I am new to this forum which seems to be packed with business class flyers. I'm, however, a student and I've never flown business. While reaching there I have this big question:

I'm at a stage where I should pick the program before I collect a lot of points/miles and find myself flying with the wrong card.

I mostly fly OUL-HEL about ten times a year and also about 3-5 times a year between HEL - Mid-European destinations like Paris and Barcelona. I also visit the U.S once or twice a year so my overall flying isn't very frequent. Nonetheless I want to grind benefits as much as I can, and I find the Finnair Plus program a total waste of time for infrequent flyers like me. There is absolutely no way I could reach even silver status (40k points) and points plus cash offers they have are total BS too.

In the future, when I travel more and more and will be eligible for higher status, I'd value travel class upgrades, possible free flights, lounge accesses and overall travell easiness. I think The silver status threshold should be the lowest possible. I also fly with the cheapest possible tickets so the program should award me with lots of points/miles even then. I naturally fly 90% on planes operated by Finnair, and that might have an effect as well.

Thanks in advance!