{"id":9688,"date":"2024-10-21T23:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelaffiliatewebsite.com\/mer\/get-business-class-finnair-flights-to-helsinki-for-62-5k-avios\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T23:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T23:03:03","slug":"get-business-class-finnair-flights-to-helsinki-for-62-5k-avios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelaffiliatewebsite.com\/mer\/get-business-class-finnair-flights-to-helsinki-for-62-5k-avios\/","title":{"rendered":"Get business-class Finnair flights to Helsinki for 62.5K Avios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today, Finnair announced it will increase the number of weekly flights from several U.S. cities, including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle, to Helsinki Airport (HEL) in summer 2025. With the announcement, TPG has found a slew of great award availability.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion will see the airline begin departing from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) for HEL 11 times a week; that&#8217;s an 83% increase in departures compared to its current schedule from the airport. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will both see five flights per week, and Chicago&#8217;s O&#8217;Hare International Airport (ORD) to HEL will become a daily service (up from its current schedule of five flights per week). TPG recently found great business-class award availability from the U.S. across all these routes between March and October 2025 (with the best availability occurring during the summer months).<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, you can snap up business-class fares for as little as 62,500 Avios plus $140.70 in taxes and fees, though we&#8217;re also seeing decent availability across all other fare classes. Based on TPG&#8217;s October 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/monthly-valuations\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">valuations<\/a>, Avios are currently valued at 1.4 cents each, making this business-class redemption&#8217;s cash value worth around $875.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"deal-basics\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Deal basics<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Airline<\/strong>: Finnair<\/p>\n<p><strong>Routes<\/strong>: LAX, SEA, ORD and DFW to HEL, with limited availability from a select number of other U.S. airports, including New York City&#8217;s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: 62,500 Avios plus $140.70 in taxes and fees for business class, 43,500 Avios plus $102.80 in taxes and fees for premium economy and 30,000 Avios plus $81.10 in taxes and fees for economy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel dates<\/strong>: March through October 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book by<\/strong>: ASAP<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"sample-flights\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Sample flights<\/h2>\n<p>Availability across all routes is spread out between March and October 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the best options across all fare classes, you should search flights departing from ORD, SEA, LAX and DFW during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>We found great availability, for example, for flights departing from ORD in July.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:38.432483474976394%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.42.29.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">FINNAIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We also found some deals for flights leaving DFW in August \u2014 both routes offer business-class fares for 62,500 Avios. There&#8217;s strong availability across all other cabins, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:30.56640625%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-17.10.43.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">FINNAIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"how-to-book\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">How to book<\/h2>\n<p>To take advantage of these prices, you&#8217;ll need to have a preexisting stash of Avios or Avios-friendly transferable points, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/ultimate-guide-amex-membership-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Express Membership Rewards<\/a> points, which you can transfer to your <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/ultimate-ba-avios-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British Airways Executive Club<\/a> account at a 1:1 ratio.<\/p>\n<p>From there, you can link your British Airways Executive Club account with your <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/finnair-plus-avios\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Finnair Plus<\/a> account and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/how-to-transfer-avios-between-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transfer Avios between the two<\/a> at a 1:1 ratio. You can find out more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/finnair-avios-loyalty-currency\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">guide to transferring Avios to and from the Finnair Plus<\/a> loyalty program. Once you have transferred the required amount of points, you can book directly through Finnair.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"maximize-your-purchase\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Maximize your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>When you book this deal or any flights, be sure to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>Next summer, Finnair will increase its flights from Chicago, Seattle, Dallas and Los Angeles to Helsinki. There&#8217;s also great award availability across all these routes, making it possible to minimize out of pocket costs when traveling to Finland and back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Finnair announced it will increase the number of weekly flights from several U.S. cities, including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle, to Helsinki Airport (HEL) in summer 2025. With the announcement, TPG has found a slew of great award availability. The expansion will see the airline begin departing from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 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