$345 Find Cheap Flights from Helsinki to California

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Cheap Flights from Helsinki to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$754
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$577
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$881
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$857
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,148
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,014
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$754
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$577
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$881
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$857
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,148
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,014

Book Cheap Helsinki to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Helsinki to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Helsinki to California

Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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7:00 am - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
17h 35m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 8:00 am
SFO
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HEL
29h 20m3 stops
$577Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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7:40 am - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
16h 55m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 10:25 pm
SFO
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HEL
19h 45m2 stops
$579Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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7:40 am - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
16h 55m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 10:25 pm
SFO
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HEL
19h 45m2 stops
$580Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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4:40 pm - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
31h 55m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 10:25 pm
SFO
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HEL
19h 45m2 stops
$581Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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6:15 am - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
18h 20m1 stop
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4:40 pm - 3:25 pm
SFO
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HEL
12h 45m1 stop
$659Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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7:00 am - 2:35 pm
HEL
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SFO
17h 35m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 3:25 pm
SFO
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HEL
12h 45m1 stop
$662Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30
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6:55 am - 8:42 pm
HEL
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SNA
23h 47m2 stops
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3:41 pm - 1:20 am
SNA
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HEL
23h 39m2 stops
$799Lufthansa
Thu, Feb 26 - Tue, Mar 3
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7:35 pm - 3:45 pm
HEL
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SAN
30h 10m1 stop
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5:35 pm - 6:50 pm
SAN
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HEL
15h 15m1 stop
$972Lufthansa
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
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12:30 pm - 7:06 pm
HEL
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SJC
16h 36m1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:45 am
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HEL
18h 45m1 stop
$1,116Finnair
Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30
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12:30 pm - 8:55 pm
HEL
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SNA
18h 25m1 stop
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3:15 pm - 9:10 pm
SNA
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HEL
19h 55m2 stops
$1,349British Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Helsinki to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Helsinki to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Helsinki to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Helsinki to California departing in January.

What is the cheapest Helsinki to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Helsinki found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $804 round-trip. The most popular route is from Helsinki (HEL) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $804.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Helsinki to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $863, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Helsinki to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Helsinki to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Helsinki to California is November, when tickets cost $736 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $971 and $887 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Helsinki to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Helsinki to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Thursday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Helsinki, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Helsinki to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Helsinki to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Helsinki to California, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$382
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Helsinki to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Helsinki to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Helsinki to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Helsinki to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Helsinki to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Helsinki to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Helsinki to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Helsinki to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Helsinki to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $911 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $911.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Helsinki to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Helsinki to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Helsinki to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
FinnairOverall score based on 1347 reviews
6.9Entertainment
7.4Comfort
6.7Food
7.7Boarding
8.2Crew
Airline reviews

All reviews good because...flight from BWI to London ,economy seats was miserable. I usually book 1,step up from economy but this would have added 1500 bucks 1 way. Bit the bullet and upgraded for retun flight, otherwise all ratings would have been rock bottom.

8.0 ExcellentDavid, Oct 2025
LHR - BWI
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All reviews good because...flight from BWI to London ,economy seats was miserable. I usually book 1,step up from economy but this would have added 1500 bucks 1 way. Bit the bullet and upgraded for retun flight, otherwise all ratings would have been rock bottom.

Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

It was okay. The airplane was a little smaller than a flight from Thailand to Helsinki.

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

The flight was very cold, and the seats were rather uncomfortable. The food has been better on our other SAS experiences. Most significantly, the luggage with most of my wife's personal items and clothes didn't make the flight. Hoping for a quick resolution, but no real opportunity to speak with a Human has us concerned.

Ancient aircraft (busted armrests, poor cabin temperature with no option for passenger control). Garbage everywhere. Risible checking of safely conditions on landing. Also, late.

Feels like economy sits are getting smaller especially while eating food

I was surprised how good an American airline can be - I was really impressed.

Cut out the nickel and dime pricing for "seat selection" and baggage, To do this on an international flight is just mind boggling. Seriously, why treat customers this way??? Nobody wants these hidden extra fees and everybody hates them. Also plane was too warm and no air vent, and water dripped from the ceiling at one point,

It was so hot on the plane. No air jets above the seats

It was a fairly old plane in which you couldn't buy an internet connection.

I paid for my seat 💺 assignments for all for legs of my trip, SFO thru Copenhagen to Prague and back the same way. It cost 💲216.00 USD for all four seats. Despite this, on my return 2 flights, my prepaid seats were given away. When I spoke with the information services professional, she said she could not help me, nor provide an alternative seat equivalent or better than what I had. When I spoke with another representative, she was very rude, disrespectful, and did not help.

Scandinavian was perfect. Nice A350 with an on time departure and an an experienced crew. What a difference from TAP.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The business class seats are dated and uncomfortable. The space is bare minimum and there is absolutely no privacy. For $4K, this is not what I expect.

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

We missed our flight. There was not enough time built into the layover to get through immigration, customs, bagclaim, bag rechecking, and the long trip to another terminal and gate. Kayak really screwed up. We took the bus up to Wisconsin and then were picked up in Brookfield by private car. It was lucky we didnt miss the last bus out.

We were in premium economy seats that appeared to be locked in plae, No reclining. My aching back.

I don’t understand how they charge as much as they do for such a poor experience

Lufthansa flight LH04414 from Munich to Washington DC, was fine. Efficient and safe!

I wish the plane had pod seating for business class. I had a window seat (8K) and I had to climb over the person sitting on the aisle when I needed to get up. Also there is no partition between the seats for privacy when sleeping. The Asian airlines have much nicer business class seating. Their seats are wider for better comfort when sleeping.

Bumpy ride, not Lufthansa‘s fault. Crew managed a situation over a back rest to far down well. It was two iles behind me. The person putting the seat down, against the other person’s knees, was quite rude and belligerent and needed to be told in a no nonsense matter to stopp. Male flight attendant did good job.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

This review is based on 2 things: 1. The lack of hygiene on the plane. 2. William - the head flight attendant. The lack of cleanliness on the plane upon arrival was appalling. Being given a sanitizing wipe upon boarding of the plane is shocking when you consider the cost of a business class flight. UA expects me to do their job and clean all the bread, food and debris left from previous guests. Does this sound normal to you. The seat, the food table and the sides were full of crumbs, chocolate and dirt. When I told the flight attendant they just gave me more wipes so I could clean it myself. Secondly, William the business cabin head flight attendant was so busy flirting with a couple in the front that his attention to the other guests was minimal. He continuously asked them if they were ok or if they needed anything and it didn’t matter if the rest of us needed anything. And if you are the lead attendant shouldn’t you be checking if the bathrooms in business class are clean and needing toilet paper. There were 2 bathrooms in business. Halfway through the flight the first bathroom was closed and the second bathroom was dirty and had no toilet paper one hour and a half before the flight landed. He needs additional training on prioritizing things. He should care less about flirting and more about his work

Booked seats (paid extra) online and found they didn’t exist on the flight. We were then separated from the rest of our party. Given seats in the very back of the plane. We will not fly Discover or Lufthansa again. We will not book flights or travel through Kayak again!

Had a few open seats and could use it for a great rest ful journey

The flight crew was kind, flexible, and accommodating. The seats on the plane were extremely uncomfortable.

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

Everything. Employees offered to help me because I had to use a cane.

Check-in and boarding were great. On flight staff were rude and disrespectful. Paid for extra room and found it incredibly cramped. Bathrooms kept in poor condition. Overall negative experience.

Great seat in premium economy, great food and drinks throughout lots of in flight entertainment. 1 hour 40 min delayed flying out , 2 1/2 hour wait at passport control in tampa

Plane was extremely delayed, but not all of it was BA fault (some was). Worst part was lack of room - this had as much space as an Allegiant flight. I thought transatlantic usually gave you an extra inch or two, but not this one. Entertainment system sporadically worked and didn’t have great options. Overhead bins are old and tiny, not as good as aunties new planes.

My seat cushion was poor. The cushion was compressed and was uncomfortable for such a long flight.

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