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
Aug 30, 2018, 9:35 am
#2236
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
I got the same email. What about giving some status to Platskus for free and by that way trying to win them over from... errr, yeah, from whom? Sokos? The Finnish duopoly hotel industry must be one of the lamest in the Western world.
Aug 30, 2018, 11:04 am
#2237
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: 14,174
I got that invite too.
5 nights x3 is 15, which gets you "Level 3" in scandic friends, a 5 tier program. Even before the fifth tier was introduced, Level three didn't do much for me.
N.b. I am very happy they are finally doing something with hotel programs, but this simply is not for me.
5 nights x3 is 15, which gets you "Level 3" in scandic friends, a 5 tier program. Even before the fifth tier was introduced, Level three didn't do much for me.
N.b. I am very happy they are finally doing something with hotel programs, but this simply is not for me.
Aug 31, 2018, 10:03 am
#2238
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+Plat, ALL Plat, Scandic L2
Posts: 3,620
I got it too, and I assume it was for all Finnair Plus status holder of a defined level.
I am a little pissed with Scandic as I got 5 nights over exactly 365 days, and they did not count that as valid qualification...
I am a little pissed with Scandic as I got 5 nights over exactly 365 days, and they did not count that as valid qualification...
Aug 31, 2018, 12:49 pm
#2239
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Singapore, Warsaw, Surfers Paradise
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold>>>Silver>>>Blue, Finnair Silver, Royal Caribbean Diamond
Posts: 5,173
Are there ever any promotions from MLA (Malta) to SIN?
A friend and I need to fly to SIN but at the time we will be in different places, MLA and WAW respectively. I'm seeing some great offers from WAW from mid-October but unfortunately he's having less luck with prices more than double those of mine!
Lost cause or does Malta occasionally see some great fares?
A friend and I need to fly to SIN but at the time we will be in different places, MLA and WAW respectively. I'm seeing some great offers from WAW from mid-October but unfortunately he's having less luck with prices more than double those of mine!
Lost cause or does Malta occasionally see some great fares?
Aug 31, 2018, 1:31 pm
#2240
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,958
Are there ever any promotions from MLA (Malta) to SIN?
A friend and I need to fly to SIN but at the time we will be in different places, MLA and WAW respectively. I'm seeing some great offers from WAW from mid-October but unfortunately he's having less luck with prices more than double those of mine!
Lost cause or does Malta occasionally see some great fares?
A friend and I need to fly to SIN but at the time we will be in different places, MLA and WAW respectively. I'm seeing some great offers from WAW from mid-October but unfortunately he's having less luck with prices more than double those of mine!
Lost cause or does Malta occasionally see some great fares?
Aug 31, 2018, 3:19 pm
#2241
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Singapore, Warsaw, Surfers Paradise
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold>>>Silver>>>Blue, Finnair Silver, Royal Caribbean Diamond
Posts: 5,173
So with little direct traffic I would think that they would want to fill these planes with transit passengers looking for long-haul travel...
Sep 1, 2018, 12:37 am
#2242
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
MLA is a seasonal route and clientele is more or less leisure oriented and AY has set the schedules accordingly. ie. no particular asian connections in mind.
Sep 1, 2018, 5:26 am
#2243
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,784
Your best option is probably to fly your friend in MLA-WAW and jointly fly WAW-SIN.
Sep 2, 2018, 7:19 am
#2244
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,957
Are there ANY hotel programs that have status based on a rolling status year? I know some airlines do but I dont recall many hotels with such,
Sep 2, 2018, 8:35 am
#2245
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: 14,174
If you by rolling year mean a personal date set by when you enter the program, then yes. Nordic Choice has that. Your qualification year ends at end of the motnth 12 m after joining
Sep 2, 2018, 8:46 am
#2246
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: 14,174
PS
still won't help the 365-dayer, unless first stay is on the 1.st of month and you join the program on that day
still won't help the 365-dayer, unless first stay is on the 1.st of month and you join the program on that day
Sep 7, 2018, 6:15 am
#2247
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
Log into longhaul inflight wifi with your AY+# and receive 500 points. My points from yesterday's flight posted within hours. ^
I wonder if it's one-time only, or once per flight.
I wonder if it's one-time only, or once per flight.
Sep 7, 2018, 6:19 am
#2248
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,105
How do yo do that? I usually log in with surname + seat number
Sep 7, 2018, 8:48 am
#2249
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,749
The system now asks if you want to log in and get 500 points. Next, there's a window for your AY+# & PIN. (After that, you still need to log in with your surname & seat#, so the whole process is useless, but definitely worth 500 points 
)
)
Sep 7, 2018, 9:20 am
#2250
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 255
Do we still get only one hour free as AY+ Gold while in longhaul Business class? I'm hoping it would be changed into 2 hours: 1 (Gold tier) + 1 (business seat)...