EDI → HELEdinburgh to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to Helsinki (HEL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,718 km, an estimated 2 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and Helsinki. Updated 15 September 2026 at 18:10 UTC.

EDI Edinburgh busy · +17
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
1,718 km · ~2h 42m est.
dep bank 08:25–18:056x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live EDI and HEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Finnair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
FinnairAY

Flights AY1372 08:25 Mo We Th Fr · AY1374 18:05 Tu Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15AY1374dep +23 → arr−6
09-14AY1372dep +42 → arr+16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EDIEdinburgh +17 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · W 11 kt Full EDI delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 8 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Edinburgh to Helsinki route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI to HEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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EDI to HEL questions

Is EDI–HEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on EDI–HEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 and evening departures around 18:05 from EDI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from EDI to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,718 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 151–177 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EDI–HEL fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 7 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.