Oneworld Alliance airline Finnair is known for its high safety ratings and its hub in Helsinki, which serves as a strategic gateway between Europe and Asia. However, the flag carrier of Finland is typically not considered one of the world’s top luxury airlines. Nonetheless, Finnair business class includes some excellent amenities, including a Marimekko-designed amenity kit, gourmet meals inspired by Nordic and destination-specific cuisines, large touchscreen entertainment systems, noise-cancelling headphones and comfortable lie-flat seats (which were ranked the ninth-best business class seats in the world, according to a 2024 Skytrax ranking).

With that being said, on both short-haul and long-haul routes, Finnair business-class tickets can have hefty cash prices. So, if you want to keep your out-of-pocket costs low and still experience Finnair’s business-class product, you should consider booking with points or miles.

Since Finnair is a member of Oneworld Alliance and has several other airline partnerships, there are a variety of frequent flyer programs through which you can book Finnair business-class award flights. In this article, we’re going to identify some of the best ways to book these flights with points and miles, and we’ll also briefly cover what you can expect when flying in Finnair business class.

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What to Expect in Finnair Business Class

The Finnair fleet is one of the most modern in all of Europe, consisting mostly of Airbus aircraft. While business-class service is available on most Finnair short-haul and long-haul flights, the best and newest business-class products in the Finnair fleet are found on Airbus A330 and A350 aircraft (which are used for long-haul flights).

On these Airbus A330 and A350 aircraft, the business-class cabin includes Collins’ AirLounge seats that include an innovative contoured shell design and convert into a spacious lie-flat bed with a mattress pad and exclusive Marimekko-designed textiles. These seats also include adjustable reading lights, built-in USB-A and USB-C sockets, PC power and standard wireless chargers.

These seats also feature a large 18-inch touchscreen entertainment monitor offering the latest movies and TV shows.

Business-class passengers on long-haul Finnair flights will also receive an amenity kit designed by Finnish design house Marimekko. This kit includes a Marimekko designer pouch and Marimekko eye mask (both of which are made of 100% recycled polyester), earplugs and a Humble Co. dental kit containing a bamboo toothbrush and toothpaste. You can also request socks, a comb and a shaving kit when flying in long-haul Finnair business class. Hand wash and hand and body lotion from SEES, a Finnish cosmetic brand, are available in the bathrooms in the business class cabin.

In terms of dining in Finnair business class, passengers on long-haul flights will receive two meal services: a delicious main meal as well as a light second meal. Depending on the time of your flight, the main meal may be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dinner services will include two starters, your choice of three entrees, cheese and dessert.

The entree options available with dinner service differ by route. However, here are some examples of entrees available in business class on long-haul Finnair flights:

  • Slow-cooked beef entrecôte, potato gratin, roasted corn and creamy tarragon mustard sauce
  • Roasted white fish with grilled lemon, fennel cabbage stew, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cherry tomatoes with vanilla Beurre Blanc
  • Creamy mushroom risotto with chanterelles, king oyster mushrooms and leek
  • Fig and Pecorino cheese pasta, sweety drops, creamy lemon sauce, Parmesan cheese and sunflower seeds
  • Indian spiced lamb curry served with cumin rice, stir-fried corn and spinach

As you can see, Finnair tailors its business-class in-flight menu to the origin, destination and time of the flight. You’ll also receive your choice of complimentary beers, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages to accompany your meals. Also, all business-class meals and beverages are served on ceramic and glass tableware designed by Finnish designer Harri Koskinen.

In general, the business-class experience on Finnair short-haul flights (those that aren’t operated using an Airbus A330 or A350 aircraft) is far less luxurious than what you’ll receive on long-haul flights.

Most aircraft that Finnair use to operate short-haul flights feature a 3-3 configuration in business class with the middle seat blocked off, ensuring you’ll either get an aisle seat or a window seat. Apart from that, the business-class seats on these aircraft are essentially the same as economy-class seats with slightly more legroom.

Business-class passengers on short-haul Finnair flights will receive a complimentary meal, but will not have a choice of their main dish. You’ll also receive a dessert as well as your choice of complimentary beverages throughout your flight.

Whether you’re taking a short-haul or long-haul flight, Finnair business-class passengers have access to both Finnair Lounges in Helsinki Airport (there is one lounge in the Schengen area and another in the non-Schengen area).

And, because Finnair is a member of Oneworld Alliance, Finnair business-class passengers can also access Oneworld partner lounges all around the world. To see if there’s a Oneworld partner lounge at a specific airport, you can use the Lounge Finder tool in the My10x portal.

Finnair passengers with Business Light fares are entitled to a small personal item and one carry-on bag (with a combined maximum weight of 26.5 pounds). Finnair passengers with Business Classic and Business Flex fares are entitled to a small personal item and one carry-on bag (with a combined maximum weight of 26.5 pounds), one checked bag (with a maximum weight of 50 pounds) on flights within Europe and two checked bags (with a maximum weight of 70 pounds each) on flights to or from Asia, North America or the Middle East.

Finally, Finnair business-class passengers on all flights will receive faster priority services at check-in, priority security lane (at certain airports) and priority boarding.

Best Programs Through Which You Can Book Finnair Business Class

Finnair is a member of Oneworld Alliance and also has several partnerships with airlines outside of Oneworld Alliance. For this reason, there are several partner frequent flyer programs through which you can book Finnair business class award flights.

However, each frequent flyer program prices awards differently, so the same Finnair business-class flight may require more miles through one program than another. Additionally, some programs make it much easier to earn miles by allowing transfers from major U.S. credit card rewards programs.

With these differences in mind, let’s look at some of the best frequent flyer programs through which to book Finnair business-class award flights.

Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards

The Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards program is an excellent means to find Finnair business-class flights at excellent rates. This program prices partner award flights according to fixed distance-based award charts, so you can often find outsized value for these redemptions.

When conducting your award search on the Alaska Airlines website, the best way to find Finnair business-class awards through the Atmos Rewards program is to search for a Finnair-operated route (typically either to or from Helsinki Airport) and then click the “Flexible dates” box.

Alaska Airlines award booking search from New York to Helsinki with miles, round trip, and flexible dates selected.

This will trigger the calendar view, which you can filter for only business-class flights by clicking the “Business” bubble on the left-hand side of the screen.

Alaska Airlines award calendar showing April 2026 business class availability from New York to Helsinki, with only April 10 available for 55k miles plus $19.

You should be able to use the calendar view to find dates that offer Finnair business-class awards on your desired route easily.

For example, we found a round-trip Finnair business-class award itinerary between New York (JFK) and Helsinki (HEL) for 110,000 miles and about $70 in taxes and fees.

Alaska Airlines booking summary showing JFK to Helsinki round-trip in Finnair business class for 110,000 miles plus $69.91 in April 2026

If you were to book this same flight with cash through the Finnair website, it would cost you about $5,039.

Finnair business class booking from New York to Helsinki, April 10 to May 1, 2026, total price $5,039.21 USD.

Factoring in taxes and fees you’d have to pay for this award flight, this redemption would yield a value of about 4.5 cents per mile, which is fantastic.

You can also find good value on Finnair business-class award flights within Europe through the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards program. For example, we found a round-trip Finnair business class itinerary between Helsinki (HEL) and London (LHR) for 30,000 miles and about $116 in taxes and fees.

Alaska Airlines booking summary for Finnair-operated business class roundtrip from Helsinki to London Heathrow with return, priced at 30,000 miles plus $116.10.

If you were to book these same exact flights with cash through the Finnair website, it would cost you about $1,311.

Finnair Business Class fare details for Helsinki to London round trip, October 2025, total price $1,311.10 USD

So, factoring in the taxes and fees paid for the award flight, this redemption would give you a value of about 4 cents per mile, which is also fantastic.

The only major U.S. credit card rewards program that allows 1:1 transfers directly to the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards program is Bilt Rewards.

British Airways Executive Club

The British Airways Executive Club program offers another great avenue to book Finnair business-class award flights. However, this program charges very high taxes and fees on transatlantic Finnair business-class awards, due to the fact that this program passes on carrier surcharges.

Just bear in mind that, while you can still find solid value on Finnair business-class flights across the Atlantic as well as within Europe, you may have to pay a high out-of-pocket cost for transatlantic awards.

For instance, we found a round-trip Finnair business-class award itinerary between New York (JFK) and Helsinki (HEL) for 125,000 Avios and $2,205 in taxes and fees (which is super high).

Alaska Airlines cart showing Helsinki to London roundtrip in Business Class for 30,000 miles plus $116.10

However, if you were to book these same flights entirely with cash through the Finnair website, it would cost you about $5,039.

Finnair business class round-trip fare from New York to Helsinki in April 2026 showing total price of $5,039.21 USD.

Even with the high taxes and fees that you’d have to pay for this award flight, this redemption would give you a value of about 2.3 cents per Avios, which is decent for a business-class award.

If you’re looking to book a Finnair business-class award within Europe, then the British Airways Executive Club program is also a great place to do so at favorable rates.

For example, we found a round-trip Finnair business-class itinerary between London (LHR) and Helsinki (HEL) for just 36,000 Avios and about $131 in taxes and fees.

British Airways business class reward flight itinerary from London Heathrow to Helsinki round trip, April to May 2025, priced at 36,000 Avios plus $131.10.

If you were to book the same flights with cash through the Finnair website, it would cost you about $938.

Finnair business class round-trip flight from London to Helsinki in April 2026 showing total price and flight details.

Factoring in the taxes and fees you’d have to pay for the award flight, this redemption would give you a value of about 2.2 cents per Avios, which is decent for a medium-haul European flight.

Plus, the British Airways Executive Club program makes it easy for U.S. credit cardholders to earn Avios. You can transfer points to this frequent flyer program at a 1:1 ratio from nearly every major U.S. credit card rewards program, including American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Wells Fargo Rewards.

Although British Airways Executive Club isn’t a direct transfer partner of Citi ThankYou Rewards, you can transfer points from Citi ThankYou Rewards to Qatar Airways Privilege Club. And, since both Qatar Airways and British Airways use Avios as their rewards currency, you can transfer your Citi points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club and transfer those Avios to the British Airways Executive Club program.

Finnair Plus

Of course, you can also book Finnair business-class award flights through the Finnair Plus frequent flyer program. While this program isn’t a direct transfer partner of any of the major U.S. credit card rewards programs, it does use the Avios currency. This means that you can transfer Avios freely at a 1:1 ratio from any other program that uses the Avios currency, including British Airways Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

If you have a credit card from any of the major U.S. issuers, you’ll be able to first transfer points at a 1:1 ratio to either British Airways Executive Club or Qatar Airways Privilege Club and then transfer those Avios to the Finnair Plus program.

The advantage of using the Finnair Plus program to book Finnair business-class awards is that this program doesn’t charge the same high taxes and fees that British Airways Executive Club does. On top of that, you can still find a decent amount of business-class award availability through Finnair Plus.

The easiest way to find business-class award availability through Finnair Plus is to use the “Flexible travel dates” calendar, which shows all of the business-class availability in your selected month.

Finnair flexible travel dates calendar showing May 2026 flights priced at 125,000 Avios for one adult.

For example, we used this calendar to find a round-trip business-class itinerary between New York (JFK) and Helsinki (HEL) for 125,000 Avios plus about $326 in taxes and fees.

Finnair business class award flight from New York to Helsinki for 62,500 Avios plus $148.20 in May 2026
Finnair one-way Avios redemption from Helsinki HEL to New York JFK showing economy, premium economy, and business class prices.

If you were to book these exact flights with cash instead of Avios through the Finnair website, it would cost you about $4,605.

Finnair booking summary for round-trip business class flights from New York to Helsinki in May 2026 with total price of $4,605.21.

Thus, factoring in the taxes and fees you’d pay for the award flight, this redemption would give you a value of about 3.4 cents per Avios, which is good.

So, if you’re willing to take the extra step to transfer your Avios to the Finnair Plus program, you can typically avoid paying the high taxes and fees for Finnair transatlantic business-class awards that you’d pay through the British Airways Executive Club program. This means you should be able to get more value out of your Avios.

The Bottom Line

While Finnair isn’t typically considered one of the world’s top luxury airlines, the airline actually operates one of the most modern fleets in all of Europe. Most of the planes in the Finnair fleet feature state-of-the-art business-class cabins with amenities like lie-flat beds, entertainment monitors of up to 18 inches, luxurious mattress pads, designer amenity kits, gourmet meals, complimentary beverages and more. Plus, since Finnair is a Oneworld Alliance member, a Finnair business-class ticket will get you into any Oneworld airport lounge in the world.

Unfortunately, all of these luxurious amenities come at a high cash price. However, by booking Finnair business-class flights with points and miles through programs, you can still get this business-class experience while keeping your out-of-pocket costs low.

You can often find Finnair business-class awards at outstanding rates through the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards program. However, you can only transfer credit card points to the Atmos Rewards program from Bilt Rewards.

If you don’t have a credit card from either of those issuers, then you’ll want to book your Finnair business-class flight with Avios. You can transfer points from nearly any major U.S. credit card rewards program to British Airways Executive Club. And, while you can often find Finnair business-class awards through British Airways Executive Club, we recommend then transferring your Avios to the Finnair Plus program as this program tends to charge lower taxes and fees.