Flying to Helsinki from the US
Flying to Helsinki costs a median $705 round trip from the US, ranking it 15 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from Washington DC at $388.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $705
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #15 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $388
- Cheapest fare found, from Washington DC
- $442
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Helsinki
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $442, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- Washington DC$388
- Boston$390
- Minneapolis$443
- Portland$443
- Raleigh$465
- Nashville$495
- Orlando$534
- New York$541
- Seattle$569
- Chicago$579
- Denver$602
- Atlanta$654
- Philadelphia$704
- Detroit$705
- Miami$721
- Charlotte$724
- Salt Lake City$725
- Tampa$727
- Phoenix$736
- San Diego$769
- Dallas$789
- Houston$789
- Austin$802
- Los Angeles$815
- San Francisco$815
- Las Vegas$830
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa | BOS | via MUC | $458 |
| Icelandair | MCO | via KEF | $547 |
| Icelandair | BOS | via KEF | $570 |
| KLM | BOS | via AMS | $587 |
| SAS | JFK | via CPH | $589 |
| SAS | BOS | via CPH | $600 |
| Finnair | JFK | nonstop to HEL | $680 |
| Turkish Airlines | JFK | via IST | $713 |
| SAS | ORD | via CPH | $721 |
| Lufthansa | ORD | via MUC | $873 |
| KLM | ORD | via AMS | $876 |
| Icelandair | ORD | via KEF | $915 |
| Turkish Airlines | LAX | via IST | $943 |
| Lufthansa | LAX | via MUC | $965 |
| Finnair | LAX | nonstop to HEL | $977 |
| SAS | LAX | via CPH | $1049 |
How Helsinki compares
At a $705 median, Helsinki ranks 15 of 40 European cities we price, and 3 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other Nordics & Iceland cities in the data:
- Stockholm$617
- Reykjavik$632
- Oslo$638
- Copenhagen$653
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Helsinki from the US?
- A median of $705 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $388 from Washington DC and the most expensive $830 from Las Vegas. That ranks Helsinki 15 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Helsinki?
- Washington DC, at $388, followed by Boston at $390 and Minneapolis at $443. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Helsinki is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Helsinki?
- Probably, yes. Helsinki has one of the widest spreads in our data: $442 between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway, ranking 3 of 40. On a route like this, where you leave from is worth more than when you book.
- Which airline is cheapest to Helsinki?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), Lufthansa was cheapest into Helsinki at $458 via MUC, against SAS at $1049. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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