Helsinki ↔ Toronto

Best Time to Call

Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 16:00 and 17:00 (Helsinki time).

Sync Helsinki and Toronto easily. Helsinki is 7 hours ahead of Toronto. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 16:00 and 17:00 (Helsinki time).

Upcoming Time Change

  • New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08

πŸ’‘ Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.

Meeting Optimizer

Sync Score
5.3/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo

17:02 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours
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New York City

03:02 EST
Sleeping
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London

08:02 GMT
Personal
Outside Business Hours

Synchronization Context

Syncing between Helsinki and Toronto is challenging due to the 7 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.

Helsinki Business Pulse

  • Culture Extremely direct, honest, and values silence and deep focus.
  • Lunch Break 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
  • Pro Tip Best reached between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Finns are remarkably direct and honest; do not waste time with small talk. Silence in meetings is a sign of thinking and respectβ€”do not rush to fill it. Honesty and reliability are the most important business values.

Toronto Business Pulse

  • Culture Multicultural, polite, and professional. Similar to NYC but generally more reserved.
  • Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
  • Pro Tip The "sweet spot" is 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Canadians value punctuality and a polite, reserved professional tone. It is similar to NYC but with slightly more emphasis on consensus and less on aggressive directness. Avoid calling after 4:30 PM when the work day is concluding.

Quick Comparison

Feature Helsinki Toronto
Timezone Europe/Helsinki America/Toronto
Country Finland Canada
Coordinates 60.17, 24.94 43.65, -79.38
Population 660,000 6,372,000

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