Cheap flights from New York to Helsinki from £274

The cheapest month to fly to Helsinki from New York is in December. Flight prices, which tend to average around £327, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to Helsinki, with average flight prices from New York averaging around £350.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Helsinki is on a Friday. Travellers who choose to depart for Helsinki on a Friday will often find tickets for as low as £435. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Helsinki on Sunday is £1,388.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Helsinki-Vantaa for the best New York - Helsinki-Vantaa flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Helsinki from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Helsinki for around £491 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Helsinki from New York for as low as £423 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York to Helsinki-Vantaa flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of March 2026, prices for New York to Helsinki flights are approximately 11% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between New York and Helsinki have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 101 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Finnair have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 2 flights take off from New York and land in Helsinki each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 22:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

20 flights are operational weekly from New York to Helsinki as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.