{"id":50636,"date":"2026-01-14T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=50636"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:08:59","slug":"emirates-to-launch-daily-flights-from-dubai-to-helsinki-starting-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/emirates-to-launch-daily-flights-from-dubai-to-helsinki-starting-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates to Launch Daily Flights from Dubai to Helsinki starting October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your travel mood swings between beach heat and \u201cgive me something totally different,\u201d this one\u2019s for you. A <strong>brand-new European route is coming this autumn<\/strong>, and this is not your typical destination. Emirates has confirmed it will launch <strong>daily flights to Finland<\/strong>, opening a direct link between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) <strong>starting October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a <strong>place of quiet forests, icy lakes, proper winters<\/strong>, and a pace of life that feels a world away from Dubai. Saunas instead of skyscrapers, snowy landscapes instead of desert heat, and long summer days or glowing northern skies, depending on when you go. If you\u2019re into skiing, <strong>Lapland in the north is also packed with solid resorts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_1059692951.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_1059692951.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_1059692951-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_1059692951-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_1059692951-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route will be <strong>operated by Airbus A350<\/strong>, which means passengers on this daily service from Dubai to Helsinki get the airline\u2019s latest cabins from day one, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/emirates-unveils-premium-economy-class-full-details-list-of-destinations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"40004\">premium economy class<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a nice upgrade if you\u2019re planning a longer trip north and want a bit more comfort without going all out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <strong>schedule of Emirates flights to\u00a0Finland:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flight EK167 leaves DXB at 8:45 AM and lands in Helsinki (HEL) at 2:55 PM local time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return flight EK168 departs HEL at 4:45 PM and gets back to Dubai (DXB) at 12:20 AM the next day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this destination caught your eye, it\u2019s worth keeping an eye on Emirates in general. The airline was recently named <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/three-uae-airlines-among-top-safest-in-the-world-in-2026-see-the-full-ranking\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50583\">one of the safest in the world<\/a>, ranking fifth globally<\/strong>, and also picked up the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/emirates-named-best-airline-in-the-world-in-2025\/\">title of Best Airline in the World<\/a><\/strong> at the 2025 ULTRAs travel awards. Not a bad combo if you\u2019re thinking about who you to fly with next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the airline&#8217;s new route, daily flights to Helsinki starting October 2026 might be the sign you didn\u2019t know you needed to try something new. Stay tuned for more travel news!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your travel mood swings between beach heat and \u201cgive me something totally different,\u201d this one\u2019s for you. A brand-new European route is coming this autumn, and this is not your typical destination. Emirates has confirmed it will launch daily flights to Finland, opening a direct link between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":50638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"\u062f\u0628\u064a"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}