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Finnair Plus, the frequent flyer program of Finland’s flag carrier Finnair, recently switched to using the Avios rewards currency. This currency is shared by several other airlines that are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways and Vueling. Avios can be transferred freely between any of these programs. However, when transferring between certain loyalty programs, you may have to use the British Airways Executive Club program as an intermediary. Luckily, we have an entire article about how to transfer and combine Avios between programs.
Since Finnair Plus adopted the Avios currency in March 2024, the program has replaced its old award charts with updated award charts to reflect the prices of award flights in the new Avios currency. Finnair Plus allows members to redeem Avios for flights in Finnair Plus, any other Oneworld Alliance airline and several non-Oneworld partner airlines.
For each airline on which you can redeem Avios for award flights through the Finnair Plus program, there is a published award chart. The only exceptions are British Airways and BRA. The Avios charges for award flights for British Airways follow British Airways’ own pricing, which you can find through the British Airways Executive Club website. There is also no award chart published for Swedish airline BRA and little information on the Finnair website about how BRA award flights are priced (though it is possible to book BRA award flights with Avios through the Finnair Plus program).
You can use Finnair Plus Avios to upgrade your cabin class on scheduled Finnair flights, and there is a zone-based award chart that’s used to price these upgrade awards.
In this article, we’re going to include all of the Finnair Plus award charts so that you can easily find the price of an award flight or upgrade through the Finnair Plus program and possibly identify sweet spots that offer great value for your Avios.
Finnair Plus Award Chart for Flights on Finnair
Of course, Avios can be redeemed for scheduled Finnair flights (which have flight numbers marked with an AY code) operated by Finnair or Norra (a subsidiary airline of Finnair). You can choose to purchase flights with a combination of cash and Avios or you can pay entirely with Avios, which is known as a Classic award. All Classic awards include one checked bag (maximum of 23 kilograms) and a seat reservation for a standard seat.
On certain Finnair-operated routes, you will have to pay an additional surcharge on top of the Avios you redeem. It’s worth noting that if you book a Classic award chart through Finnair customer service, you’ll have to pay an additional 500 Avios for one-way bookings and an additional 1,000 Avios for return bookings.
If you want to avoid paying these extra Avios, you can book Finnair award flights online by choosing “Award flights” from the booking engine on the homepage of the Finnair website. Then, you’ll need to log in to your Finnair Plus account. Finally, select your origin, destination, trip type and dates and proceed with your booking.
One free stopover is permitted on Finnair round-trip long-haul award flight itineraries.
If you want to quickly know the price of a Finnair-operated award flight, you can reference the zone-based Finnair award chart:
| Zone | Economy Class | Premium Economy | Business Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland and Northern Europe* | 6,500 | N/A | 10,000 |
| Central Europe** | 12,000 | N/A | 18,000 |
| Western and Southern Europe*** | 13,000 | N/A | 20,000 |
| Canary Islands, Madeira, Eilat and Tel Aviv | 15,000 | N/A | 25,000 |
| Doha, Dubai and India | 28,000 | 42,000 | 55,000 |
| Most of Asia and North America**** | 30,000 | 43,500 | 62,500 |
| Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles | 30,000 | 43,500 | 62,500 |
*Includes Bodø, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Trondheim, Vilnius, Visby, Warsaw and all flights within Finland
**Includes Amsterdam, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Brussels, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Edinburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Krakow, Ljubljana, London, Manchester, Munich, Prague, Salzburg, Tromsø, Wroclaw, Zagreb, Zurich and Vienna
***Includes Alanya, Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Bologna, Chania, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Faro, Geneva, Heraklion, Larnaca, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Naples, Nice, Paris, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Rome, Santorini, Split, Venice and Verona
****Includes Bangkok, Chicago, Dallas, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Phuket, Miami, New York, Seattle, Seoul and Shanghai
The prices listed in the award chart above are for one-way travel. If you want to know the price of a round-trip award flight on Finnair, you can simply double the value listed above. It’s important to note that, for connecting flights, Avios will be charged separately (except for flights within Finland and Northern Europe).
For instance, if you were to book a one-way Finnair-operated flight from Helsinki to London in economy class, it would cost 12,000 Avios (because London is included in the “Central Europe” zone). If you were to fly round-trip on this same route in economy class, it would cost you 24,000 Avios.
However, if you were to fly one-way from London to Singapore with a layover in Helsinki in economy class, you would be charged 12,000 Avios for a one-way flight between London and Helsinki and 30,000 Avios for a one-way flight between Helsinki and Singapore, which brings the total cost of the one-way itinerary to 42,000 Avios.
The Finnair Plus website includes a chart with applicable surcharges for each Finnair award flight. Here are the surcharges you’ll have to pay on Finnair-operated Classic awards, depending on the route you’re flying:
| Zone | Economy Class | Premium Economy | Business Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland and Northern Europe | €10 | N/A | €10 |
| Central Europe | €15 | N/A | €15 |
| Western and Southern Europe | €15 | N/A | €15 |
| Canary Islands, Madeira, Eilat and Tel Aviv | €30 | N/A | €30 |
| Doha, Dubai and India | €30 | €35 | €60 |
| Most of Asia and North America | €45 | €65 | €100 |
| Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles | €45 | €65 | €120 |
The prices listed in the chart above are for one-way travel. If you want to know the applicable surcharges for a round-trip award flight, you can double the price listed above.
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Partner Airlines
The Finnair Plus program allows members to redeem Avios for award flights operated by all Oneworld Alliance airlines and certain non-Oneworld partners. Each partner that accepts Avios for flights through the Finnair Plus program has its own award chart (with the exceptions of British Airways, which is priced according to British Airways Executive Club pricing, and BRA).
Partner award flights can be combined with Finnair award flights on a single itinerary. However, it isn’t possible to combine two or more partner airlines on the same itinerary.
One free stopover is permitted on partner round-trip intercontinental award flight itineraries.
On top of the Avios charged for a partner award flight, partners may be required to pay additional passenger fees, taxes and surcharges, depending on the airline.
In the following sections, we’ll list the award charts for every partner airline on which you can purchase award flights through the Finnair Plus program.
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Alaska Airlines
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Alaska Airlines-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental U.S. & Canada | 11,000 | N/A | 40,000 |
| North America - Mexico | 12,500 | N/A | 49,500 |
| North America - Hawaii | 13,500 | N/A | 50,500 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on American Airlines
The following award chart includes one-way prices for American Airlines-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flights within North America (continental U.S. & Canada) | 16,500 | N/A | 40,000 |
| North America - the Caribbean and Mexico | 15,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 |
| Within South America | 15,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 |
| North America - Hawaii and Central America | 15,000 | 38,000 | 47,500 |
| Europe - North America | 23,000 | 65,000 | 85,000 |
| North America - South America | 23,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 |
| North America - the Far East (over the Pacific) | 34,000 | 90,000 | 118,000 |
| Europe - the Caribbean and Mexico (via U.S.) | 34,000 | 85,000 | 115,000 |
| Europe - Hawaii and Central America (via U.S.) | 55,000 | 140,000 | 190,000 |
| Europe - South America (via U.S.) | 55,000 | 140,000 | 190,000 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Cathay Pacific
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Cathay Pacific-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong - China (except Dalian, Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Shenyang), Taiwan and the Philippines | 11,000 | 18,000 | 30,000 |
| Hong Kong - Dalian, Beijing,Qingdao, Shanghai and Shenyang | 11,000 | 18,000 | 30,000 |
| Asia - Asia, the Middle East and India | 22,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 |
| Asia - South Pacific | 35,000 | 75,000 | 120,000 |
| Asia - South America | 35,000 | 75,000 | 120,000 |
| Asia - North America | 35,000 | 75,000 | 120,000 |
| Asia - Europe and South Africa | 31,000 | 72,500 | 110,000 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Iberia
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Iberia-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Spain | 9,200 | 15,000 | N/A |
| Spain - the Canary Islands | 12,500 | 23,000 | N/A |
| Spain - Europe | 14,000 | 27,000 | N/A |
| Europe - the Canary Islands, North Africa, Israel | 14,000 | 27,000 | N/A |
| Europe - North America | 27,500 | 75,000 | N/A |
| Europe - Central America and the Caribbean | 32,500 | 87,500 | N/A |
| Europe - South America | 50,000 | 125,000 | N/A |
| Europe - South Africa | 45,000 | 125,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Japan Airlines
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Japan Airlines-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan domestic flights | 8,500 | 14,500 | N/A |
| Japan - Korea | 11,500 | 19,000 | 34,500 |
| Japan - China and Guam | 13,500 | 24,500 | 45,500 |
| Japan - South Asia | 15,500 | 41,500 | 53,000 |
| Japan - Hawaii and India | 28,500 | 78,750 | 104,500 |
| Japan - Australia and New Zealand | 33,500 | 94,250 | 125,000 |
| Japan - Europe | 33,500 | 94,250 | 125,000 |
| Japan - the United States | 33,500 | 94,250 | 125,000 |
| Europe - the Pacific area | 38,500 | 108,000 | 142,000 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Juneyao Air
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Juneyao Air-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic China; China - Macao, Hong Kong, Taipei and Taiwan | 11,500 | 19,000 | N/A |
| China - Japan, the Philippines, Korea and Myanmar | 11,000 | 18,500 | N/A |
| China - Asia and Russia | 13,500 | 24,000 | N/A |
| China - Europe | 28,000 | 80,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on LATAM Airlines
Finnair Plus has two published award charts for LATAM Airlines: one for LATAM Chile and another for LATAM Brazil.
The following award chart includes one-way prices for LATAM Chile-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Peru | 6,500 | N/A | N/A |
| Within Chile | 11,000 | N/A | N/A |
| Within South America | 18,500 | 42,000 | N/A |
| South America - Easter Island | 15,000 | N/A | N/A |
| South America - Central America | 18,500 | 42,000 | N/A |
| South America - Tahiti | 28,000 | 75,500 | N/A |
| South America - North America | 28,000 | 75,500 | N/A |
| South America - Europe | 33,500 | 90,000 | N/A |
The following award chart includes one-way prices for LATAM Brazil-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Brazilian flights | 6,000 | 14,000 | N/A |
| Brazil - South America | 13,000 | 20,000 | N/A |
| Brazil - Central and North America | 28,500 | 74,500 | N/A |
| Brazil - Europe | 33,500 | 90,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Malaysia Airlines
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Malaysia Airlines-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Malaysia | 6,000 | 15,000 | N/A |
| Malaysia - Singapore | 6,000 | 15,000 | N/A |
| Malaysia - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 10,000 | 37,500 | N/A |
| Malaysia - Hong Kong and the Philippines | 15,000 | 54,000 | N/A |
| Malaysia - rest of Asia | 20,000 | 84,000 | N/A |
| Malaysia - Australia, the Middle East and New Zealand | 28,000 | 74,500 | N/A |
| Malaysia - Europe | 55,000 | 126,000 | N/A |
| Malaysia - North America | 78,000 | 156,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Qantas
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Qantas-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Australia | 13,000 | 22,500 | 42,000 |
| Australia - New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea | 13,000 | 22,500 | 42,000 |
| Australia and New Zealand - Tahiti | 15,000 | 35,000 | 50,500 |
| Australia and New Zealand - Asia | 28,000 | 65,000 | 90,000 |
| Australia and New Zealand - Africa | 40,000 | 95,000 | 150,000 |
| Australia and New Zealand - Europe | 47,500 | 130,000 | 180,000 |
| Australia and New Zealand - South America (over the Pacific) | 40,000 | 125,000 | 175,000 |
| Australia and New Zealand - North America (over the Pacific) | 40,000 | 95,000 | 150,000 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Qatar Airways
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Qatar Airways-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar - Bahrain and U.A.E. | 8,500 | 15,000 | 26,500 |
| Qatar - Kuwait and Oman | 8,500 | 15,000 | 26,500 |
| Qatar - Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen | 11,500 | 19,000 | 35,500 |
| Qatar - Africa (except South Africa), Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Turkey | 16,500 | 38,500 | 48,500 |
| Qatar - Europe | 17,000 | 41,250 | 54,000 |
| Qatar - Rest of Asia and South Africa | 23,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 |
| Qatar - Australia and North America | 50,500 | 130,000 | 170,000 |
| Qatar - New Zealand and South America | 54,000 | 140,000 | 185,000 |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Royal Air Maroc
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Royal Air Maroc-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Morocco | 6,000 | 18,000 | N/A |
| Morocco - Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya | 12,000 | 23,000 | N/A |
| Morocco - Europe (except Spain and Portugal) | 14,000 | 28,000 | N/A |
| Morocco - Central Africa | 14,000 | 28,000 | N/A |
| Morocco - Angola, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya and the Middle East | 17,500 | 50,500 | N/A |
| Europe - Central Africa | 17,500 | 50,500 | N/A |
| Europe - Angola, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya and the Middle East | 25,000 | 75,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on Royal Jordanian
The following award chart includes one-way prices for Royal Jordanian-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Jordan | 9,000 | 12,000 | N/A |
| Within the Middle East | 12,000 | 18,000 | N/A |
| Europe - the Middle East | 15,000 | 36,000 | N/A |
| The Middle East - North America | 33,500 | 90,500 | N/A |
| The Middle East - Asia | 27,500 | 74,500 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Charts for Flights on SriLankan Airlines
The following award chart includes one-way prices for SriLankan Airlines-operated flights purchased with Avios through the Finnair Plus program:
| Route (one-way) | Economy Class | Business Class | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka - India (except Delhi) and Maldives | 10,000 | 18,000 | N/A |
| Sri Lanka - Delhi, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand | 14,000 | 24,000 | N/A |
| Sri Lanka - the Middle East (including Pakistan) | 15,000 | 41,000 | N/A |
| Sri Lanka - Europe, China and Japan | 23,000 | 64,000 | N/A |
Finnair Plus Award Chart for Flight Upgrades on Finnair
The Finnair Plus program allows members to redeem Avios for cabin class upgrades on Finnair-operated flights (AY code on the ticket and the flight is operated by Finnair or Norra). To request an upgrade (whether with Avios or cash), your original flight ticket must be issued first.
Finnair prices upgrade on its own flights according to a one-way award flight. If you choose to book an upgrade through Finnair Plus customer service, you’ll be charged an additional 1,000 Avios per direction. So, booking a round-trip upgrade award will cost an additional 2,000 Avios. Upgrades from premium economy to business class can currently only be requested through customer service, but you won’t be charged any additional Avios for booking these kinds of upgrade awards through customer service.
Here’s the award chart for upgrades on Finnair-operated flights:
| Zone (one-way) | From Economy to Premium Economy | From Premium Economy to Business | From Economy to Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland and Northern Europe* | N/A | N/A | 6,500 |
| Central Europe** | N/A | N/A | 9,000 |
| Western and Southern Europe*** | N/A | N/A | 10,000 |
| Canary Islands, Madeira, Eilat and Tel Aviv | N/A | N/A | 11,000 |
| Doha, Dubai and India | 15,000 | 20,000 | 35,000 |
| Most of Asia and North America**** | 17,000 | 23,000 | 40,000 |
| Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles | 17,000 | 23,000 | 40,000 |
*Includes Bodø, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Trondheim, Vilnius, Visby, Warsaw and all flights within Finland
**Includes Amsterdam, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Brussels, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Edinburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Krakow, Ljubljana, London, Manchester, Munich, Prague, Salzburg, Tromsø, Wroclaw, Zagreb, Zurich and Vienna
***Includes Alanya, Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Bologna, Chania, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Faro, Geneva, Heraklion, Larnaca, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Naples, Nice, Paris, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Rome, Santorini, Split, Venice and Verona
****Includes Bangkok, Chicago, Dallas, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Phuket, Miami, New York, Seattle, Seoul and Shanghai
To upgrade your cabin class on a Finnair flight without paying a fee, you can use Finnair’s online upgrade service and enter your booking reference number and last name. Then, you can see if your booking is eligible for an upgrade and, if so, choose to pay for your upgrade with Avios.
The Bottom Line
Since Finnair Plus recently converted to the Avios rewards currency, the program has adopted all new award charts. Finnair now publishes an award chart for its own award flights, partner award flights and upgrade awards on Finnair-operated flights. If you have a balance of Avios in Finnair Plus or any other Avios-using program, it’s worth getting familiar with these award charts to see if any sweet spots might work to your advantage.
Avios can be transferred freely between any of the Avios-using programs, which currently include Aer Lingus AerClub, British Airways Executive Club, Finnair Plus, Iberia Plus, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Vueling Club. So, if you find a sweet spot in one of these Finnair Plus award charts and have Avios in another account, you can easily transfer those Avios to Finnair Plus and take advantage of that sweet spot.
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