London Heathrow to Helsinki flights
Updated 2026-10-12
The lowest one-way fare from London Heathrow to Helsinki we saw in the week to 12 Oct was £67 with Scandinavian Airlines, for travel on 16 Nov, 1 stop (seen on 2 Oct). A typical low fare is £92 (the median of the cheapest fare in each of 43 travel weeks). London Heathrow (LHR) to Helsinki Vantaa (HEL) is 1848 km, typically flown in 2h 43m. 2 airlines have been seen selling non-stop flights.
How much is a flight from London to Helsinki?
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £67 with Scandinavian Airlinesfor travel on 16 Nov, 1 stop · seen 2 Oct
- Lowest non-stop fare seen
- £90 with Finnairfor travel on 4 Feb 2027, non-stop · seen 2 Oct
- Typical low fare
- £92median of the cheapest fare in each of 43 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Novembermedian daily low £90, 26 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Julymedian daily low £135, 10 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Thursdaymedian £93 across 23 Thursdays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- Finnair and British Airways
- Fares last checked
- 12 Octcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
See today's pricesHow much is a flight from London to Helsinki next week?
| Travel week | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next week13 Oct–19 Oct | £88 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 13 Oct |
| In 2 weeks20 Oct–26 Oct | £87 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 26 Oct |
| In 3 weeks27 Oct–2 Nov | £85 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 28 Oct |
| In 4 weeks3 Nov–9 Nov | £84 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 5 Nov |
| In 5 weeks10 Nov–16 Nov | £67 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 16 Nov |
| In 6 weeks17 Nov–23 Nov | £84 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 18 Nov |
| In 7 weeks24 Nov–30 Nov | £87 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 25 Nov |
| In 8 weeks1 Dec–7 Dec | £87 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check 7 Dec |
Lowest one-way fare seen for travel in each of the next 8 weeks, checked 12 Oct. A week is shown only when fares were seen on three or more of its days. Not live prices.
London to Helsinki flights by date
Lowest one-way fare seen for each travel date in the next two weeks, checked 12 Oct. Cheapest: Monday 26 Oct at £87 with Scandinavian Airlines.
| Travel date | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct | £88 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check |
| Wed 14 Oct | £145 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Thu 15 Oct | £263 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Sat 17 Oct | £262 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Sun 18 Oct | £120 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Mon 19 Oct | £109 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Tue 20 Oct | £128 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Wed 21 Oct | £96 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check |
| Thu 22 Oct | £100 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check |
| Fri 23 Oct | £136 | Finnair | London Heathrow | Check |
| Sat 24 Oct | £138 | Finnair | London Heathrow | Check |
| Sun 25 Oct | £187 | – | London Heathrow | Check |
| Mon 26 Oct | £87 | Scandinavian Airlines | London Heathrow | Check |
Dates with no fare observed are left out. Past observations, not live prices.
Which airlines fly direct from London to Helsinki?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnair | £90 | 4 Feb 2027 | £101 | Check 4 Feb |
| British Airways | £153 | 24 Dec | £191 | Check 24 Dec |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 12 Oct. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were Scandinavian Airlines £67, KLM £104, Austrian Airlines £110, Lufthansa £118, Eurowings £176 and Turkish Airlines £404.
Cheapest month to fly from London to Helsinki
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (146 travel days in all, checked in the week to 12 Oct). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day of the week to fly from London to Helsinki
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £102 | £121 | £98 | £93 | £98 | £114 | £115 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Thursday is the lowest in this week's data.
Flying from London Heathrow
Heathrow is the UK's main long-haul hub and the airport where full-service carriers concentrate their schedule rather than chase price. Expect five terminals, fast Tube and Elizabeth Line links into central London, and a route map that skews toward business-traveller frequency: more daily slots, fewer fare wars. Short-haul fares from Heathrow tend to run a little higher than Gatwick or Stansted on the same corridor — the trade-off is a wider choice of airline and a more reliable timetable.
Arriving in Helsinki
Helsinki Vantaa sits 18 km north of the city, with Ring Rail Line trains running every 10 minutes to Helsinki Central in 30 minutes for €4.10. Finnair dominates the route; SAS and Norwegian add capacity. Helsinki sees clearer pricing in summer (June–August), with the December Christmas market and February polar-night curiosity periods seeing demand spikes.
London to Helsinki FAQs
Direct flights from London Heathrow (LHR) to Helsinki Vantaa (HEL) take approximately 2h 43m for the 1848 km journey. Airport-to-airport time depends on winds and air-traffic queueing on approach.
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 12 Oct was £67 with Scandinavian Airlines, for travel on 16 Nov, 1 stop (seen on 2 Oct). A typical low fare is £92, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 43 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 13 Oct and 19 Oct, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 12 Oct) was £88 with Scandinavian Airlines from London Heathrow, for 13 Oct. The weeks after: 20 Oct–26 Oct £87; 27 Oct–2 Nov £85; 3 Nov–9 Nov £84. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 12 Oct, November was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £90 over 26 travel days. July was the dearest at £135.
Thursday, in this week's data: the median of the lowest fare for each Thursday departure was £93, across 23 dates.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by Finnair and British Airways. Lowest one-way fares seen: Finnair £90 and British Airways £153.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 12 Oct, the lowest one-way fare to Helsinki was from London Stansted (£16), then London Gatwick £62 and London Heathrow £67. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
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