Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, NJ, Long Island
Programs: DL DM, 1.6MM, UA Silver, NEXUS, SkyClub & AdmiralsClub Lifetime, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 6,649
You don't give any dates so it's a little tough to help.
Why is SkyTeam important? You're not earning any miles and evidently don't have ST+ status.
Check out Finnair JK-HEL-SVO. A330 (Herringbone 1-2-1) in the under $2,500 range R/T. There's nothing in the under 250,000 + $250+ cash in the Award Charts that I could find (dates are important). I'd book that through AMEX Travel with points (also 1:1).
BTW, transfer from AMEX to Airline is 1:1 + $ FEE