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$276 Find Cheap Flights from New York to Helsinki

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Cheapest round-trip
$497
Typical prices: $708-$551
Turkish Airlines
Tue 4/21Wed 4/29
EWR - HEL • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$608
Typical prices: $787-$564
Finnair
Mon 4/20Tue 5/5
JFK - HEL • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from New York to Helsinki (NYC-HEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to Helsinki 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from New York to Helsinki

Tue, Apr 21 - Wed, Apr 29
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12:25 am - 11:55 pm
EWR
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HEL
16h 30m
1 stop
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12:05 pm - 10:30 pm
HEL
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EWR
17h 25m
1 stop
$497Turkish Airlines
Tue, Apr 21 - Wed, Apr 29
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12:25 am - 11:55 pm
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HEL
16h 30m
1 stop
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7:35 pm - 10:55 am
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JFK
22h 20m
1 stop
$497Turkish Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, May 5
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5:20 pm - 12:55 pm
EWR
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HEL
12h 35m
1 stop
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9:15 pm - 1:15 pm
HEL
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EWR
23h 00m
1 stop
$506Scandinavian Airlines
Sun, Apr 26 - Tue, May 12
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8:25 pm - 2:00 pm
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HEL
10h 35m
1 stop
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3:00 pm - 7:15 pm
HEL
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EWR
11h 15m
1 stop
$511Icelandair
Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, May 5
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6:55 pm - 8:25 pm
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HEL
18h 30m
1 stop
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4:25 pm - 3:40 pm
HEL
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JFK
30h 15m
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$515Scandinavian Airlines
Sun, Apr 19 - Tue, May 5
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6:55 pm - 1:30 am
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HEL
23h 35m
1 stop
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9:15 pm - 3:40 pm
HEL
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JFK
25h 25m
2 stops
$518Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 14
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11:10 pm - 2:00 pm
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HEL
31h 50m
1 stop
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3:00 pm - 7:20 pm
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JFK
11h 20m
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$525Icelandair
Tue, Sep 22 - Thu, Oct 1
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5:20 pm - 2:15 pm
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HEL
13h 55m
1 stop
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4:25 pm - 11:38 pm
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LGA
14h 13m
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$690American Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
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5:55 pm - 2:15 pm
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HEL
13h 20m
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4:25 pm - 11:38 pm
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LGA
14h 13m
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$720American Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Fri, Oct 2
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11:00 am - 4:40 pm
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HEL
22h 40m
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7:00 am - 9:27 pm
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to Helsinki flights

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

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

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

What is the cheapest New York to Helsinki flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from New York to Helsinki costs $528 on the route between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) and Helsinki (HEL). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from New York to Helsinki, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Helsinki?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York to Helsinki, 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 New York to Helsinki is December, where tickets cost $437 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $799 and $771 respectively.

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

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 $675, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York to Helsinki, 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 New York to Helsinki, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from New York to Helsinki

 
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Low seasonJanuary
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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 24% lower on average.
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When to book flights from New York to Helsinki

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York to Helsinki based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from New York to Helsinki

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York to Helsinki?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York to Helsinki was $276 for a one-way ticket and $497 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York and Helsinki?

    A passport is required to fly from New York to Helsinki.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Helsinki?

    When flying out of New York you will be using one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia. You will be landing at Helsinki-Vantaa.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York to Helsinki?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York to Helsinki flight route: American Airlines, KLM, Air France, Delta, Asiana Airlines, Iberia, British Airways, Finnair, and JetBlue.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to Helsinki?

    The Airbus A330-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York to Helsinki flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Helsinki?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between New York and Helsinki, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York to Helsinki?

    There are nonstop flights from New York to Helsinki on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Helsinki, Delta or Finnair?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Helsinki are Delta and Finnair. With an average price for the route of $552 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Finnair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $689 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 New York to Helsinki.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Helsinki from New York 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 New York to Helsinki?

    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 to Helsinki with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

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

    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 to Helsinki from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York to Helsinki

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $470 or less one-way and $657 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New York to Helsinki?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from New York to Helsinki-Vantaa.
Find which airlines fly direct from New York to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New York to Helsinki-Vantaa

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Direct returns

Helsinki-Vantaa to New York

Monday

Finnair

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New York to Helsinki

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Helsinki. 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.
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7.7
FinnairOverall score based on 1381 reviews
6.9Entertainment
8.2Crew
7.7Boarding
6.7Food
7.5Comfort
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Great if not for the boarding by bus at Heathrow terminal 3. Medieval disappointing time-consuming and very hard on handicapped flyers. It was awful

10.0 ExcellentFrancesca, Mar 2026
LHR - BOS
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Great if not for the boarding by bus at Heathrow terminal 3. Medieval disappointing time-consuming and very hard on handicapped flyers. It was awful

Positive: It was refreshingly easy and polite check-in and boarding staff. Flight was on time and Helsinki is a very well-signposted airport. Shopping was nice as well. Flight was not full and I had lots of space in economy. Flight was perfectly on time. Negative: Food and drink not very good, but that it is normal on any airline. Didn't expect anything else.

Business seating is soooo uncomfortable. You can sit straight up or lay down. You need pillows behind you because the back doesn’t lay down. Those are need to “prop” you up. The chair has no padding whatsoever. Food was gross. I’ve eaten on Finnair before and the food was exceptional. This time it gave 2 people in our party diarrhea. It was the chicken dish. I took 2 bites and didn’t eat anything more. The flight attendants were nice. You needed an additional lounge in Terminal D at DFW Airport. After waiting 40 minutes to enter, we finally gave up and went to a bar across from the club doors. I’m unsure if I’ll ever book a Finnair flight again.

It was a good flight, very comfortable seats for sleeping in business class. Probably the most comfortable business class seat I've ever had (20+ times in business class on various airlines). Service was good, but the only downside is my screen didn't work and it had to be reset multiple times to get it to shut off. I had to block my eyes because the screen was white almost the entire flight and I wore an eye mask when I slept. But when eating and reading in my seat, my eyes hurt because the only way to turn the screen off was reset it and the screen would only be off for a few minutes at a time.

Everything was wonderful! AirBus seats are more comfortable to sleep in as compared to the Boeing planes.

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.

Same plane as RDU to LGA — internet not working. Pilot issue of some sort at end of prior flight - I was on same plane for my connection. Late/delayed —

For an international flight the seats were smaller than most flight I have been on in economy. I don’t know the size of the seats or perhaps it was the size of the seat dividers that made the seats feel smaller and little amount of space to even turn your body if you needed to

My flight from LGA was cancelled and my rebooked flight from JFK was delayed numerous times. I will now be getting home after 2am.

Flight was delayed half hour before boarding, but when I checked flight aware the plane that would Pick us up had a delay of more than an hour. AA should let us know in advance to avoid waiting several hours in the airport

Not really sure I enjoyed the flight at all. The flight attendants seemed a little tired and rude at times. The snacks were lacking in taste and sustenance. The flight was incredibly turbulent for three plus hours and the pilot had to do a second pass to land at our final destination because he was coming in so fast. He must have taken a short cut and because of it we had to suffer the violent turbulence and the dropping down. It had to be one of if not the worse flights I have ever been on and have traveled vastly all over the world.

Aging planer and NO wifi on a 14 hour day flight. Unless you are retired or don't need to work or be in touch with the world... The lack of Wifif really ruined the flight. And the old plane - really showing it's age, wasn't great

There was no inflight service. Once we landed we were delayed to find a gate for an hour and a half which was 1/2 the total time in the air.

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

One day, I do so hope for a gluten free snack! Seems like with the rest of the world FINALLY figuring out what gluten free is, American Airlines would too. Fingers crossed!!

I would like the crew to talk LESS over the PA and specifically about credit card offers. I am trying to work, sleep, watch a movie and the PA was booming about a credit card offer. Could we go back to the days when the customer was more important than selling a credit card?

The most uncomfortable seat i’ve ever had on a flight

Iceland Air severely damaged a checked bag. Additionally, the gate agent caused issues for many passengers who had standard-sized onboard bags that would have passed inspection by any other airline.

The staff was kind and helpful. There was no food, and you needed to bring your own earphones to use the entertainment, which I didn’t know.

They wouldn’t check in my luggage even though I had one checked bag prepaid. So I took my bag to the gate and tried to check it in there and two employees scolded me for bringing a large bag to the gate. I told them I was trying to check it in and that it was prepaid, and they said they couldn’t guarantee that it would arrive at my destination but they finally let me drop it off when boarding the plane and pick it up right after exiting the plane. There was no food, and there was no entertainment.

Overall satisfied and would fly with them again. They could improve the check-in efficiency at BOS, we got backed up because it seemed there were passengers requiring much more time for check in.

The customer service was unbeatable from the wheelchair assist team to the flight attendants. The pilot also did an excellent job managing the turbulence.

Delays at check-in, seemed like they were short ground staff at the time and some passengers needed extra processing.

Problems checking in both on the laptop and on the app. No free seating available at check-in as advertised - must pay for EVERY seat between $23 and $75. No way to cancel seat choice. App menus and site menus are not responsive, and some items are impossible to find. Crew and mobile assistance are friendly and helpful.

Food - Non-Existent. You pay for everything. It is strictly Pay-to-Play!

If there was a disclaimer regarding food service or lack thereof, l missed it. If l had known l would have prepared better. Same with transferring at Reykjavik. No information about disembarking via stairs into rain, slush and puddles deep enough to swallow a foot. After being treated to haute cuisine restaurants and warm inviting environment during the flight, the airport is, let’s be kind, disappointing. Plane was comfortable, Airbus, staff were welcoming enough. I would likely try the route again. Maybe have a night and day in Iceland. Maybe not.

In general, I've had excellent experiences with Iberia flights and will continue to use them. In this last flight there were two things that didn't go right. I didn't get the kosher meal I had pre-requested when I had checked in on-line. Things worked out OK as we ended up eating the fish and vegetarian choices, which were really good. The other issue was that some movies for me and my wife started fine but after 8-12 minutes the content just switched to something else. The flight attendant reset our entertainment systems, but the problem persisted. We ended up choosing other movies/TV shows that did work fine.

Awful. They didn't even show concern that her connecting flight( Dallas to Mardrid) was gone/missing. I don't understand how that is even possible. Rudest answer from one of the crew was that American Airlines sold the tickets to somebody else. My daughter was not in the list.

The flight was canceled on a Thursday last minute. I lost thousands of dollars in hotels and car rental

Excellent lie flat seat for premium economy! Great staff. Bad food . Not so great entertainment. My bag didn’t make it either.

Really like the idea experience on this airline I will use again

Plane delayed due to weather. Plane boarded, then told to unboard due to a maintenance issue.

the seats were so cramped you could barely move. it was difficult to eat when passengers would recline their seats. the seats were so flimsy and unstable that whenever someone got in and out of their seat, it bounced like a spring back in your face. the movies were nice. the food was terrible. even though the conditions were terrible, they tried to pressure passengers to relocate their seats to accommodate adults who were related and wanted to sit next to each other, even after the passengers expressed that they did not want to move for that purpose. on the connecting flight, the “service” consisted of items for purchase. even though the flight was only 45 minutes, once again passengers (including me) were pressured to relocate for people to sit next to each other. they couldn’t be apart for 45 minutes? this was much less compelling than being apart for an 8 hour flight.

Everything went smoothly, and we even arrived 40min earlier than scheduled, on an Orland-Madrid route.

The staff was very nice and helpful. Some of the best crew I have met.

Suddenly, I don't find my flight back on the app Help Ticket 0757345716866 Hoeflich Flight back Sunday ib5333 Ib2629 Ib4268

WiFi wasn’t available to economy until the end of the flight.

Getting the boarding passes between the BA and AA apps was very clunky.

The airline was not clear about a new departure time so we got to the airport early anyway. The flight left early which was great because of weather. The check in process was very easy and staff were friendly and helpful. The crew was great and our flight was very good.

Although business class, the seating was really cramped. The food was so so.

Smooth trip no turbulence which is always a bonus for me lol! In cattle class so an element of being a bit squished (but not as bad as other shorter haul airlines) smaller plane than the one we flew out on and entertainment system wasn’t as modern but still definitely passed the time. Lovely crew x

I was sleeping during dinner service, no one bothered to offer meal later, I remained hungry….until I got a morning sandwich!

Very caring crew on board. Didn’t have dinner as I was sleeping. Was seating in the emergency row so I had comfortable leg room

Although the crew were great and the good nice, I might as well have been on Ryanair for the amount of space I had. Not good enough BA. I’d rather pay more and not feel like a human sardine.

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

They’ve lost my bag and I have no way of really getting in touch with anyone and have received no updates.

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