Who can access the Finnair Lounge?

Finnair has 2 lounges at the Helsinki airport. The Business Lounge is open to passengers in business class, those with Finnair Plus Gold status, and passengers with Oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status. It’s also possible to pay for a visit to this lounge. The more premium lounge, called Platinum Wing, doesn’t sell access and is only available for those with Oneworld Emerald status or elite status with Finnair (either Platinum or Platinum Lumo tiers).

How much does the Finnair lounge cost?

Those wanting to pay for access to the Finnair Business Lounge in Helsinki can pay at the entrance or add lounge access to their trip in advance using the “Manage My Booking” feature. Access costs €45 ($50) to €55 ($60) per adult for off-peak hours, depending on your flight reservation and visit date.

Does Finnair have a business class lounge in Helsinki?

Yes, there is a Business Lounge in both the Schengen and non-Schengen departure areas. There’s also a more premium lounge, the Platinum Wing, in the non-Schengen area, and it’s only available for those with high-level elite status with Finnair or Oneworld airlines.

What's the difference between the Finnair Platinum Wing and Business Lounge?

As the more premium lounge, the Platinum Wing has more comfortable seating, higher-quality food and drinks, sit-down dining options, and planespotting — something the Business Lounge doesn’t have. The Platinum Wing also has a sauna. This lounge is only available for those with elite status, while the Business Lounge accepts passengers flying in business class and also sells single visits for those willing to pay to get in.

Comparing Finnair’s Business Lounge and Platinum Wing in Helsinki

Updated: July 17, 2025, 11:42pm CDT

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Finnair’s Helsinki Airport Long-Haul Lounges Side by Side
Gaining Access to the Finnair Business Lounge and Platinum Wing
Hours of Operation
Size
Amenities
Food and Beverages
Final Thoughts

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Finnair offers a pair of lounges for passengers on its long-haul flights departing Helsinki’s airport. While the entrances to the Business Lounge and Platinum Wing are found in the same reception area, the lounges have different access rules and different amenities.

The Business Lounge is available to more people and therefore has bigger crowds — plus more noise. It has a solid number of amenities, and this is the larger lounge. By contrast, the Platinum Wing is smaller, more refined, and has more premium dining. It also boasts a true Finnish culture item: a functioning sauna inside the lounge.

How do you access these lounges? And what are their similarities and differences? Let me walk you through the Finnair Business Lounge and Platinum Wing for a closer look.

Finnair’s Helsinki Airport Long-Haul Lounges Side by Side

Business Lounge

Location: Near gate 52 in the non-Schengen area
Hours: 5:30 a.m. to midnight daily
Access: Open to anyone in business class with Finnair or a Oneworld partner, Finnair Plus Gold status on a Finnair flight, or Oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status
Guests: 1 guest for those with status, no guests for business class passengers
Can you buy access? Yes
Size: Bigger
Amenities: Luggage storage, departure boards, showers
Food and beverages: Buffet, beer, wine, mixed drinks

Platinum Wing

Location: Near gate 52 in the non-Schengen area
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to midnight daily
Access: Open to those with Finnair Plus Platinum or Platinum Lumo status, or Oneworld Emerald if flying with a partner airline
Guests: Any children under 18, 1 guest for Finnair Platinum and Oneworld Emerald members, and 4 guests for Platinum Lumo members
Can you buy access? No
Size: Smaller
Amenities: Luggage storage, departure boards, showers, sauna
Food and beverages: Buffet, à la carte dining, beer, wine, mixed drinks, mocktails

Gaining Access to the Finnair Business Lounge and Platinum Wing

Both the Finnair Business Lounge and Finnair Platinum Wing use the same entrance. The lounges are near gate 52 in the non-Schengen area of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL). The location of the lounges means they’re available for passengers exiting the Schengen Zone in Europe but aren’t available for those flying domestically or taking short-haul flights within Schengen on Finnair.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen entrance — The lobby entrance, where the 2 lounges are accessed.

When you arrive at the lounge, receptionists at a desk can assist you if you want to pay for entry, have questions, or if your boarding pass isn’t opening the automated gates. You’ll also find a nice display of uniforms from Finnair’s past in the reception area.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen uniforms — Finnair uniforms from the past.

Business Lounge

Passengers flying in business class with Finnair or a Oneworld airline partner have access to the Business Lounge. They can enter by simply scanning their boarding pass at the electronic gates facing the lounge to the right side of the lobby.

Additionally, those with Gold status in Finnair Plus can access the Business Lounge when flying with Finnair or on a Finnair codeshare flight, regardless of what cabin they’re traveling in. Access is also available for those with Oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status, and anyone accessing the lounge via status can bring a guest.

Passengers flying with Finnair and not traveling in business class can pay to visit the Business Lounge before their flight. The price can vary, but passengers flying to the U.S. may see a price of $51.90 for prepaid lounge access in the “Manage my booking” section of the Finnair website.

Finnair cost to add lounge access at HEL — Image Credit: Finnair

Hot Tip:

Passengers with Business Light tickets don’t have complimentary access to the Business Lounge. They need to pay for lounge visits to the Finnair Lounge.

Platinum Wing

The Platinum Wing is more exclusive, accessible only by those with Platinum or Platinum Lumo status in Finnair Plus, the airline’s rewards program, or Oneworld Emerald status with a partner airline.

Finnair Platinum and Oneworld Emerald members can bring a guest, while Platinum Lumo members can bring 4 guests.

Children under 18 can enter the lounge as complimentary guests for any Oneworld or Finnair elites who have access to the lounges. Passengers accessing the lounge with business class tickets cannot bring guests into the lounge.

It’s not possible to buy access to the Platinum Wing.

Hours of Operation

The Business Lounge is open from 5:30 a.m. to midnight daily. At the Business Lounge, you’ll find breakfast from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m.

The Platinum Wing operates from 10:30 a.m. to midnight every day.

Both lounges offer lunch and dinner after 10:30 a.m.

Size

Business Lounge

The Business Lounge is significantly larger, covering 16,146 square feet (1,500 square meters) and holding up to 450 guests at a time.

Platinum Wing

The Platinum Wing’s 8,073 square feet (750 square meters) can only accommodate 155 visitors. It’s half the size of the Business Lounge but holds less than half the guests at full capacity.

Amenities

Departure Boards

Business Lounge

The Business Lounge has departure boards at the front of the lounge and on the wall near the buffet.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen departure boards — Boards in the Business Lounge.

Platinum Wing

By contrast, the Platinum Wing has a pair of departure boards across from the bar, viewable when you’re facing toward the lounge’s exit. Another set of boards is in the living room-style common area beyond the buffet.

Luggage Storage

Both lounges have luggage storage. Each locker is large enough to hold a rolling carry-on bag, and instructions explain how to create your own code.

Seating

Business Lounge

The Business Lounge has several seating styles and areas, including pod chairs in the first area near the entrance. There is also restaurant-style seating in the front of the lounge, including long benches facing round tables.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen front seating — The first seating area in the lounge.

This area also has high-top tables along the wall.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen tables departure boards — Tables and departure boards at the front of the Business Lounge.

Additional seating includes these box-shaped seats with dividers between seats for privacy. Each has a small wooden table, and there are high-top tables and chairs nearby.

Near the Business Lounge buffet, seating is restaurant-style, with tables and chairs. At the far end of the Business Lounge, cubicles, armchairs, and curved sofas provide several additional types of seating.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen seating blurred version — Some of the seating in the Business Lounge.

Platinum Wing

Seating in the Platinum Wing is more premium, as the most basic chair is this style of armchair between the bar and dining area.

Plush lounge chairs are another option, available in this nook to the left of the bar and behind the entrance to the showers.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing rear seating — I didn’t want to get out of these chairs.

Along with tables and chairs in the dining room and box-shaped privacy seating nearby, the Platinum Wing has a living room-style area behind a curtain at the end of the dining room. This area has sofas, armchairs, seats with high dividers, and windows toward several gates for planespotting.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing living room — Beyond a curtain, you’ll find this comfortable seating area.

Internet

Both lounges use the airport’s complimentary, password-free Wi-Fi. There’s no difference in speeds.

Showers

Business Lounge

The Business Lounge has showers for guests, available on a first-come, first-served basis. These are in the middle of the lounge.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen showers toilets — Showers in the Business Lounge.

Platinum Wing

The Platinum Wing has showers to the left of the bar. A digital display indicates which showers are in use, including a master list at the beginning of the hallway.

Sauna

The Platinum Wing has a coed sauna — something you don’t find in most other airports.

This small, wooden sauna is accessible from both the men’s and women’s changing rooms.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing sauna door — Door to the sauna cooling room.

The rear door of either changing room leads to this cooling-off area outside the sauna room.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing sauna waiting room — Hang out here to cool down or wait for space to become available inside the sauna.

Towels and flip-flops were available inside the changing room, as were showers and lockers.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing sauna towels — Towels and slippers for guest use.

Food and Beverages

Business Lounge

The Business Lounge has a large buffet, which you can find by following the lounge’s single hallway. Food is complimentary.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen buffet — Part of the lounge’s buffet.

At the rear of the lounge, there’s a bar with a bartender offering beer, wine, and mixed drinks. The Business Lounge also has 2 self-serve drink stations with soda, tea, and coffee on tap.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen bar seating blurred — View from the furthest section of the lounge, looking back at the buffet and bar.

Platinum Wing

The Platinum Wing offers a buffet, and during my visit, this included dishes with shrimp and a chorizo salad.

The buffet also has an extensive dessert selection.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing desserts — Show your sweet tooth some love here.

Additionally, the Platinum Wing has a sit-down dining area with a menu.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing dining room blurred version — Looking into the dining area.

Entrees here during my visit included a reindeer burger, veggie burger, tofu poke bowl, and garlic chicken, but the dishes rotate seasonally.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing table closeup — Table setting in the dining area.

The Platinum Wing also has a self-serve drink station with soda and coffee, while the bar offers premium alcohol not available in the Business Lounge. Staff here can pour wines, beers, cocktails, and mocktails.

Finnair Lounge Helsinki HEL Non Schengen Platinum Wing bar blurred — The Platinum Wing’s bar.

Final Thoughts

While the Finnair Business Lounge and Platinum Wing share many similarities, they also have key differences. Access rules for the lounges are different, as are their sizes and noise levels.

Both lounges have toilets, showers, food, and drinks, but the options in the Platinum Wing are higher quality — and this side of the lounge also has a sauna, which is far from a common airport lounge amenity. The Platinum Wing’s elevated offerings make sense, given that this is the airline’s premium space.