Sweden is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When Sweden clocks hit noon, Los Angeles reads 03:00.
Sweden runs on Europe/Stockholm; Los Angeles runs on America/Los_Angeles. Together they are 9 hours apart.
Business hours comparison
There is no business hours overlap between Sweden and Los Angeles during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.
Best times to schedule a meeting
Sweden and Los Angeles have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.
16:00 Stockholm / 07:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Los Angeles
18:00 Stockholm / 09:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h after working hours in Stockholm
15:00 Stockholm / 06:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Holiday calendar for both locations
⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.
Sweden5 holidays
Oct 31All Saints' Day
Dec 24Christmas Eve
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
Dec 31New Year's Eve
Los Angeles6 holidays
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Working across Sweden and Los Angeles
Teams in Sweden (Sweden) and Los Angeles (USA) deal with a 9-hour gap that pushes their working days apart. Real-time meetings always require someone to stretch outside the standard 9–5.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
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A 16:00 meeting in Sweden means 07:00 in Los Angeles (2h before working hours in Los Angeles).
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A 18:00 meeting in Sweden means 09:00 in Los Angeles (2h after working hours in Stockholm).
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A 15:00 meeting in Sweden means 06:00 in Los Angeles (3h before working hours in Los Angeles).
Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Sweden".
