Sep 28, 2016, 2:39 am
Last edit by: clifford79
Current and historical promotions
This is a thread for reporting details of promotions in the Finnair+ program.
The purpose of the wiki is to keep a repository of current and historical promotions. This works best if all details are given in a post of the thread. Once such a post is made, edit the wiki and add a short description of promo in headline-style, with a link to the post that holds the detailed information. (You can create such a link by right-clicking the post-number and copy link location).
Do not link to the promo itself from the Wiki, as the promo page is likely to disappear once the promo ended and such link will die, leaving the wiki sans historical info.
Feel free to discuss alterations to the format in the thread below.
Do not delete historical posts.
Signup period - Promotion
130502 - 130814 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000), LH upgrades for 35000/45000
140102 - 140121 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
140505 - 140731 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
160105 - 160126 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160404 - 160630 Double points for JL flights (operated and marketed by JL) PAR-TYO and FRA-TYO
160503 - 160613 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160621 - 161009 Double points AY flights to and from FUK until 2016-10-09
160621 - 161030 Double points AY flights to and from CAN until 2016-10-30
160912 - 170131 Fly across the Atlantic and earn double points 2017-01-31 - (dead link, historical info lost)
160926 - 161030 Double points BRA, domestic swedish flights before 2017-01-31
160929 - 161017 Triple points for one trip departing Sweden, Denmark and Norway (N.b. targeted to Scandinavian members!)
161124 - 161128 2k extra points for trip (possibly trips) flown before 2017-MAR-31
161129 - 161230 2k extra points for one shorthaul, 5k extra points for one longhaul. Fly before 170731
170127 - 170130 2k extra points for booking made during the signup period to China. Only for Finns.
170115 - 170331 Use 20 Finnair plus partners, earn up to 20k extrapoints (has spawned into a major separate discussion)
170202 - 170224 Buy points with up to 45% bonus
170209 - 170215 Valentine promo, small discount econ comfort + win upgrade for two
170207 - 170227 Enter a draw to win 2 longhaul upgrades on STO-Asia, targeted to sweden
170217 - 170228 Enter a draw to win 2 tickets to Helsinki and World Figure Skating, targeted to Sweden
170228 - 170313 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
This is a thread for reporting details of promotions in the Finnair+ program.
The purpose of the wiki is to keep a repository of current and historical promotions. This works best if all details are given in a post of the thread. Once such a post is made, edit the wiki and add a short description of promo in headline-style, with a link to the post that holds the detailed information. (You can create such a link by right-clicking the post-number and copy link location).
Do not link to the promo itself from the Wiki, as the promo page is likely to disappear once the promo ended and such link will die, leaving the wiki sans historical info.
Feel free to discuss alterations to the format in the thread below.
Do not delete historical posts.
Signup period - Promotion
130502 - 130814 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000), LH upgrades for 35000/45000
140102 - 140121 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
140505 - 140731 SH upgrades for 3750 (norm 7500) or 5000 (norm 10000)
160105 - 160126 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160404 - 160630 Double points for JL flights (operated and marketed by JL) PAR-TYO and FRA-TYO
160503 - 160613 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
160621 - 161009 Double points AY flights to and from FUK until 2016-10-09
160621 - 161030 Double points AY flights to and from CAN until 2016-10-30
160912 - 170131 Fly across the Atlantic and earn double points 2017-01-31 - (dead link, historical info lost)
160926 - 161030 Double points BRA, domestic swedish flights before 2017-01-31
160929 - 161017 Triple points for one trip departing Sweden, Denmark and Norway (N.b. targeted to Scandinavian members!)
161124 - 161128 2k extra points for trip (possibly trips) flown before 2017-MAR-31
161129 - 161230 2k extra points for one shorthaul, 5k extra points for one longhaul. Fly before 170731
170127 - 170130 2k extra points for booking made during the signup period to China. Only for Finns.
170115 - 170331 Use 20 Finnair plus partners, earn up to 20k extrapoints (has spawned into a major separate discussion)
170202 - 170224 Buy points with up to 45% bonus
170209 - 170215 Valentine promo, small discount econ comfort + win upgrade for two
170207 - 170227 Enter a draw to win 2 longhaul upgrades on STO-Asia, targeted to sweden
170217 - 170228 Enter a draw to win 2 tickets to Helsinki and World Figure Skating, targeted to Sweden
170228 - 170313 SH upgrades for 5000 (norm 7500) or 8000 (norm 10000)
2018 and earlier promotions
Jun 14, 2017, 11:29 pm
#1666
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: AY Silver
Posts: 240
Jun 14, 2017, 11:58 pm
#1667
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Again gamification - 1x250k vs "first 50 gets 5k"
Jun 15, 2017, 12:10 am
#1668
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
Indeed.
Can anyone with insight to this marketing strategy tell me if this really is working?
I mean, the idea behind this must be getting more people test-driving? But any logically thinking person would quickly surmise that 1x250k is an awfully small chance of getting a admittedly good reward. But if you already wasn't thinking about test-driving, will you really go do it with a very small chance of getting something? I would have thought the 50x5k worked better.
Can anyone with insight to this marketing strategy tell me if this really is working?
I mean, the idea behind this must be getting more people test-driving? But any logically thinking person would quickly surmise that 1x250k is an awfully small chance of getting a admittedly good reward. But if you already wasn't thinking about test-driving, will you really go do it with a very small chance of getting something? I would have thought the 50x5k worked better.
Jun 15, 2017, 3:51 am
#1671
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,182
If you ask 100 people if they rather have a 100% chance of losing 50€ or have a 50% chance of losing 100€, they all will chose the latter despite both options being equally bad. Even if you tilt the losses (100% chance of losing 10€ or 50% chance of losing 100€) they still all chose the worst options, as humans have a loss-aversion built in.
There probably is a similar reward-proneness, making people think a 5% chance to win 100€ is better than a 100% chance of winning 5€.
Jun 15, 2017, 5:03 am
#1672
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
I'd never have thought of BRU as a starting point 
Jun 15, 2017, 7:16 am
#1673
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
Jun 15, 2017, 7:36 am
#1674
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN
Programs: AY+ Plat, GA Plat, SQ Gold
Posts: 316
Jun 15, 2017, 8:11 am
#1675
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
Finnair (AY) I0P2BE BRU to BKK
General notes
BUSINESS CLASS PROMOTIONAL FARES I
FOR ROUND TRIP FARES
FOR ADULT
Category 2: Day/Time restrictions
OUTBOUND -
PERMITTED TUE THROUGH FRI.
INBOUND -
PERMITTED SUN THROUGH WED.
Category 4: Flight restrictions
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY AY.
[...]
Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF FARE ORIGIN
MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 1201AM ON THE FIRST SUN
AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE FIRST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF
FARE ORIGIN
OR - TRAVEL FROM LAST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF FARE
ORIGIN MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 5 DAYS AFTER
ARRIVAL AT THE FIRST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF
FARE ORIGIN.
Category 7: Maximum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 1
MONTH AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.
Category 8: Stopover restrictions
2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
LIMITED TO 1 FREE AND 1 AT EUR 50.00.
1 FREE IN HEL
1 IN HEL AT EUR 50.00.
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON
THE FARE COMPONENT.
NOTE -
- ACCORDING TO ROUTING.
[...]
Category 13: Accompaniment restrictions
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SECTORS BY AT LEAST 1 PASSENGER
IN I0P2BE FARE CLASS. NO MORE THAN 1 ACCOMPANIED PASSENGER
PERMITTED FOR EACH I0P2BE PASSENGER.
NOTE -
2 PASSENGERS MUST BE BOOKED IN THE SAME PNR AND
TRAVEL TOGETHER ON ALL SECTORS FOR I0P2BE FARE.
Category 14: Travel restrictions
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/BEFORE 31MAR 18. ALL TRAVEL
MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT ON 31MAR 18.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 22JUN 17.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON AY.
[...]
Category 16: Penalties
CANCELLATIONS
ANY TIME
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
NOTE -
UNUSED YR/YQ FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
-----------
THE MOST RESTRICTIVE REFUND CONDITIONS APPLY WHEN
COMBINING ON A HALF ROUNDTRIP BASIS.
-----------
FULL REFUND PERMITTED IN CASE OF REJECTION OF
VISA. EMBASSY STATEMENT REQUIRED OR DEATH OF
PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER.
WAIVERS MUST BE EVIDENCED BY DEATH CERTIFICATE.
----------
NO SHOW - NOT PERMITTED
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED.
NOTE -
NO SHOW - NOT PERMITTED
----------
IF PASSENGER IS NO SHOW - FINNAIR HAS A RIGHT
TO CANCEL ONWARD OR RETURN RESERVATION.
[...]
Category 50: Application
FINNAIR CAMPAIGN FARES
APPLICATION
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
General notes
BUSINESS CLASS PROMOTIONAL FARES I
FOR ROUND TRIP FARES
FOR ADULT
Category 2: Day/Time restrictions
OUTBOUND -
PERMITTED TUE THROUGH FRI.
INBOUND -
PERMITTED SUN THROUGH WED.
Category 4: Flight restrictions
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AY FLIGHT OPERATED BY AY.
[...]
Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF FARE ORIGIN
MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 1201AM ON THE FIRST SUN
AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE FIRST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF
FARE ORIGIN
OR - TRAVEL FROM LAST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF FARE
ORIGIN MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 5 DAYS AFTER
ARRIVAL AT THE FIRST FARE BREAK OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF
FARE ORIGIN.
Category 7: Maximum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 1
MONTH AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.
Category 8: Stopover restrictions
2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
LIMITED TO 1 FREE AND 1 AT EUR 50.00.
1 FREE IN HEL
1 IN HEL AT EUR 50.00.
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON
THE FARE COMPONENT.
NOTE -
- ACCORDING TO ROUTING.
[...]
Category 13: Accompaniment restrictions
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SECTORS BY AT LEAST 1 PASSENGER
IN I0P2BE FARE CLASS. NO MORE THAN 1 ACCOMPANIED PASSENGER
PERMITTED FOR EACH I0P2BE PASSENGER.
NOTE -
2 PASSENGERS MUST BE BOOKED IN THE SAME PNR AND
TRAVEL TOGETHER ON ALL SECTORS FOR I0P2BE FARE.
Category 14: Travel restrictions
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/BEFORE 31MAR 18. ALL TRAVEL
MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT ON 31MAR 18.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 22JUN 17.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON AY.
[...]
Category 16: Penalties
CANCELLATIONS
ANY TIME
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
NOTE -
UNUSED YR/YQ FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
-----------
THE MOST RESTRICTIVE REFUND CONDITIONS APPLY WHEN
COMBINING ON A HALF ROUNDTRIP BASIS.
-----------
FULL REFUND PERMITTED IN CASE OF REJECTION OF
VISA. EMBASSY STATEMENT REQUIRED OR DEATH OF
PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER.
WAIVERS MUST BE EVIDENCED BY DEATH CERTIFICATE.
----------
NO SHOW - NOT PERMITTED
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED.
NOTE -
NO SHOW - NOT PERMITTED
----------
IF PASSENGER IS NO SHOW - FINNAIR HAS A RIGHT
TO CANCEL ONWARD OR RETURN RESERVATION.
[...]
Category 50: Application
FINNAIR CAMPAIGN FARES
APPLICATION
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
EDIT: And instead of BKK PVG, SIN or HKG should be also possible. But that comes at a premium of 200 - 300€ p.p.
Last edited by Jainzar; Jun 15, 2017 at 8:17 am
Jun 16, 2017, 11:17 am
#1676
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat ; A3 Gold ; HH Gold ; IHG Plat Amb
Posts: 2,380
They just match the LX companion fare in J, it seems they want to be the cheapest on routes to Asia no matter what. Too bad they can't match LX special fares in F
Jun 25, 2017, 11:40 pm
#1677
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: AY+ Plat, A3*G
Posts: 672
Good JV Y fares to NA. HEL-LAX 412EUR, HEL-HNL 692EUR, HEL-MIA 422EUR just to name a few. Can book with AY/AA codes. According to fare rules sale ends midnight today. Travel Nov-Dec, Jan-Mar, bookable on AY website or through OTAs
Jun 26, 2017, 4:17 am
#1678
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MIA
Programs: AY+ Gold
Posts: 248
Thanks!
Jun 28, 2017, 2:58 pm
#1680
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
I guess Fortuna was on my side (at least a bit) as there is on the statement:
26.6.2017 COMPETITION +5800 Award points
This would match with one of the daily 5000 draw 15.5-15.6 +800 from the quiz.
26.6.2017 COMPETITION +5800 Award points
This would match with one of the daily 5000 draw 15.5-15.6 +800 from the quiz.