Finnair has just announced the inauguration of an annual connection between Helsinki and Melbourne, its first destination in Australia.
Offered from October 2026, this flight – which includes a stopover in Bangkok – will be the only one to connect the Finnish capital to the airport of the capital of the state of Victoria.
The scheduled stopover in Bangkok facilitates connections for passengers coming from London Heathrow and Manchester to and Edinburgh
The inaugural flight to Melbourne Airport is scheduled for October 25, 2026 with a mid-night departure from Helsinki-Finavia. Landing in Bangkok is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (local time) then the flight will leave the Thai capital at 6:15 p.m. to land in Melbourne the following day at 7:15 a.m. The return flight from Australia is scheduled at 3:40 p.m. to land at 8:50 p.m. then leave Thailand at 10:30 p.m. towards Finland where the landing at Finavia airport will take place the next day at 6:05 a.m.
In addition to adding Melbourne to its catalog, Finnair plans to strengthen its presence on the European market over the next year by serving ninety-three destinations on the old continent.
Twenty-one more destinations are expected to appear on Finnair’s flight schedule in 2026 with regular flights connecting its Helsinki hub to eleven destinations in Asia, seven cities in North America and two in the Middle East.