Flat Bed Business Class to Europe from 63K Points

Flat Bed Business Class to Europe for 63K Points

Fly Finnair Business Class to Europe from 63K points each way. You can remain in Finland and journey to Lapland to see the Northern Lights (your best chance of seeing them is on clear nights in Autumn, from September-November until early Spring, March until early April) or easily venture elsewhere in Europe (see below some of the cities Finnair flies to nonstop from Helsinki).

How to Book Finnair Business Class

We recommend signing up for a free Finnair account as you'll also have access to more calendar dates, since Finnair's award calendar opens 359 days in advance, compared to 331 days in advance for American AAdvantage 330 days in advance for Alaska Mileage Plan.

To get Avios into your Finnair account either transfer directly to Finnair using Capital One points, or transfer your Chase Ultimate Rewards, AMEX Membership Rewards, or Bilt points to British Airways Avios. Then, when logged into British Airways Executive Club, select the “Combine my Avios” option and scroll down the page to select Finnair Plus, where you'll be prompted to log in.

Combine British Airways Avios with Finnair Plus

Don't book using British Airways Avios, because taxes are much higher than with Finnair.

Here are the best date ranges; note that award availability is dynamic, so check availability before transferring points.

Dallas DFW-HEL: a few Feb. 2026 and Jan. to early Feb. 2027 dates
HEL-DFW: a few Jan. to early Feb. 2027 dates
Los Angeles LAX-HEL: a few mid-late Jan. 2027 dates
HEL-LAX: very few late Jan. 2027 dates
Miami-HEL : very few Jan. 2027 dates
HEL-MIA: a few Jan.-early Feb. 2027 dates
New York JFK-HEL: a few early March 2026 dates and decent Jan. to early Feb. 2027 availability
HEL-JFK: a few late Feb.-early March 2026 dates and decent mid to late Jan.-early Feb. 2027 availability

Finnair Business Class: Best Seats

If your aircraft is an A330, we recommend trying to secure one of the “throne” window seats that have additional space on each side: 2A, 4A, or 6A. If those aren't available, then we suggest the window seats that are closest to the window: 2L, 4L, or 6L. If it's important to sit together, then we suggest 3A/3C or 5A/5C, since that way one of you will have a window seat.

On Finnair's A350-900, with a 1-2-1 configuration and direct aisle access across all rows, all seats are the same, but we suggest avoiding the first and last rows of the main business class cabin (rows 1 and 8) and also row 9 if your A350 has a second smaller business class cabin, since these are closest to the lavatories and galleys. The A350 Business Class seat doesn't recline, but there is a flat bed created by raising panels that connect the seat to the ottoman.

Finnair Business Class, A350 — Finnair Business Class

Nonstop Flights from Helsinki

Finnair serves many European destinations from Helsinki, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Prague, Reykjavik, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich, among others.

Where to Stay

In Helsinki, we recommend Hotel Kamp, which we reserve for clients with Virtuoso benefits. Further afield, we recommend the Grand Hotel Kempinski in Riga, Nimb Hotel in Copenhagen, Cheval Blanc Paris, the Park Hyatt Vienna, and Ballyfin in Ireland, among many other European options.

Here's our Ballyfin Ireland video review: