Karelia, Finland — the time zone there is Europe/Helsinki (+2).
Kurkela, Finland
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Helsinki
Local time in Kurkela
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Kurkela keeps Europe/Helsinki clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:55 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 3:52 PM Daylight 7 h 57 min Night 16 h 03 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 4:41 PM
Weather in Kurkela right now
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Kurkela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 54820 Kotimäki — 3.3 km away
- 54720 Laksiainen — 5.4 km away
- 54710 Lemi — 6.3 km away
- 54801 Savitaipale — 10.4 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in South Karelia
- Lappeenranta 72 909
- Imatra 24 581
- Joutseno 10 603
- Skinnarila 4 873
- Ruokolahti 4 721
- Taipalsaari 4 591
Other places named Kurkela
- Kurkela Uusimaa, Finland
- Kurkela Uusimaa, Finland
- Kurkela Southwest Finland, Finland
- Kurkela Southwest Finland, Finland
- Kurkela Southwest Finland, Finland
Same time zone — Europe/Helsinki
- Helsinki Finland
Nearby places
- Lahdentaus — 6.9 km
- Kinttu — 7.0 km
- Suomalaisenkylä — 7.1 km
- Tauri — 7.1 km
- Suomalainen — 7.2 km
- Uiminniemi — 7.4 km
Time and daylight in Kurkela
Kurkela uses the Europe/Helsinki time zone with a UTC+2 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
The horizon brightens over Kurkela at 7:55 AM, and the sun sets at 3:52 PM. Daylight runs 7 h 57 min.
Close to Kurkela, the towns of Lahdentaus and Kinttu show the same time.
Sorting mail for Kurkela involves 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Kurkela?
- The time zone setting that matches Kurkela is Europe/Helsinki, with an offset of +2.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Kurkela?
- Daylight saving in Kurkela: No.
- What time does the sun set in Kurkela?
- The sun sets in Kurkela at 3:52 PM.