On the flight with children

On this page, you can find useful information and links about baby bassinets and infant seatbelts, children's safety seats, children's mealtime as well as in-flight entertainment and internet access.

Baby bassinets and infant seatbelts

We have a few baby bassinets on all our Airbus A330 and A350 aircraft, which fly mostly on our long-haul routes. A couple of baby bassinets are also available on most of our A321 aircraft (Airbus A321 Sharklets 32B), which are used on selected short-haul flights within Europe. You can check the aircraft type for your flight in Manage booking or in the Finnair app. Keep in mind, though, that we may sometimes need to change the aircraft type even on a short notice due to operational reasons. 

You can reserve a chargeable seat marked with a bassinet icon via Manage booking or in the Finnair app. If you have bought your flights or holiday package from a tour operator, you can still purchase your seat in Manage booking or in the Finnair app.

You may bring your own child seat or child car seat with you if your child is under 7 years old and you have reserved him or her a seat on board. Remember to read the safety requirements for your own infant seat or safety seat. Note that the Business Class seats on our A350 and A330 aircraft do not support the use of a child seat.

Our cabin crew will give you the baby bassinet and help you install it after take-off. The inside length of our baby bassinet is 70 cm (27.5 in), and the infant using the bassinet may not weigh more than 9 kg (20 lb).

If your child is under 2 years old, he or she must sit on an adult’s lap wearing a separate safety belt provided by the cabin crew, or in a child restraint device fastened to the aircraft seat – this is especially important during the take-off, landing and periods of irregularity (for example, those caused by turbulence).

Please note that everyone on board must sit in their own seat throughout the flight, including all children except for infants under 2 years of age. This also applies to the Business Class seats on our A350 and A330 aircraft.

Children’s mealtime

Our meal service concept is different depending on your travel class and destination. When flying on our intercontinental flights, meals are included in the ticket, and our cabin crew does their best to offer children their meals among the first passengers in order to ensure kids their preferred meal choice as well as a peaceful mealtime for the whole family.

If you are travelling with a baby, we suggest bringing your own baby food with you on board. We keep a few jars of baby food in reserve on all intercontinental flights, but availability is limited. You are allowed to bring milk and baby food into the cabin in its original, unopened packaging.

Inflight entertainment and internet access

On our intercontinental flights, our extensive in-flight entertainment services, including movies, games and music, are available for your family with options for all ages. It might also be fun to follow the flight route from the world map. A 3D aviation game is available on all our Airbus flights via Nordic Sky portal free of charge.

Internet access is available via Nordic Sky portal for a fee, and it can be bought on board as well as in advance in Manage booking or in the Finnair App. 

On top of those, it may be a good idea to bring on board something fun to do for the children, as it might sometimes be tiring for the younger children to sit still for long periods of times at once.