Finnair is flying high with new Scandinavian routes and super 2026 schedule | News

Finnair has unveiled an expanded network for 2026 as it continues to expand its European offering in response to demand.

The new bumper schedule, which will strengthen Finnair’s European network, includes 12 new routes for summer 2026.

Routes to Alta, Catania, Florence, Kos and Valencia were announced earlier this year and Finnair is now adding flights to Kuressaare in Estonia, Luxembourg, Stavanger in Norway, Thessaloniki in Greece, Tirana in Albania, Turin in Italy and Umeå in Sweden.

Included in the network update is an expanded Norwegian offering, with a brand new route to Stavanger. The Stavanger service, which operates up to eight times a week, will complement Finnair’s already extensive network in Norway, bringing the total number of Norwegian destinations to eight.

Earlier this year, Finnair announced a summer seasonal flight to Alta and with Stavanger added to its route map, Finnair will fly up to 82 weekly flights to Norway during the 2026 summer season.

Stavanger is known for its strong food culture and offers a number of Michelin-starred restaurants. Finnair flights will start in time for customers to attend the city’s famous Gladmat food festival.

The town is also popular with hiking enthusiasts due to its proximity to the beautiful Lysefjord and two of Norway’s most famous natural attractions, Preikestolen and Kjeragbolten.

The new service will operate via Stockholm, allowing customers to travel directly from Helsinki to Stavanger, or opt for a stopover in Sweden if they wish to extend their trip before traveling on to Norway.

In addition to Stavanger, Alta, known as the ‘City of the Northern Lights’, will join Finnair’s extensive Scandinavian network. As well as being one of Europe’s best locations to see the infamous Aurora Borealis, Alta is also home to Northern Europe’s largest gorge.

Finnair is launching other Scandinavian services, including flights to Umeå in northeastern Sweden, strengthening the airline’s presence in the country. The flights will operate up to nine times a week via Vaasa in Finland, allowing customers to explore both shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.

Finnair continues its theme of expanding services across Northern Europe, introducing three weekly flights to Kuressaare in Estonia as part of its seasonal summer network.

Kuressaare adds to Finnair’s Baltic offering, with the emerging island destination ideal for travelers looking for exciting outdoor experiences and a rich cultural heritage.

In addition to the expansion in Scandinavia and the Baltics, the airline will also operate flights from its home hub in Helsinki to Luxembourg, Tirana in Albania, Turin in Italy and Thessaloniki in Greece. Routes to Catania, Florence, Kos and Valencia were announced earlier this year.

Anssi Partanen, Finnair’s market director for Great Britain and Ireland, said: “As this year draws to a close, here at Finnair we are already looking ahead and preparing to kick off our super schedule for 2026.

“We are excited to operate 12 new short-haul routes across Europe, strengthening our broad network of direct connections from our hub in Helsinki

“We know these new flights will be very popular with people traveling for business, leisure or visiting family and friends.”

The European capacity expansion is made possible by expanding Finnair’s current long-term wet-lease partnership with Denmark’s Jettime.

Finnair offers smooth and easy transfers between flights from just 40 minutes, thanks to all flights departing from the same terminal at its hub in Helsinki. All services are timed to provide easy connections from major UK airports, London Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh and the Irish capital Dublin.

Before winter 2026, Finnair will resume direct flights from Helsinki to Krabi in southern Thailand and increase frequencies to Bangkok. The national carrier will also continue to operate its ever-popular route to Phuket, demonstrating its commitment to the Asian market.

Finnair will also reintroduce direct flights to Lapland from Brussels, Paris and Zurich in winter 2026. These direct flights accompany Finnair’s wide range of daily connections to Lapland via its hub in Helsinki and strengthen the airline’s position as the only airline to fly consistently to Finnish Lapland all year round.

With these additions, Finnair’s 2026 network will include 93 European, 11 Asian, seven North American and two Middle Eastern destinations.

Visit finnair.com for more information about the airline’s routes and schedules.