From now till 1st July 2025, buy Finnair Avios with up to 40% discount – 1.96 Singapore cents each – fully transferable to your British Airways and Qatar Airways accounts.
Back in 2024, Finnair adopted Avios points for its Finnair Plus frequent flyer reward programme, meaning its members now earn and redeem the same currency as schemes including British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus.
As with these other programmes, the key benefit here is that you can move your Avios around between these programmes free, instantly, and at a 1:1 ratio, simply by moving them into ‘hub’ Avios partner British Airways Executive Club, then across to the scheme of your choice.
All you need is a frequent flyer account with each of your preferred partners (a BA account is a must, as you can see), then simply link your accounts, which is easy enough to do between Finnair and BA – see this guide.
This process is fully reversible too, so this gives you lost of flexibility with Avios points and the opportunity to redeem on a variety of non-Oneworld airline partners too, like Bangkok Airways (via Qatar Airways).
Buy Finnair Avios with up to 40% discount
Most of our readers don’t have a Finnair Plus account, so the airline’s occasional miles purchase promotions don’t usually generate much interest here in Singapore, however the new link-up with Avios makes the programme’s latest deal worth a look.
Between 16th June 2025 and 30th June 2025, you can buy Finnair Avios points with a discount of up to 40% on the usual rate, as shown in the following table.
Finnair Plus
Buy Avios Promotion
| Finnair Avios points purchased |
Discount |  Cost PerAvios point |
| 1,000 – 4,000 | None | 2.70 EUR ¢ (4.00 SG ¢) |
| 5,000 | 25% | 2.03 EUR ¢ (3.01 SG ¢) |
| 6,000 – 10,000 | 25% | 1.76 EUR ¢ (2.61 SG ¢) |
| 11,000 – 19,000 | 25% | 1.65 EUR ¢ (2.44 SG ¢) |
| 20,000 – 49,000 | 30% | 1.54 EUR ¢ (2.28 SG ¢) |
| 50,000 – 74,000 | 35% | 1.43 EUR ¢ (2.12 SG ¢) |
| 75,000 – 200,000 | 40% | 1.32 EUR ¢ (1.96 SG ¢) |
The promotion is only open to those who:
- joined the Finnair Plus programme before 2nd June 2025; and
- have a minimum balance of 500 Avios in their Finnair Plus account.
While I have personally had a Finnair Plus account for some time, I did not currently hold an Avios balance in the programme as of today, and therefore initially was not eligible for the promotion.
However, I can report that a simple instant transfer of 500 Avios from my British Airways account immediately unlocked the deal for my account.
Remember you can immediately transfer these Avios points 1:1 into other programmes like British Airways and Qatar Airways, for some great value redemptions.
One downside is that you’ll have to commit to a large purchase of at least 75,000 Avios to get the cheapest rate of 1.32 Euros (1.89 Singapore cents) per Avios point. For smaller top-ups, you’ll be paying more.
Purchase transactions must be completed between 16th June 2025 (00:00, GMT+2) and 30th June 2025 (23:59, GMT+2) to benefit from the discount.
That means for most of our readers the deal ends at 05:59 Singapore Time (GMT+8) on 1st July 2025.
Avios will be added to your account 1–3 days after your purchase. You can buy a maximum of 200,000 Finnair Avios each calendar year.
Do be aware, however, that Finnair had a more attractive 50% buy Avios discount in November last year, which saw the price per point as low as 1.5 Singapore cents each – though there’s no guarantee a deal like that would return.
Unlock valuable redemptions
For our readers based in Singapore, there are some great value redemptions using Avios points, primarily via the Qatar Airways Privilege Club or through the British Airways Executive Club.
One example is to take the excellent Qatar Airways Qsuite to Europe or the USA in Business Class.
(Photo: MainlyMiles)
Here’s an example of how you can use this Finnair buy Avios promotion, then transfer to Qatar Airways via BA, and fly from Singapore to Athens or some other cities in Business Class on Qatar Airways for just 70,000 Avios + S$350 in taxes during off-peak dates.
QRPC Cathay Pacific
Business Class redemptions from Singapore
(one-way)
| Route |  |
 |
|
| QR Avios | Effective Cost (buy Avios bonus) |
KF Miles | |
| Singapore Athens |
70,000 +S$350 |
S$1,372 +S$350 |
n/a |
| Singapore London |
75,000 +S$350 |
S$1,470 +S$350 |
103,500 +S$65 |
| Singapore New York |
95,000 +S$494 |
S$1,862 +S$494 |
111,500 +S$89* |
* S$125 if routing via FRA
As you can see, a purchase of 75,000 Avios for S$1,470 is enough to get you from Singapore to London via Doha in the Qatar Airways Qsuite Business Class, with around S$350 in additional taxes and fees to pay.
That’s a good deal compared to parting with 103,500 miles + S$65 with KrisFlyer, if you don’t mind a stop in Doha.
While a transit in Doha is potentially inconvenient, do remember that Qatar Airways is serving many cities in Europe and the USA which require a transit anyway when you fly with SIA – like Mykonos, Sofia, Madrid, Boston or Washington.
(Photo: Qatar Airways)
Do ensure that it’s regular award space you’re booking on Qatar Airways flights, not one of the airline’s ‘Flexi award’ options, which offer additional space at double the usual rate (not dissimilar to Singapore Airlines Advantage awards).
Flexi awards have a “Flexi” label, so beware of that – it’s really poor value in comparison!
Qatar Airways also now applies ‘peak’ Avios award pricing on more popular dates over busier periods, with around 20% more Avios needed, which obviously come in at poorer value and should also be avoided.
You can also now book Cathay Pacific awards via Qatar Privilege Club online at attractive rates, with no fuel surcharge added, as we recently reported.
QRPC
Business Class redemptions from Singapore
(one-way)
| Route |  |
|
|
| QR Avios | Effective Cost (buy Avios bonus) |
KF Miles | |
| Hong Kong Tokyo |
22,000 +S$57 |
S$431 +S$57 |
24,000 +S$67 |
| Singapore Hong Kong |
22,000 +S$65 |
S$431 +S$65 |
34,000 +S$65 |
These awards represent significant savings on the KrisFlyer Saver award rate with Singapore Airlines, and allow Oneworld lounge access, arguably a superior pre-flight experience in Cathay Pacific lounges and those of their partners like Qantas.
(Photo: Cathay Pacific)
There’s also the option to redeem flights between Singapore and Koh Samui on Bangkok Airways, a Qatar Airways partner, for just 6,000 Avios + S$126 in Economy Class.
This can be a great way to circumvent high fares on this route (and yes, even Scoot’s fares can be eye-watering!).
There’s also a range of (mainly short- to medium-haul) redemptions you can unlock with the British Airways Executive Club, by buying Finnair Avios at a 50% discount, then simply transferring them across.
Here are some examples.
BA Avios via QRPC
Business Class redemptions from Singapore
(one-way)
| Route |  |
Using KrisFlyeror  Asia Miles |
|
| BA Avios | Effective Cost (buy Avios bonus) |
||
| Singapore Kuala Lumpur (MH) |
12,500 +S$79 |
S$245 +S$79 |
21,000 +S$65 |
| Singapore Colombo (UL) |
22,000 +S$194 |
S$431 +S$194 |
43,000 +S$65 |
| Singapore Perth (QF) |
38,750 +S$108 |
S$760 +S$108 |
40,500 +S$96 |
| Singapore Helsinki (AY) |
62,500 +S$87 |
S$1,225 +S$87 |
89,000 +S$87 |
| Singapore Sydney (QF) |
62,000 +S$113 |
S$1,215 +S$113 |
68,500 +S$104 |
| Singapore Tokyo (JL) |
62,000 +S$283 |
S$1,215 +S$283 |
52,000 +S$65 |
| Singapore London (QF) |
108,250 +S$69 |
S$2,122 +S$69 |
103,500 +S$65 |
As you can see you can unlock some attractive “fares” with this buy Avios deal.
A standout deal here is the Singapore to Helsinki option with Finnair, at just 62,500 Avios + S$87 in taxes, which you can effectively unlock with a S$1,215 Avios purchase during this sale.
You can also redeem this product via the Finnair Plus programme directly, which even has access to additional award space between 355 days and 360 days in advance, if you’re able to plan your travel early.
Remember that even relatively basic awards like Malaysia Airlines Business Class from Singapore to KL are also your ticket to Qatar Airways’ superb Premium Lounge at Changi Airport, for some pre-flight champagne and à la carte dining.
You can also now transfer Avios into the Loganair programme (via BA) for a wide range of UK domestic flights on the regional carrier, often priced at over GBP200 (~S$350) one-way, for only 6,500 Avios, with minimal taxes and fees to pay.
Which card to use
If you are going to buy miles in this promotion, and assuming like most of our readers you are based in Singapore, you’ll want to achieve the maximum number of credit card miles for the purchase itself when buying Finnair Avios.
The transaction happens in Euros. Payment is processed by points.com, under MCC 7399.
You can earn the most extra miles for the purchase transaction by using one of the following Singapore issued credit cards if you can.
Note that the DBS WWMC card now specifically excludes MCC 7399 from points earning, so while this card previously had ‘hit-and-miss’ success with Points.com transactions, which could usually be rectified later via customer service, it’s now well and truly on the ineligible list.
This Finnair Plus promotion offers a decent opportunity to purchase Avios at up to 40% off, with the best rate of 1.96 Singapore cents each for bulk purchases of 75,000+ points.
Now that Finnair is fully integrated into the Avios ecosystem, this allows you to effectively top up your British Airways or Qatar Airways Avios balance at this excellent rate, unlocking excellent-value redemptions like Qatar’s Qsuite to Europe or Cathay Pacific Business Class without fuel surcharges.
Even Economy Class redemptions with Bangkok Airways can make a lot of sense as an Avios redemption, as can long-haul Finnair Business Class awards.
However, you’ll need existing Finnair Plus membership with at least 500 Avios (though you can instantly transfer in from or via BA), and the best rates require large purchases. Do also be mindful of Qatar Airways’ peak pricing and avoid expensive Flexi awards when booking, if those are the awards you’re interested in.
As we always say – don’t buy speculatively! Have a redemption in mind that you can lock in straight away or in the short-term, since Avios points can always be devalued – sometimes without notice.
(Cover Photo: Markus Mainka / Shutterstock)
