Changes in Finnair Plus benefits | Finnair Finland

Changes in Finnair Plus benefits

We will make some changes to the Finnair Plus benefits as of June 2023.

What will change?

Members’ baggage benefits

We are making changes to Finnair Plus members’ baggage benefits from 1 June onwards in connection with overall baggage allowance changes.

Find out more below.

Point prices for award flights and upgrades

We are changing the points prices for travel class upgrades and award flights as of 15 June. A surcharge will also be applied to award flights.

Find out more below.

New benefits for Finnair Visa Credit cardholders

If you have a Finnair Visa Credit card, you can earn tier points in addition to award points by using the card as of 1 June.

Find out more below.

Baggage benefits for Finnair Plus members

In connection with the overall baggage allowance changes, we are making changes to Finnair Plus members’ baggage benefits.

Complimentary carry-on bag

Finnair Plus Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Lumo members can take one complimentary carry-on bag (55cm x 40cm x 23cm) on short-haul flights when travelling with an Economy Superlight ticket that otherwise would only include a small bag. This applies to bookings made on or after 1 June 2023.

What is Economy Superlight?

We are introducing a new Superlight ticket type that replaces the Economy Light on short-haul flights (flights within Europe) for tickets purchased on or after 1 June. Superlight includes one small bag that is placed under the seat (40cm x 30cm x 15cm) and nothing extra. Read more about Superlight.

Finnair Plus tier benefits also apply when you travel with an Economy Superlight ticket.

50% discount on extra bag for Silver members

As of 1 June 2023, Finnair Plus Silver members no longer have an extra checked bag of 23kg as a tier benefit but can purchase it with a 50% discount. The discount applies to all bookings regardless of the booking date.

The discount only applies to purchases made through Finnair digital channels or customer service for Finnair operated and marketed flights. The discount is not available for purchases at the airport.

If you have booked your flight before 1 June 2023 and you are a Silver member at the time of travel, you are still entitled to one extra bag free of charge.

No complimentary sports equipment for Gold members

Finnair Plus Gold members no longer have complimentary sports equipment, such as skis or a golf bag, included in their tier benefits when flying on or after 1 June 2023. However, you can always purchase all special baggage as a travel extra.

You can purchase bags and other travel extras when booking your tickets or later in Manage booking or Finnair mobile app.

Heavy bag charge for Platinum and Platinum Lumo members

Finnair Plus Platinum and Platinum Lumo members can no longer take heavy or oversized bags with them free of charge. If your bag weighs 23–32kg or exceeds the standard size of 90cm x 75cm x 45cm, you will need to pay a heavy or oversized bag charge. This change applies to bookings made on or after 1 June 2023.

If you have booked your flight before 1 June 2023 and you are a Platinum or Platinum Lumo member at the time of travel, you are still entitled to take heavy or oversized bags with you free of charge.

Impacts on oneworld members’ benefits

oneworld Priority benefits will continue to apply on Finnair flights.

As a new Finnair Plus benefit, oneworld Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald members can also take one complimentary carry-on bag on Finnair flights within Europe when travelling with a Superlight ticket that otherwise includes only a small bag.

Together with the changes in Finnair Plus Platinum and Platinum Lumo members' heavy and oversize baggage benefit, oneworld Emerald members can no longer take heavy or oversized bags with them free of charge starting from 1 June 2023.

Travel class upgrades with points

We have revised the point prices for travel class upgrades: it will require more Finnair Plus points than before to upgrade your travel class.

The new pricing applies to new upgrades made on or after 15 June 2023. Please note that the points will be charged separately for each flight.

There are no changes to travel class upgrades made with upgrade benefits.

ZoneEconomy Class to Premium EconomyPremium Economy to Business ClassEconomy Class to Business Class
Flights within Northern Europe*--10,000 points
Flights within the rest of Europe**--15,000 points
Flights between Europe and Asia, North America, Doha or Dubai25,000 points35,000 points60,000 points

*Bergen, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Krakow, Oslo, Reykjavik, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Tromsø, Vilnius, Visby and Warsaw. Please note that there is no Business Class on flights within Finland.

**Including Tel Aviv. Business Class may not be available on all European routes.

Prices are for flights in one direction; double prices for round trips. 

Award flights with points

We have revised the pricing of award flights that you can purchase with Finnair Plus points; it will require more points than before to purchase an award flight.

You will also need to pay a surcharge in addition to the points.

The new point pricing applies to new award bookings made on or after 15 June 2023. When your award ticket is issued on or after 15 June, a surcharge will be collected. 

Please note that the surcharge must be paid with money – it is not possible to use points for it. 

ZoneEconomy ClassPremium EconomyBusiness Class
Flights within Northern Europe10,000 points-15,000 points
Flights within the rest of Europe20,000 points-30,000 points
Flights between Europe and Asia, North America, Doha or Dubai45,000 points65,000 points95,000 points

*Bergen, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Krakow, Oslo, Reykjavik, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Tromsø, Vilnius, Visby, Warsaw and all flights within Finland. Please note that there is no Business Class on flights within Finland.

**Including Tel Aviv. Business Class may not be available on all European routes.

Prices are for flights in one direction; double prices for round trips. 

Zone

Economy Class

Premium Economy

Business Class

Finland

€10

-

-

Rest of Europe, excl. Iceland, Israel and Canary Islands

€15

-

€15

Iceland, Israel and Canary Islands

€30

-

€30

Doha, Dubai and India

€30

€35

€40

North America

€30

€50

€80

Rest of Asia

€45

€75

€120

Connecting segment*

+€10

+€10

+€20

The surcharge cannot be paid with points.

*If you have a connecting flight, the surcharge consists of the higher zone fee and the connecting segment fee. For example, Rovaniemi–Helsinki–New York flight in Economy Class: surcharge €30+€10, or Singapore–Helsinki–New York flight in Business Class: surcharge €120+€20.

Prices are for flights in one direction; double prices for round trips.

New benefits for Finnair Visa Credit cardholders

We will bring new benefits for Finnair Visa Credit cardholders as of 1 June 2023. The benefits are valid until further notice for both new and current cardholders.

New Finnair Visa Credit card benefits starting from 1 June 2023

  • You will earn 450 tier points when you make purchases of at least €1,500 per calendar month*
  • Complimentary exchange of award points to tier points once during your personal Finnair Plus tracking period**
  • Complimentary transfer of award points to other Finnair Plus accounts***  

You can follow your purchases in the Finnair Visa application on your smart device.

*You earn 450 Finnair Plus tier points for every calendar month when you make purchases of at least €1,500. The benefit is also valid for holders of parallel cards.

You can earn a maximum of 450 tier points per calendar month with a Finnair Visa Credit card. Tier points will not double even if you make more purchases. For example, if you make purchases of €3,000 per calendar month, you will still receive 450 tier points.  

Tier points are added to the cardholder’s Finnair Plus account simultaneously with award points. For example, if you make purchases of at least €1,500 between 1–30 June 2023, 450 tier points will be added to your Finnair Plus account in July. New cardholders can also receive the tier point benefit already from the first month if they make purchases of at least €1,500 per month, even if the credit card has been activated in the middle of the calendar month.

The net sum of transactions for the calendar month will be accumulated by the posting date. Cash withdrawals, service fees, interest charges, bill payments and bank transfers (including MobilePay transfers to private persons) and refunds are not counted towards the €1,500 spend requirement. 

**Complimentary exchange of Finnair Plus award points to tier points applies to exchanges made online at Finnair Shop. A normal €20 service charge will be added for point exchanges made through our customer service. The exchange can be done only once per one-year tracking period.

You can exchange 3 award points for 1 tier point with a minimum exchange of 3,000 award points. Read more about exchanging award points for tier points

***Complimentary transfer of Finnair Plus award points applies to transfers made online at Finnair Shop. A normal €20 service charge for point transfers made through our customer service will be added.

Complimentary transfer of award points can be done multiple times per tracking period. Please note that award points cannot be transferred to a Finnair Plus Junior account. 

Read more about Finnair Visa Credit card
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