UPDATE: Finnair has invested heavily in updating their lounge experience, and opened the Platinum Wing in 2019. See this post for a full, detailed review.
The Finnair lounge is located between gates 36 and 37. There was an agent at the reception desk that quickly scanned our boarding passes and welcomed us into the lounge.
Lounge entrance
That’s awesome!
The lounge was ridiculously empty and really nicely decorated, I thought. There were all kinds of seating configurations, from dining room tables with chairs, to more comfortable seats with side tables, to lounge chairs, to booths.
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
Lounge seating
The lounge was spread across two levels, with the upper level boasting nice views of the tarmac.
Upper level seating
Upper level seating
Upper level seating
Upper level seating
There were also three iMacs with work stations.
Business center
The lounge had a good variety of newspapers and magazines near the entrance.
Newspapers and magazines
The buffet area was huge, and half of it was taken up by alcohol.
Coffee machine
Juice machine
Beer/soda
Wine
Wine
Wine
The food spread itself was a bit weak, with just cold options. There were muffins, fruit, cereal, meat, cheese, yogurt, croissants, etc. I guess that’s pretty standard for a business class lounge, though it would’ve been nice to have a few hot options.
Food spread
Food spread
Food spread
Food spread
Food spread
On the whole it was a lovely lounge. For me the single most important attribute of a lounge is that it’s a quiet place to work, and this lounge had free Wi-Fi and was totally empty, so wins on both counts. I do wish they’d spruce up the food spread, though.
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