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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # <pre> -# @(#)europe 8.26 +# @(#)europe 8.27 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -1013,22 +1013,47 @@ Zone Europe/Tallinn 1:39:00 - LMT 1880 2:00 EU EE%sT # Finland -# + # From Hannu Strang (1994-09-25 06:03:37 UTC): # Well, here in Helsinki we're just changing from summer time to regular one, # and it's supposed to change at 4am... + +# From Janne Snabb (2010-0715): # -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# Shanks & Pottenger say Finland has switched at 02:00 standard time -# since 1981. Go with Strang instead. +# I noticed that the Finland data is not accurate for years 1981 and 1982. +# During these two first trial years the DST adjustment was made one hour +# earlier than in forthcoming years. Starting 1983 the adjustment was made +# according to the central European standards. +# +# This is documented in Heikki Oja: Aikakirja 2007, published by The Almanac +# Office of University of Helsinki, ISBN 952-10-3221-9, available online (in +# Finnish) at +# +# <a href="http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf"> +# http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf +# </a> +# +# Page 105 (56 in PDF version) has a handy table of all past daylight savings +# transitions. It is easy enough to interpret without Finnish skills. +# +# This is also confirmed by Finnish Broadcasting Company's archive at: # +# <a href="http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=1&ag=5&t=&a=3401"> +# http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=1&ag=5&t=&a=3401 +# </a> +# +# The news clip from 1981 says that "the time between 2 and 3 o'clock does not +# exist tonight." + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Finland 1942 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S Rule Finland 1942 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - +Rule Finland 1981 1982 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Finland 1981 1982 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Helsinki 1:39:52 - LMT 1878 May 31 1:39:52 - HMT 1921 May # Helsinki Mean Time - 2:00 Finland EE%sT 1981 Mar 29 2:00 + 2:00 Finland EE%sT 1983 2:00 EU EE%sT # Aaland Is |