The Finnair Plus program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased Avios, offering up to a 50% discount, which is an opportunity to acquire Avios for as little as 1.06 cents each. This is the best offer from the program of the year, and you can use this to acquire any “flavor” of Avios at an advantageous rate.
Strategically buying points for premium travel can be a great value, especially with a specific use in mind, so this is an offer I’d seriously consider.
Promotion on purchased Finnair Plus Avios
Between 12:01AM EET on November 2 and 11:59PM EET on November 16, 2026, Finnair Plus is offering a limited time promotion on purchased Avios. If you purchase Finnair Plus Avios, you can receive the following deal:
- Buy up to 4,000 Avios, receive no discount
- Buy 5,000-19,000 Avios, receive a 30% bonus
- Buy 20,000-49,000 Avios, receive a 35% discount
- Buy 50,000-84,000 Avios, receive a 40% discount
- Buy 85,000-200,000 Avios, receive a 50% discount
Beyond the discount, you can also receive tier points toward status equivalent to 10% of the Avios purchased. This is of course useful if you’re going for elite status with Finnair, but otherwise, is of limited value.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting — Finnair lets you select the currency in which you want to buy Avios (you can find the option to switch currencies at the top of the screen), and the price differs:
- If paying in JPY, Finnair ordinarily charges 3.33 JPY per Avios (2.11 cents in USD)
- If paying in USD, Finnair ordinarily charges 0.0217 USD per Avios (2.17 cents in USD)
- If paying in EUR, Finnair ordinarily charges 0.021 EUR per Avios (2.36 cents in USD)
So based on current exchange rates, you’re best off paying in JPY, followed by USD, followed by EUR. If you maxed out the promotion with a 50% bonus and paid in JPY, the best deal you could get would be to pay $2,110 for 200,000 Avios, which comes out to 1.06 cents per Avios (in USD), inclusive of all taxes and fees.
Note that this offer is only available to Finnair Plus members who joined the program before October 30, 2026, and have a minimum balance of 50 Avios in their account (though those Avios can be transferred from another “flavor” of the currency).
How does this compare to other Finnair Plus buy Avios offers?
When Finnair Plus offers a promotion on purchased Avios, it’s common to see either a 50% bonus or a 40-50% discount. The 50% discount gives you the absolute best price, so this is definitely the time to buy Avios, if interested.
Below is a chart with some of the recent promotions we saw from the program, before this one, with the highest bonus amounts offered.
| Buy Avios offer | Start date | End date | Cost per point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 50% bonus | September 21, 2026 | October 5, 2026 | 1.41 cents |
| Up to 40% discount | June 15, 2026 | June 18, 2026 | 1.27 cents |
| Up to 50% bonus | May 18, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | 1.41 cents |
| Up to 40% discount | March 17, 2026 | March 30, 2026 | 1.27 cents |
| Up to 50% bonus | February 2, 2026 | February 5, 2026 | 1.41 cents |
Which credit card should you buy Finnair Plus Avios with?
Finnair Plus Avios purchases are processed by points.com, meaning they don’t count as an airfare purchase for the purposes of credit card spending. Therefore I’d recommend using a card on which you’re trying to reach minimum spending, or otherwise, a credit card that maximizes your return on everyday spending.
Since the purchase of Finnair Avios can potentially be billed in a foreign currency, there is one other great option. The Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card (learn more) offers 3x points on foreign purchases, so that’s a fantastic card for this kind of purchase.
Is buying Finnair Plus Avios worth it?
What should you expect from Finnair Plus award pricing, and the best ways to redeem to Finnair Plus Avios?
Below you can find the one-way Finnair Plus award redemptions rates for travel on Finnair.
Awards also have surcharges, though they’re at least mild. If you have a connecting itinerary, you’ll only be charged the surcharge correlated to the most expensive segment flown.
When your award booking includes a connecting flight, Avios are charged separately for each flight, except for flights within Finland and Northern Europe. For example, a Frankfurt to Helsinki to New York business class award would cost you 82,500 Avios (20,000 Avios plus 62,500 Avios). One awesome thing is that Finnair Plus has an award seat guarantee, meaning there’s pretty consistently award availability when booking far in advance.
Finnair Plus also allows redemptions on partner airlines, though the pricing isn’t particularly attractive, for the most part. The more important thing to keep in mind is that it’s possible to transfer Avios between the various “flavors” of the currency.
Therefore this promotion is also an opportunity to earn Avios that you can transfer 1:1 to programs like Aer Lingus AerClub, British Airways Club, Iberia Club, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, etc. That opens up more redemption opportunities.
Bottom line
Finnair Plus has launched a promotion on purchased Avios. With this, you can receive up to a 50% discount when purchasing Avios, which is an opportunity to buy them for 1.06 cents each (in USD, when paying in JPY). This is the best price of the year from Finnair Plus on purchasing Avios (and the best price for purchasing any current of Avios this year, for that matter).
There’s absolutely value to be had here, especially since this is an opportunity to earn any “flavor” of Avios, thanks to the 1:1 transfer options.
Does anyone plan on taking advantage of this promo on Finnair Plus Avios?
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