Stockholm to Sydney: time difference and best times to meet
Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Stockholm. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 9am to 10am in Stockholm (5pm–6pm in Sydney). The best time to schedule is 9am Stockholm time, which is 5pm in Sydney.
Europe/Stockholm
Australia/Sydney
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Stockholm day and the matching hour in Sydney. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Stockholm | Sydney | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 1am | 9am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 2am | 10am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 3am | 11am | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 4am | 12pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 5am | 1pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 6am | 2pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 7am | 3pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 8am | 4pm | Working hours in Sydney only |
| 9am | 5pm | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 6pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 11am | 7pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 12pm | 8pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 1pm | 9pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 2pm | 10pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 3pm | 11pm | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 4pm | 12am | Working hours in Stockholm only |
| 5pm | 1am | Working hours in Stockholm only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 9am in Stockholm · 5pm in Sydney — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 1am Stockholm time and 2am Stockholm time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Sydney goes from 8 hours ahead of to 9 hours ahead of Stockholm.
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Sydney goes from 9 hours ahead of to 10 hours ahead of Stockholm.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Sydney goes from 10 hours ahead of to 9 hours ahead of Stockholm.
- Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Sydney goes from 9 hours ahead of to 8 hours ahead of Stockholm.
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 — Friday before AFL Grand Final — Sydney is off, Stockholm is working.
- Monday, September 28, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, Stockholm is working.
- Monday, October 5, 2026 — King's Birthday — Sydney is off, Stockholm is working.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 — All Saints' Day — Stockholm is off, Sydney is working.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Melbourne Cup — Sydney is off, Stockholm is working.
- Thursday, December 24, 2026 — Christmas Eve — Stockholm is off, Sydney is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Stockholm is off, Sydney is working.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Sydney is off, Stockholm is working.
- Thursday, December 31, 2026 — New Year's Eve — Stockholm is off, Sydney is working.
With 1 shared working hours, Stockholm and Sydney 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 Stockholm and Sydney?
- Sydney is currently 8 hours ahead of Stockholm. That changes to 9 hours ahead of on Sunday, October 4, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Stockholm and Sydney?
- 9am in Stockholm, which is 5pm in Sydney. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Stockholm and Sydney overlap?
- 1 hours, from 9am to 10am Stockholm time (5pm–6pm in Sydney).
- Does daylight saving change the Stockholm–Sydney gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 4, 2026 (8 hours ahead of becomes 9 hours ahead of); Sunday, October 25, 2026 (9 hours ahead of becomes 10 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (10 hours ahead of becomes 9 hours ahead of); Sunday, April 4, 2027 (9 hours ahead of becomes 8 hours ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect Stockholm–Sydney meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Sydney is, but a normal working day in Stockholm.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Stockholm
- Stockholm ↔ Los AngelesNo working-hours overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Chicago2 hours of overlap
- Stockholm ↔ San FranciscoNo working-hours overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Tokyo2 hours of overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Seoul2 hours of overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Denver1 hours of overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Mexico City1 hours of overlap
- Stockholm ↔ Melbourne1 hours of overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved