Use Avios on travel class upgrade

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Use your Avios to make your trip even more comfortable. You can upgrade from Economy Class to Premium Economy or Business Class, or from Premium Economy to Business Class.

As a Finnair Plus Basic or Silver member, you can use Avios or money for a travel class upgrade.
As a Finnair Plus Gold, Platinum or Platinum Lumo member, you can use Avios, money or upgrade benefits for a travel class upgrade.

Upgrade your travel class

Upgrade to Business Class

The upgrade includes:

a seat in Business Class with more space and comfort, including seat reservation
priority check-in, security, and boarding (when bought online)
lounge access (when bought online)
Business Class meals and drinks
internet access (when bought online)

Read more about Finnair’s Business Class.

Upgrade to Premium Economy

The upgrade includes:

a seat in Premium Economy with extra legroom and a better recline
a larger entertainment screen
Premium Economy meals and drinks
an amenity kit with travel essentials

Premium Economy is only available on our long-haul flights.

Upgrade your travel class

Upgrade charges using Avios

Zone	From Economy Class to Premium Economy Class	From Premium Economy Class to Business Class	From Economy Class to Business Class
Finland and Northern Europe*	-	-	6,500 Avios
Central Europe**	-	-	9,000 Avios
Western and Southern Europe***	-	-	10,000 Avios
Agadir, Canary Islands, Madeira, Eilat and Tel Aviv****	-	-	11,000 Avios
India*****	15,000 Avios	20,000 Avios	35,000 Avios
Most of Asia and North America****** and Bangkok – Melbourne	17,000 Avios	23,000 Avios	40,000 Avios
Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles*******	17,000 Avios	23,000 Avios	40,000 Avios
Melbourne	34,000 Avios	46,000 Avios	80,000 Avios

The amounts above are for an upgrade in one direction. A round trip needs twice as many. An additional charge of 1,000 Avios per direction applies for upgrades requested via customer service.

*Zone 1: Bodø, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Kirkenes, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Trondheim, Umeå, Vilnius, Visby, Warsaw and all flights within Finland

**Zone 2: Alta, Amsterdam, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Brussels, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Krakow, Kuressaare, Ljubljana, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Munich, Prague, Salzburg, Stavanger, Tromsø, Zagreb, Zurich, Vienna

***Zone 3: Alanya, Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Bologna, Catania, Chania, Corfu, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Faro, Florence, Geneva, Heraklion, Larnaca, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Naples, Nice, Paris, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Rome, Santorini, Split, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Turin, Valencia, Venice, Verona

****Zone 4: Agadir, Gran Canaria, Eilat, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Madeira, Tel Aviv, Tenerife

*****Zone 5: Delhi, Mumbai

******Zone 6: Bangkok, Chicago, Dallas, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Phuket, Miami, New York, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Toronto

*******Zone 7: Los Angeles, Nagoya, Osaka, Singapore, Tokyo

Upgrade benefits for Gold, Platinum and Platinum Lumo members

When you reach a Finnair Plus Gold, Platinum and Platinum Lumo tiers or milestones within them, you get upgrade benefits. You can use them to pay for your travel class upgrades.

Upgrade benefit charges

Zone	From Economy Class to Premium Economy	From Premium Economy to Business Class	From Economy Class to Business Class
Finland and Northern Europe*	-	-	1 upgrade benefit
Central Europe**	-	-	1 upgrade benefit
Western and Southern Europe***	-	-	1 upgrade benefit
Agadir, Canary Islands, Madeira, Eilat and Tel Aviv****	-	-	1 upgrade benefit
India*****	2 upgrade benefits	3 upgrade benefits	4 upgrade benefits
Most of Asia and North America****** and Bangkok – Melbourne	2 upgrade benefits	3 upgrade benefits	4 upgrade benefits
Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles*******	2 upgrade benefits	3 upgrade benefits	4 upgrade benefits
Melbourne	4 upgrade benefits	6 upgrade benefits	8 upgrade benefits

The amounts above are for an upgrade in one direction. A round trip needs twice as many.