Simpele in numbers
- Coordinates
- 61.4333, 29.3667
- Region
- South Karelia
- Country
- Finland, Europe
- Capital
- Helsinki — 278 km away
What time is it in Simpele, South Karelia, Finland
What follows is the current local time in Simpele, South Karelia, Finland, in the Europe/Helsinki zone (+2).
Simpele, Finland
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Helsinki
Local time in Simpele
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Simpele, South Karelia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 3:55 PM Daylight 8 h 15 min Night 15 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 4:43 PM
Weather in Simpele right now
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Simpele and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56800
- 56801
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
Same time zone — Europe/Helsinki
- Helsinki Finland
Nearby places
- Kapkaupunki — 0.6 km
- Matomäki — 0.6 km
- Kangas — 0.7 km
- Roukko — 1.0 km
- Ahomäki — 1.0 km
- Mansikkamäki — 1.1 km
Simpele: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal coverage of Simpele comes to 2 codes.
The zone applied in Simpele is Europe/Helsinki with offset UTC+2. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun comes up at 7:40 AM in Simpele and goes down at 3:55 PM. Daylight measures 8 h 15 min.
Simpele shares its time with neighbouring Kapkaupunki and Matomäki.
Questions and answers
- Where does Simpele fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Simpele falls within Europe/Helsinki, with an offset of +2.
- Is daylight saving time used in Simpele?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Simpele?
- Expect it at 7:40 AM.