Review: Finnair New Business Class Stockholm to New York

Returning home from my summer trip to Europe, I flew Finnair’s new business class on the Airbus A330.

Finnair made waves a few months ago when they first introduced this product to the market. Unlike most business class seats out there, this seat has a fixed form with no option to recline.

Only a handful of Finnair’s current long-haul aircraft have been refreshed with these business class seats, but the airline intends to eventually roll out the product across all of its Airbus A330s and A350s.

Finnair New Business Class – Booking

I booked this Finnair flight from Stockholm to New York for 61,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, plus around $100 in taxes.

As a member of the Oneworld airline alliance, Finnair’s premium cabin can be booked with any Oneworld points currency, including British Airways Avios, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, and American Airlines AAdvantage.

In my case, Asia Miles had the most favourable rate, as I would’ve paid more miles with Alaska Airlines (70,000) and higher fees with Avios ($300+).

This route from Stockholm to New York is quite noteworthy, as Finnair typically operates out of Helsinki. Stockholm was simply used as a base for some long-haul flights for a brief period in the summer of 2022, as Finnair pivoted away from its Asia flights due to challenges with Russian airspace. 

Fortunately, this worked out in my favour. I couldn’t find any available award space out of Helsinki, but I was lucky enough to have found space on the business class flight from Stockholm to New York, allowing me to try out Finnair’s new business class product shortly after it was first introduced. 

Finnair New Business Class – Ground Experience

At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Finnair’s business class passengers have access to the Norrsken Lounge, a contract lounge under Priority Pass.

However, I decided to use my American Express Platinum Card to check out the American Express Pontus in the Air Lounge instead and enjoyed a light lunch there.

If I had been flying Finnair out of Helsinki, I would have had access to the airline’s flagship Finnair Business Lounge, which is a much more impressive ground experience with premium amenities.

But since I flew out of Stockholm on this occasion, I guess I’ll simply have to wait until my next flight with Finnair to check it out. 

Finnair New Business Class – Cabin

On Finnair’s newly…