Finnair ran an incredible ex-SIN promotion last August with sub-600 SGD (~440 USD) Y fare to several European cities (mostly in Scandinavia and the Baltics). Mrs and I bought tickets to Tallinn ,Estonia with an eye of combining a trip to the Baltics with watching a few matches at FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Day 0

There was no queue at all when we arrived at SIN T1 two hours before departure. As we had checked in online the previous night, we headed straight to the baggage drop.



Despite having no queue at check-in, it was crowded going through security at gate D34. It would be a full flight between SIN and HEL.



The one-year-old A350-900 with the registration OH-LWK would be our transport for the night. This would be my second time on an A359; the previous trip was on QR 945 to DOH back in 2016.



We were welcomed on-board by SIN-based Finnair crew. It isn’t unusual for European airlines to hire Asia-based crew due to the lower labour cost and Finnair also has crew bases in other Asian cities such as Hong Kong.

My view from 44L:-



I did my usual inspection of the items inside the seat pocket – pre-order shopping catalogue, on-board shopping catalogue, on-board menu and safety card.



Mrs pointed out that the cushion provided was made by Marimekko, a Finnish design house known for its bright prints and colours.



While Finnair’s Nordic Sky Entertainment System came under some criticism for its programming, it was good enough for me with its selection of movies.



There were two flight camera views: forward and down.





Bye Singapore. See you in two weeks.



There were two complimentary meals on the flight – dinner shortly after taking off and breakfast two hours before landing at HEL.

I chose the chicken option while wife went for the beef. Neither were memorable for my Asian palate.



I fall asleep after finishing Greatest Showman and woke up somewhere over Caspian Sea.



Peek of outside



With time for another movie, I chose to watch The Post. Breakfast was served midway through my movie.



With the movie out of the way, I caught a programme on the upcoming World Cup and it profiled one of the teams that we would be watching: Iceland!



Almost there…



Details for connecting flights were also available; our next flight would depart from Gate 19A.



Flying over islands in Gulf of Finland



Descending over Vantaa




Parked at Gate 54