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New York (JFK) to Helsinki (HEL) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Helsinki Vantaa Airport, sold by 4 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, Finnair, British Airways and Iberia. The distance is 6,607 km, about 8h 35m in the air. There are also 20 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

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6,607 kmdistance
~8h 35mdirect flight time (estimate)
4direct airlines
20one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Helsinki

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → HELAmerican Airlines, Finnair, British Airways, Iberia6,607 km~8h 35m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM then Finnair and ITA Airways7,369 km~11h 40m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Finnair7,729 km~12h 5m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Finnair and Ethiopian Airlines7,727 km~12h 5m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Finnair and Lufthansa8,056 km~12h 30m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then American Airlines and Finnair7,388 km~11h 40m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Air France then Finnair and Norwegian Air Shuttle7,126 km~11h 20m
VIE ViennaAustrian Airlines and United Airlines then Finnair and Ryanair8,265 km~12h 45m
MAN ManchesterAmerican Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and Finnair7,173 km~11h 25m
ZRH ZurichAmerican Airlines and SWISS then Finnair8,088 km~12h 30m
MXP MilanoAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Finnair8,363 km~12h 50m
CPH CopenhagenAir France and Norwegian Air Shuttle then Finnair and Norwegian Air Shuttle7,081 km~11h 20m
BRU BrusselsAir France and KLM then Finnair7,532 km~11h 50m

More from New York and Helsinki

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.