Cheap flights from London to Helsinki from £49

There are a number of good flight connections to Helsinki from London. There are two key airports commonly serving London to Helsinki flights, namely Heathrow and Gatwick. While both are within proximity to the city, Heathrow is the closest, situated just to the west of the city centre, with Gatwick being further south. Both airports see more passengers through their doors than any others in the UK, with Heathrow taking the lead. Helsinki Airport is the fourth busiest airport across the Nordic countries and is the primary international airport serving the Finnish capital and its surrounding area. Helsinki airport can be found just a short distance north of the city centre.

Through Cheapflights, you can easily browse the most convenient and direct options currently available to you. You'll find that it is possible to fly directly from London to Helsinki with several reputable airlines to choose from, including Finnair and British Airways. Both will take you straight from Heathrow to Helsinki in just a couple of hours. There are also direct flights coming out of Gatwick to Helsinki, where you can opt to fly with airlines like Norwegian Air Shuttle.

It is more than viable to have a stopover between London and Helsinki if you choose to do so. Some of the more common options are to travel with SAS Airlines, where you would find yourself having a brief stopover in Stockholm, or with AirBaltic, stopping over in Riga, Latvia, before continuing onwards to Helsinki. You may be able to find significantly cheaper flights by choosing to have a brief stopover, adding only an hour or two to your total travel time. By including the option to stopover in your search through Cheapflights, you will be presented with more choice when it comes to available dates, as well as the time of day you can fly.

You will need to bring along your valid UK passport to allow you to enter Finland but you do not currently require a visa if you plan to visit Finland as a tourist for less than 90 days. Something to keep in mind, however, is that any visits to other Schengen countries during the 180 days before you travel to Finland will count towards those 90 days. If you wish to stay in Finland for longer than this time period Finnish government entry requirements must be met and a visa may be required. We recommend taking a look at the Finnish government website for further information and advice. 

Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) is the airport you will fly into if you book a flight from London to Helsinki. You should not have trouble finding flights to Helsinki-Vantaa from London; the airport handles an average of 17 inbound flights from London per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 10 airlines have flights to the Helsinki airport from London. It is only a 10.6 mi journey from Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) to Helsinki’s city center.

There are many flights that can get you from London to Helsinki in 2h 50m. Fly via airBaltic, Scandinavian Airlines, or Norwegian to get the fastest option. London and Helsinki are separated by a distance of 1153 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.

Currently priced at £49, Ryanair will fly you from London to Helsinki and back. In addition to Ryanair, many other airlines offer competitively priced options for your trip. Search Cheapflights for deals from Norwegian and airBaltic - these airlines can fly you to your destination from £60 and £77, respectively. Ryanair is 65% cheaper than the average price of flights available within the next 90 days to this destination.

£17 is the cheapest one-way deal found within the past few days, from Ryanair. You may also be able to find cheap deals on Norwegian and Norwegian, with prices starting from £55 and £69, respectively.

While some choose either London Gatwick - Helsinki-Vantaa or London City - Helsinki-Vantaa, London Heathrow - Helsinki-Vantaa is the most popular route from London to Helsinki.

Looking for the most reliable airlines to get you to your destination on time? Our data shows these are most likely to get you from London to Helsinki on time: Japan Airlines (83%), Malaysia Airlines (83%), Vietnam Airlines (82%).

The cheapest flight price from London to Helsinki is £138. On average you can expect to pay £1,208. The most popular route, (London Heathrow - Helsinki-Vantaa), can usually be booked for £148.

Yes. In addition to deals on London to Helsinki flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from London to Helsinki.

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from London to Helsinki by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from London to Helsinki (average of £42). Flying from London to Helsinki in July is currently the most expensive (average of £104). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.