$316 Find Cheap Flights from Helsinki to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Helsinki

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$642
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$693
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$759
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$882
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$752

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Low season

September

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$316
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Helsinki to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How long is the flight to California from Helsinki?

    Flights to Los Angeles10h 48m
  • What is the cheapest flight to California from Helsinki?

    The cheapest ticket to California from Helsinki found in the last 72 hours was $316 one-way, and $642 round-trip. The most popular route is from Helsinki to Los Angeles, and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $316.

  • Which airlines fly to California?

    American Airlines flies most frequently to Los Angeles from Helsinki. In general, Alaska Airlines, Finnair and British Airways fly the most to California.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Helsinki to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Helsinki to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Helsinki to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Helsinki to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Helsinki to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Helsinki to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Helsinki to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Helsinki to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from Helsinki is November.
  • Morning departure is around 2% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Helsinki to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Helsinki to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.6
FinnairOverall score based on 1274 reviews
6.9Entertainment
6.7Food
8.1Crew
7.4Comfort
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2025DFW - CVG
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Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

The cabin crew really looked like they wanted to be somewhere else. They weren't really interested in providing an attentive service to full fare paying passengers at all. However the Captiain's in flight announcements were relaxed and very entertaining.

Crew were professional and responsive. Food was mediocre and breakfast could do with revampinmg

Food was very ordinary for premium economy, very small portions.

i dont know WHY they call it business class. the seats are NOT significantly wider than economy seats, they just do not let the middle seats be beepked to give the illusion of more space between passengers. the seats do NOT recline any more than economy seats either. the only real difference is the full meal served to business (vs none for economy). I would rather have a wider, lie flat ACTUAL business class seat with no food for a 3 hr flight. this was pretty disappointing to say the least.

There wore nice leather like sits, in my opinion seats lay out bit tight . Crew was great they did averything possible to make averywone comfortable as possible, food was, think worst I ever head on flight, head chicken and yellow rice. Ice cream was a nic treat.

Our previous flight was delayed but they waited for us to board.

Flight was delayed, short time connection to next flight but we make it, service was good, worth to fly just to try thair on board blueberry juce. Eccelent communication with airline.

My American Airlines flight was deleted and you guys never let me know

You cost me my time and did not compensate properly. Gfy.

Missed a connecting flight and SAS was at fault. I was awarded a $20 voucher in exchange for 8 hours of my time? Gfy.

Seat was lumpier than I’ve ever remembered it to be although comfortable when tilted back. I don’t recall being that hungry after being served food from SAS before. Flight attendant on the second flight to Aalborg seemed to be having a bad day.

Please see my comments for the flight from Chicago to Copenhagen

We were sitting in SAS plus. Super friendly, service that went above and beyond on a Full Flight too! Meals were deliscious and trays were cleared promptly. Generous drinks offered throughout the flight. Would like to suggest better movies on offer to watch.... In all genres and maybe more cooking shows? There was only 1, Nadia's Everyday Baking... Thank you

The meal offered was fish. I am allergic to fish. When I told her, she just took the box of food back without offering me an alternative.... I had to ask... can I then have a bag of chips? She did give it to me. I am a Euro Bonus gold member. Please just take the time to offer something else. Easy and from a customer service point of view, .... Considerate.

It was ok. Vegan meal was good, however no complimentary alcoholic beverages.

compared to other business class journeys, the hard product is okay..but the service of the staff is underwhelming. They are very senior and seems only to care for the colleagues they upgraded to biz and to themselves , I was not offered food before after 1 1/2 -2 hours, and the menu had one dish and the food was not that. And i could not get the breakfast.. just coffee and a croissant. i have type 1 diabetes .. luckily i had my own food. was low in sugar after sleeping and woke up 55 minutes before landing .. not able to get food anymore !! so bad business experience!

Flight & service all top notch but online check-in a poor experience. Clearly a glitch on their website which prevented completion via my Android device. Also no easy way to provide this feedback to the airline so they can fix it!

Had recurring problems with the touch-screen entertainment system repeatedly making up inputs, resulting in the movies randomly jumping forward and backward. With the lack of proper controls, it was also difficult to get back to where the movie was up to. These phantom inputs were so comprehensive that the system even changed the language setting. Despite a schedule 6.25pm boarding time, it was announced in the Delta lounge at 6.15pm that boarding for the flight had started, so of course everything started to head down. While the gate continued to show a scheduled boarding of 6.25pm, it was 6.32pm before boarding actually started. No, not significantly different, and we ultimately ended up landing well before time (and landing time is arguably more important than exactly when boarding starts). Seat comfort was fine, although only a small nook for personal items, food was satisfying for me, and crew was pleasant.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

I liked the duration speed while in the air but that is is for positive things to say. The service was over 3 hours late, staff not very friendly (probably because they were also late to the destination), uncomfortable seats and disappointing food options

It was great. The airline staff was very friendly. The FRA security was a bit harsh doing their job but friendly overall.

I wish seats were not reclinable. It's so claustrophobic when the person in front of you spends most of a nine hour flight leaned all the way back. The crew was really nice though and the dinner (red Thai curry) was pretty compelling.

Our flights were severely delayed, then canceled and we had to fly out next day with no sleep accommodation help. This led to our baggage being lost and the service reps after baggage couldn’t be bothered to help. They kept sending us to different counters when we were at the right counter to begin with. The only saving grace was the angel woman supervisor with blond hair who helped us put in a missing baggage claim.

The boarding system was all bogus - employees at the boarding gate were not sound like proffesional or may be possibly rational

I got an email in the morning of the flight 1/7, from Kayak, that I was rebooked from UA 906 to LH 430. Nobody at Lufthansa ot United knew about this. I went to both counters. at the airport. Also, Cheap Flights, who I booked the ticket through, did not know. I ended up staying on the United flight. But this was very disturbing, since I got a very late notice that I was rebooked to an earlier flight, I hurried to the airport to find out after a lot of inquiring that this was a mistake. Not a good Kayak experience.

Eet late informed about delay of more rhan four houts

After living in Europe for five years and flying with Lufthansa and KLM airlines, I’ve realized that United Airlines is now a budget carrier. The flight attendant are not friendly. The seats are not comfortable. And everything comes at a cost. I will be flying with KLM and Skyteam like Delta to the US going forward no doubt. United Airlines is not what it once was:

My schedule flight was rebooking and changed to Chicago, then I did not used the flight from Dulles to Savannah

Happy and nice crew and the atmosphere is very easy and calm. I got a wonderful travel with UA this time

Terrible experience. Should be a short simple flight from San Francisco to Palm Springs. Disgusting insult that United Air doesn’t have a cabin crew ready to receive a plane that’s already an hour plus late in departure. Lots of misinformation along the way from cockpit and crew. Definitely unimpressed with both union and management.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

No land services during boarding, specially while moving from terminal to another

Even the carry-ons were not allowed and upon getting down, we had the wait for the longest time for the baggage to put on the jet aisle. We had a short connection which British Airways kept changing and made out entire experience poor. I would never fly BA again.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Helsinki to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/7Fri
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
19h 05mHEL-LAX
3/11Tue
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 50mLAX-HEL
$642
3/9Sun
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 15mHEL-LAX
3/23Sun
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
19h 15mLAX-HEL
$643
3/6Thu
1 stopLufthansa
16h 05mHEL-LAX
3/20Thu
2 stopsLufthansa
18h 20mLAX-HEL
$671
4/30Wed
1 stopLufthansa
16h 50mHEL-LAX
5/7Wed
2 stopsLufthansa
29h 50mLAX-HEL
$677
3/11Tue
nonstopFinnair
11h 05mHEL-LAX
3/18Tue
nonstopFinnair
10h 30mLAX-HEL
$693
3/6Thu
nonstopFinnair
11h 05mHEL-LAX
3/20Thu
nonstopFinnair
10h 30mLAX-HEL
$713
3/9Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 05mHEL-LAX
3/23Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 30mLAX-HEL
$751
3/9Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 05mHEL-LAX
3/23Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 30mLAX-HEL
$752
3/6Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 44mHEL-LAX
3/20Thu
nonstopBritish Airways
10h 30mLAX-HEL
$755
4/30Wed
nonstopBritish Airways
11h 05mHEL-LAX
5/7Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 55mLAX-HEL
$766

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Helsinki to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/26Mon
3 stops
50h 51mHEL-LAX
$316
5/23Fri
3 stops
29h 55mHEL-SFO
$389
3/17Mon
2 stops
49h 41mHEL-SFO
$407
6/13Fri
3 stops
36h 45mHEL-LAX
$410
5/24Sat
1 stopLufthansa
16h 30mHEL-SFO
$725
8/1Fri
1 stopFinnair
17h 00mHEL-SFO
$743
6/16Mon
nonstopFinnair
11h 05mHEL-LAX
$756
6/14Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 05mHEL-LAX
$994
6/13Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
25h 28mHEL-SNA
$1,004
3/22Sat
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
21h 30mHEL-LAX
$2,142

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Last minute flights from Helsinki to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Helsinki to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/25Tue
nonstopFinnair
11h 05mHEL-LAX
3/4Tue
multi-stopFinnair
15h 00mLAX-HEL
$744
2/25Tue
multi-stopFinnair
15h 00mHEL-SFO
3/4Tue
multi-stopFinnair
17h 14mSFO-HEL
$746
2/25Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
19h 05mHEL-LAX
3/4Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 00mLAX-HEL
$749
2/25Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
16h 05mHEL-LAX
3/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
18h 40mLAX-HEL
$770
2/25Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
22h 56mHEL-LAX
3/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 29mLAX-HEL
$780
2/25Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 10mHEL-SAN
3/4Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 30mSAN-HEL
$889
2/25Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
26h 21mHEL-SAN
3/4Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
27h 00mSAN-HEL
$962
2/22Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
23h 26mHEL-LAS
3/9Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
24h 15mLAS-HEL
$978
2/24Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 42mHEL-SNA
3/7Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 55mSNA-HEL
$5,419
2/25Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 42mHEL-SNA
3/4Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 54mSNA-HEL
$5,818

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