Shanghai to Stockholm: time difference and best times to meet
Stockholm is 6 hours behind Shanghai. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Shanghai (9am–12pm in Stockholm). The best time to schedule is 3pm Shanghai time, which is 9am in Stockholm.
Asia/Shanghai
Europe/Stockholm
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Shanghai day and the matching hour in Stockholm. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Shanghai | Stockholm | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 3am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 10am | 4am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 11am | 5am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 12pm | 6am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 1pm | 7am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 2pm | 8am | Working hours in Shanghai only |
| 3pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Shanghai · 9am in Stockholm — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Shanghai · 10am in Stockholm — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Shanghai · 11am in Stockholm — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 9am Shanghai time and 10am Shanghai time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Stockholm goes from 6 hours behind to 7 hours behind Shanghai.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Stockholm goes from 7 hours behind to 6 hours behind Shanghai.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Mid-Autumn Festival — Shanghai is off, Stockholm is working.
- Thursday, October 1, 2026 — National Day — Shanghai is off, Stockholm is working.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 — All Saints' Day — Stockholm is off, Shanghai is working.
- Thursday, December 24, 2026 — Christmas Eve — Stockholm is off, Shanghai is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Stockholm is off, Shanghai is working.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Stockholm is off, Shanghai is working.
- Thursday, December 31, 2026 — New Year's Eve — Stockholm is off, Shanghai is working.
With 3 shared working hours, Shanghai and Stockholm can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Shanghai and Stockholm?
- Stockholm is currently 6 hours behind Shanghai. That changes to 7 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Shanghai and Stockholm?
- 3pm in Shanghai, which is 9am in Stockholm. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Shanghai and Stockholm overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Shanghai time (9am–12pm in Stockholm).
- Does daylight saving change the Shanghai–Stockholm gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (6 hours behind becomes 7 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (7 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Shanghai–Stockholm meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Shanghai is, but a normal working day in Stockholm.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Shanghai
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved