Helsinki HEL to Oslo OSL flight with Norwegian Air Shuttle

Helsinki to Oslo Flights: An Overview

Oslo is one of northern Europe's most elegant capitals, with a scenic coastal location and cultural highlights that range from the Viking Museum to its ultra-modern waterfront Opera House. Oslo is a popular city break destination and vacationers or business travelers from Finland can take daily direct flights from Helsinki to Oslo seven days a week, provided by both national carriers and budget airlines. Services include morning, afternoon and evening flights, with a journey time of around one hour and 30 minutes. Several airlines offer indirect connections between the two Scandinavian capitals, with one change required in transit, usually in Stockholm or Riga. These connection have slightly longer journey times but increase the daily flight options to Oslo. 

Which airlines fly from Helsinki to Oslo?

Finnish national airline Finnair provides daily direct flights from Helsinki to Oslo Gardermoen Airport, with some departures flown by its affiliate Nordic Regional Airlines. SAS Scandinavian Airlines also offers direct services from Helsinki to Oslo five days a week, with some services operated by its affiliate Cityjet. Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle and its partner Sky Greece Airlines offer direct flights from the Finnish capital five days a week. Indirect routes include Norwegian Air Shuttle services via Stockholm Arlanda, and Air Baltic connections via Riga.

How long is the flight from Helsinki to Oslo?

The fastest direct flight on the 766 kilometer route west across the Gulf of Bothnia from Helsinki to Oslo is a Finnair service taking one hour and 25 minutes to reach the Norwegian capital. Other direct flights from Helsinki take from five to 15 minutes longer to complete the trip west. The fastest indirect service is the Norwegian Air Shuttle connection via Stockholm, with a total journey time to Oslo of three hours and five minutes. Air Baltic services via Riga take ten minutes longer to reach Oslo. 

How many flights are there from Helsinki to Oslo?

The Finnair national airline schedule offers four daily direct flights from Helsinki to Oslo five days a week and three direct flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Departure times include morning, afternoon and evening flights. The SAS Scandinavian Airlines schedule offers a weekday service with two daily flights, except Wednesdays when there is one departure. The budget airline direct flight with Norwegian Air Shuttle and Sky Greece Airlines operates five days a week, from Saturday-Wednesday. There are also  more than 20 daily indirect flights from Helsinki to Oslo, with departure times from early morning to early evening spread at regular intervals throughout the day.  

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Helsinki to Oslo?  

Departure Airport: Helsinki Vantaa Airport is situated 17 kilometers north of the city center, connected by frequent trains on the I and P lines of the city's Ring Rail suburban system. Facilities at the terminal include long and short stay parking lots, currency exchange desks, ATMs, duty free shopping, fashion and design stores, international restaurants, bakeries, a pharmacy,  a beauty center, executive lounges and free WiFi.   

Arrival Airport: Oslo Gardermoen Airport is located 35 kilometers north east of the city center, with public transport transfers downtown available on frequent Flytoget express trains and VY regional trains, taking 20-30 minutes to reach the center. Facilities at the terminal include car rental agencies, currency exchange bureaux, fast food restaurants, a bakery, sushi bar, coffee shops, Scandinavian design stores, news vendors, business lounges, free WiFi and taxi stands.