[Expired] [Award Alert] Business Class Availability to Helsinki, Finland, From 55K Miles per Person

Updated: June 16, 2025, 6:10am CDT

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Award Alert — The Details
Best Ways To Book
Final Thoughts

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If a trip to Finland for saunas, nature, or the Northern Lights sounds nice, now’s your chance to firm up your plans. We’re seeing plenty of availability in business class from several U.S. cities to Helsinki starting at just 55,000 miles per person one-way.

These tickets are available from October 2025 through May 2026, giving you a decent travel window to work with.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Award Alert — The Details

You can book these awards through Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program for as few as 55,000 miles one-way per passenger in business class.

Flights will be operated by Finnair, offering lie-flat seats in business on flights across the Atlantic. You’ll also have lounge access before your flight.

Finnair A350XWB business class cabin blurred version — Finnair business class on an Airbus A350. Image Credit: Ryan Smith

Program: Alaska Mileage Plan
Airline: Finnair
Class: Business
Routes: Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), and New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Helsinki, Finland (HEL)
Dates: October 2025 through May 2026
Rates: From 55,000 miles plus $18.10 per person
Seats: 2 in business, up to 9 in economy

To find available dates, you can use a tool like Seats.aero, which provides a comprehensive overview of multiple dates and routes at once.

Finnair availability on Seats.aero June 9 — Image Credit: seats.aero

Once you’ve found your transatlantic flights, you can book them through the Alaska Airlines website starting at 55,000 miles plus $18.10 in taxes and fees per person in business class.

Those flying from the West Coast will pay more, and the price depends on their departure city. Using Alaska miles, you’ll pay 70,000 miles per person in business class. However, those flying from the West Coast can do better using American Airlines AAdvantage miles, paying 57,500 miles per person.

Best Ways To Book

You can book these flights by redeeming Alaska Airlines miles for them. You’ll pay 55,000 miles plus a modest $18.10 per person from the East Coasta.

Alaska Mileage Plan award JFK HEL on Finnair — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Earning Alaska’s Mileage Plan miles isn’t as easy as some other programs, but you still have a few options.

Alaska Airlines offers both personal and small business co-branded credit cards to help you earn miles, and you can transfer points to Alaska Airlines from both Bilt Rewards (1:1 transfers) or Marriott Bonvoy (3:1 transfers, and these take 2 days to complete on average). Plus, until June 30, 2025, you can transfer Amex points to Hawaiian Airlines and then move them to Alaska Airlines.

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Final Thoughts

We’ve found solid amounts of business class availability from several U.S. cities to Helsinki, Finland, from late 2025 through early 2026. You can book tickets starting at just 55,000 miles each way in business, and the cash component is very reasonable since it’s less than $20 per person.

Even if Helsinki isn’t your intended destination, with rates this low, you can use this award space to get over the Atlantic and then connect onward to other parts of Europe cheaply and efficiently, thanks to numerous options for low-cost flights.