Updated: January 9, 2026
Finland Europe

Helsinki Airport (HEL)

Helsinki Vantaa International Airport averages 226 flights per day to 91 destinations, with 12 domestic and 79 international routes. A total of 33 airlines operate at HEL, led by Finnair. This airport provides direct service to 37 countries across four continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Sweden as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Helsinki connects to Singapore, with a typical flight time of 11 hrs.

IATA
HEL
ICAO
EFHK
Elevation
179 ft (55 m) MSL
Local Time
Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00)
Destinations
91 (12 domestic · 79 international)
Flights per day
226 (53 domestic · 174 international)
Busiest Route
Rovaniemi (15/day)
Longest Direct Flight
Singapore 11 hrs
Shortest Flight
Tallinn 35 mins
Top Airline
Finnair (73 routes)
Top Country
Finland (53 flights/day)
Longest Runway
10,466 ft / 3,190 m

Weather in Helsinki

91 Destinations from Helsinki Airport (HEL)

This week, 91 active routes depart from Helsinki International Airport. The busiest route connects Helsinki with Rovaniemi and is operated by 7 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Singapore, and the shortest flight is to Tallinn.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
15 Rovaniemi HEL → RVN
1 hr 25 mins
 Air Europa, Finnair, Iberia, LOT - Polish Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair, Transavia France7
15 Stockholm HEL → ARN
1 hr 15 mins
 Finnair, Norwegian Air Sweden, SAS, Sunclass Airlines4
10 Tallinn HEL → TLL
35 mins
 Air Explore, ASL Airlines Belgium, Finnair3
9 Oulu / Oulunsalo HEL → OUL
1 hr 5 mins
 Finnair, Transavia France2
9 Riga HEL → RIX
1 hr 10 mins
 airBaltic, Finnair, flydubai3
8 Copenhagen HEL → CPH
2 hrs
 Finnair, SAS2
7 Paris HEL → CDG
2 hrs 50 mins
 Air France, Finnair2
6 Kittila HEL → KTT
2 hrs
 Finnair1
6 Oslo HEL → OSL
1 hr 50 mins
 Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle2
6 Ivalo HEL → IVL
2 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
5 Goteborg HEL → GOT
1 hr 30 mins
 Finnair1
5 Frankfurt-am-Main HEL → FRA
2 hrs 45 mins
 Finnair, Lufthansa, Sichuan Airlines3
5 Amsterdam HEL → AMS
2 hrs 35 mins
 Finnair, KLM2
5 London (LHR) HEL → LHR
3 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
5 Kuopio / Siilinjärvi HEL → KUO
55 mins
 Finnair1
4 Munich HEL → MUC
2 hrs 45 mins
 Finnair, Lufthansa2
4 Berlin HEL → BER
2 hrs 15 mins
 Eurowings, Finnair2
4 Kuusamo HEL → KAO
1 hr 35 mins
 Finnair1
4 Brussels (BRU) HEL → BRU
2 hrs 30 mins
 Finnair, Sichuan Airlines2
4 Vaasa HEL → VAA
1 hr
 Finnair1
3 Vilnius HEL → VNO
1 hr 20 mins
 Finnair1
3 Warsaw (WAW) HEL → WAW
1 hr 55 mins
 Finnair1
3 Málaga HEL → AGP
4 hrs 25 mins
 Finnair, Norwegian Air Sweden2
3 Vienna HEL → VIE
2 hrs 40 mins
 Finnair, Ryanair2
3 Hamburg HEL → HAM
2 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
3 Reykjavik HEL → KEF
3 hrs 35 mins
 Finnair, Icelandair2
3 Gran Canaria Island HEL → LPA
5 hrs 45 mins
 Finnair, Jettime, Norwegian Air Sweden, Sunclass Airlines4
3 Tenerife Island HEL → TFS
5 hrs 40 mins
 Finnair, Jettime, Norwegian Air Sweden, Sunclass Airlines4
2 Istanbul (IST) HEL → IST
3 hrs 35 mins
 Turkish Airlines1
2 Bangkok HEL → BKK
11 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
2 Düsseldorf HEL → DUS
2 hrs 25 mins
 Finnair1
2 Milan HEL → MXP
3 hrs 5 mins
 Finnair1
2 Zurich HEL → ZRH
2 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
2 Manchester HEL → MAN
2 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
2 Prague HEL → PRG
2 hrs 25 mins
 Finnair1
2 Rome HEL → FCO
3 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
2 Alicante HEL → ALC
4 hrs 5 mins
 Finnair, Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair, TUIfly Nordic4
2 London (STN) HEL → STN
3 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2 Tartu HEL → TAY
1 hr
 Finnair1
2 Tokyo HEL → HND
12 hrs 40 mins
 Finnair, Japan Airlines2
2 Kraków HEL → KRK
15 hrs 30 mins
 Finnair1
2 Dublin HEL → DUB
3 hrs
 Finnair1
2 Geneva HEL → GVA
2 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair1
2 Tromsø HEL → TOS
2 hrs
 Finnair1
1 Bergen HEL → BGO
1 hr 50 mins
 Finnair1
1 Budapest HEL → BUD
2 hrs 25 mins
 Finnair1
1 Madrid HEL → MAD
4 hrs 5 mins
 Evelop Airlines, Finnair2
1 Singapore HEL → SIN
11 hrs
 Finnair1
1 Barcelona HEL → BCN
3 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair1
1 Bergamo HEL → BGY
3 hrs 5 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair2
1 Dallas-Fort Worth HEL → DFW
8 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
1 Doha HEL → DOH
6 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
1 Dubai HEL → DXB
6 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
1 Edinburgh HEL → EDI
2 hrs 35 mins
 Finnair1
1 Gdańsk HEL → GDN
1 hr 40 mins
 Finnair1
1 Hong Kong HEL → HKG
11 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
1 Istanbul (SAW) HEL → SAW
3 hrs 25 mins
 Pegasus1
1 Kajaani HEL → KAJ
1 hr 5 mins
 Finnair1
1 Kokkola / Kruunupyy HEL → KOK
1 hr 5 mins
 Finnair1
1 Lisbon HEL → LIS
4 hrs 25 mins
 Finnair1
1 New Delhi HEL → DEL
8 hrs 35 mins
 Finnair1
1 New York HEL → JFK
7 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
1 Phuket HEL → HKT
9 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair1
1 Seoul HEL → ICN
11 hrs
 Finnair1
1 Joensuu / Liperi HEL → JOE
1 hr 25 mins
 Finnair1
1 London (LGW) HEL → LGW
3 hrs 10 mins
 Jet2, Norwegian Air Sweden2
1 Shanghai HEL → PVG
11 hrs 5 mins
 Finnair, Juneyao Airlines2
6/week Warsaw (WMI) HEL → WMI
2 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Brussels (CRL) HEL → CRL
2 hrs 45 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Kemi / Tornio HEL → KEM
1 hr 5 mins
 Finnair1
4/week Athens HEL → ATH
3 hrs 20 mins
 Aegean Airlines1
4/week Los Angeles HEL → LAX
10 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
3/week Funchal HEL → FNC
4 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair, Sunclass Airlines2
3/week Hurghada HEL → HRG
5 hrs 10 mins
 Jettime, Norwegian Air Sweden, Sunclass Airlines3
3/week Leipzig HEL → LEJ
2 hrs 30 mins
 EAT Leipzig1
3/week Miami HEL → MIA
10 hrs
 Finnair1
3/week Nice HEL → NCE
3 hrs 20 mins
 Finnair1
3/week Osaka HEL → KIX
11 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
3/week Prishtina HEL → PRN
3 hrs 15 mins
 Caspian Airlines, IV2
2/week Antalya HEL → AYT
4 hrs 10 mins
 Pegasus1
2/week Fuerteventura Island HEL → FUE
5 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
2/week Innsbruck HEL → INN
2 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair1
2/week Lanzarote Island HEL → ACE
5 hrs 15 mins
 Finnair1
2/week Marrakech HEL → RAK
4 hrs 55 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden1
2/week Salzburg HEL → SZG
2 hrs 40 mins
 Finnair, SAS2
1/week Agadir HEL → AGA
5 hrs 15 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden1
1/week Gazipaşa HEL → GZP
3 hrs 50 mins
 Finnair1
1/week Torino HEL → TRN
3 hrs 10 mins
 SAS1
1/week Turku HEL → TKU
35 mins
 ABF1
1/week Umeå HEL → UME
1 hr 15 mins
 Jettime1
1/week Zhengzhou HEL → CGO
9 hrs 15 mins
 Juneyao Airlines1
Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Airlines

Helsinki International Airport is served by 33 airlines, with Finnair in the lead at 54% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 67% of routes. 22 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 28 airlines operate international routes, compared with 8 serving domestic routes. Finnair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Singapore with a flight time of 11 hrs.

  • Finnair73 routes
  • Norwegian Air Sweden11 routes
  • Ryanair7 routes
  • Sunclass Airlines5 routes
  • SAS4 routes
  • Jettime4 routes
  • Transavia France2 routes
  • Lufthansa2 routes
  • Sichuan Airlines2 routes
  • Pegasus2 routes
  • Juneyao Airlines2 routes
  • Air Europa1 route
  • Iberia1 route
  • LOT - Polish Airlines1 route
  • Air Explore1 route
  • ASL Airlines Belgium1 route
  • airBaltic1 route
  • flydubai1 route
  • Air France1 route
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle1 route
  • KLM1 route
  • Eurowings1 route
  • Icelandair1 route
  • Turkish Airlines1 route
  • TUIfly Nordic1 route
  • Japan Airlines1 route
  • Evelop Airlines1 route
  • Jet21 route
  • Aegean Airlines1 route
  • EAT Leipzig1 route
  • Caspian Airlines1 route
  • IV1 route
  • ABF1 route

Helsinki International Airport provides direct service to 37 countries across four continents. The route network is 13% domestic and 87% international, with Stockholm, Sweden serving as the primary international destination.

  • Finland53/day
  • Sweden21/day
  • Germany19/day
  • Spain13/day
  • Estonia12/day
  • United Kingdom11/day
  • Norway9/day
  • Latvia9/day
  • Denmark8/day
  • France7/day
  • Poland7/day
  • Italy6/day
  • Netherlands5/day
  • Belgium4/day
  • Turkey4/day
  • Switzerland4/day
  • Austria4/day
  • Lithuania3/day
  • Thailand3/day
  • United States3/day
  • Iceland3/day
  • Japan2/day
  • Czechia2/day
  • Ireland2/day
  • Portugal2/day
  • Hungary1/day
  • Singapore1/day
  • China1/day
  • Qatar1/day
  • United Arab Emirates1/day
  • Hong Kong SAR China1/day
  • India1/day
  • South Korea1/day
  • Greece4/week
  • Egypt3/week
  • KS3/week
  • Morocco3/week

Global Rankings of Helsinki Airport (HEL)

This snapshot shows how Helsinki Airport (HEL) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

6 Runways at Helsinki Airport (HEL)

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
04R 10,466 ft · 3,190 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
22L 10,466 ft · 3,190 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
04L 9,803 ft · 2,988 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
22R 9,803 ft · 2,988 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
15 9,482 ft · 2,890 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
33 9,482 ft · 2,890 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt

12 Aircraft Require Longer Runway

Longest runway available is 10,466 ft / 3,190 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Helsinki International Airport.

Aircraft Takeoff required Landing required
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft · 3,200 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft · 3,200 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft · 3,230 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft · 3,246 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft · 3,292 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft · 3,292 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft · 3,300 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft · 3,300 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft · 3,320 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft · 3,429 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft · 3,500 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft · 3,505 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m