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

Updated: July 11, 2025, 9:56am CDT

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Award Alert — The Details
Best Ways To Book
Final Thoughts

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If a trip to Finland 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 July 2025 through June 2026, giving you an incredible 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 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’s unique business class product found on its long-haul fleet. Image Credit: Ryan Smith

Program: Alaska Mileage Plan
Airline: Finnair
Class: Business
Routes: Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Miami (MIA), and New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Helsinki, Finland (HEL)
Dates: July 2025 through June 2026
Rates: From 55,000 miles plus $18.10 per person
Seats: Up to 4 in business, up to 4 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.

Seats.aero availability USA HEL July 2025 — Image Credit: Seats.aero

Once you’ve found your transatlantic flights, you can book them through the Mileage Plan website starting at 50,000 miles plus $18.10 in taxes and fees per person in business class.

Those flying from the West Coast will pay more, typically costing 70,000 miles per person.

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Best Ways To Book

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

Alaska redemption JFK HEL 55k miles biz — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Earning Alaska miles isn’t as easy as some other programs, but you still have options.

Alaska Airlines offers 2 credit cards — a consumer and a small business version — and you can transfer points to Mileage Plan from both Bilt Rewards (1:1) and Marriott Bonvoy (3:1).

Alternatively, if you have any miles in your Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles account, you can transfer those to Alaska Airlines at a 1:1 ratio.

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Check out our guide to the best websites for flight deal alerts to ensure you don’t miss out on the next great travel deal!

Final Thoughts

We’ve found solid amounts of business class availability from several U.S. cities to Helsinki, Finland, from mid-2025 through mid-2026. That incredible travel window means you can head to Finland for winter fun or midnight sun, depending on your preferences.

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.