Business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 13 programs for SFO→HEL. Lowest: 60,000 points + $25.30 with SAS EuroBonus, which showed business-class award space on 2 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 57,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 60,000 points + $25.30
- SAS EuroBonus
- Mixed cabin from
- 57,500 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 13 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 196 of 196
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SFO→HEL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 57,500 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) | — | 68 | See dates | |
| SAS EuroBonus | 60,000 pts + $25.30 | 1 stop | SAS (SK) | 5 | 2 | See dates | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 78,660 pts + $1,498.00 | 1 stop | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX), United Airlines (UA) +1 more | 9+ | 24 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $1,493.20 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +1 more | 4 | 71 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $28.30Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ) +8 more | 5 | 165 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 pts + $122.51 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) +2 more | 1 | 68 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 114,500 pts + $1,701.20Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) | 1 | 53 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 139,999 pts + $335.10 | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 7 | 15 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 167 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 186,300 pts + $374.80 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) | 7 | 196 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 329,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 3 | 2 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 366,600 pts + $24.10 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) | 9+ | 116 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 529,700 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 1 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $23.70Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| SAS EuroBonus | 60,000 pts + $25.30 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $1,493.20 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $49.40Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 pts + $122.61 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 98,750 pts + $1,548.80 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 124,100 pts + $1,651.40 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 175,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often business-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had business-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 68 of 209 | 32% | |
| SAS EuroBonus | 2 of 199 | 1% | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 24 of 35 | 68% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 71 of 197 | 36% | |
| United MileagePlus | 165 of 193 | 85% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 68 of 201 | 33% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 53 of 200 | 26% | |
| Etihad Guest | 15 of 198 | 7% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 167 of 196 | 85% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 196 of 196 | 100% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 2 of 35 | 5% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 116 of 197 | 58% | |
| GOL Smiles | 7 of 169 | 4% |
Best months for business class from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 17 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 101,168 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 2 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | — | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin |
| SAS EuroBonuspoints | 60,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | — | 101,168 | 78,660 | 101,653 | — | — | — | — | 101,168 | 101,168 | 101,168 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 200,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 255,000 | — | — | 85,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 374,600 | 374,600 | 200,000 | 295,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 90,000 | 90,000 | 307,806 | 223,069 | 90,000 | 218,580 | 250,994 | 249,495 | 393,375 | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 129,900 | 136,900 | 114,500Mixed cabin | 126,000 | 129,900 | 135,600 | 139,500 | — | — | — | 139,500 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | — | — | 139,999 | 139,999 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 225,500 | 219,000 | 219,000 | 222,500 | 186,300 | 224,000 | 224,000 | 226,000 | 283,500 | 223,000 | 216,500 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 329,000Mixed cabin |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | 438,000 | 366,600 | 438,000 | 438,000 | 438,600 | 426,700 | 499,900 | 366,600 | 366,600 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 540,800 | 676,500 | 529,700Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): Lufthansa Miles & More and United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SWISS (LX): Lufthansa Miles & More and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- SAS (SK): SAS EuroBonus, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): Lufthansa Miles & More, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): Lufthansa Miles & More, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from San Francisco (SFO) and to Helsinki (HEL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki (HEL) to San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SFO | 43,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 326 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from SFO | 62,500 milesNonstop | Lufthansa Miles & More | 190 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD)Also from SFO | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 317 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO | 49,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Helsinki (HEL)Also to HEL | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Helsinki (HEL)Also to HEL | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 317 |
| New York JFK to Helsinki (HEL)Also to HEL | 48,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 53 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. No bank transfers to GOL Smiles, Lufthansa Miles & More and SAS EuroBonus.
Questions about business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)
What's the lowest business-class award from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)?
60,000 points + $25.30 with SAS EuroBonus. Seen Oct 14, 2026, 06:37 UTC for an Oct 26, 2026 departure. SAS EuroBonus showed business-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 14, 2026, 06:37 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 57,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (68 dates), SAS EuroBonus (2 dates), Lufthansa Miles & More (24 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (71 dates), United MileagePlus (165 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (68 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (53 dates), Etihad Guest (15 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (167 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (196 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (2 dates), Delta SkyMiles (116 dates) and GOL Smiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from San Francisco (SFO) to Helsinki (HEL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Oct 2026 departures: 60,000 points with EuroBonus (2 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Feb 2027 departures from 57,500 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.