Finnair Strike Compensation

Yurii Moskalenko
21.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

One of the most common factors behind flight interruptions is flight strikes, which can be initiated by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of EU Regulation 261, under which you could be qualified for compensation of up to 600 Euros.

Learn more to find out how to obtain compensation and in which situations.

Your Passenger Rights

The good news is that any passenger is protected by EU Regulation 261. The EU 261/2004 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for compensation and assistance to passengers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, under EU 261:

  • The airline is required to provide travelers with information about their rights.
  • In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to choose one of the following options: either a ticket refund or rerouting to the final destination under similar conditions;
  • Passengers can expect to receive meals and drinks; they are also entitled to have two free phone calls, e-mails, or faxes.
  • If you decide to reroute, and it involves an overnight stay, the airline is required to provide hotel accommodation, as well as transportation between the airport and the hotel.
  • Compensation between 250 to 600 euros per passenger

When You Are Entitled to Finnair Strike Compensation

Often, Finnair strikes involve their workers. These could be engineers, pilots, flight attendants, or other essential staff. As you’re now aware, you may be eligible for airline strike compensation, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you experienced due to the strike.

It is also important to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events outside of the airline’s control. If a strike is considered one of these circumstances, the airline is not required to provide compensation. Importantly, if a staff strike happens, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, therefore such cases are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are made by the airline’s own employees, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. As a result, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.

However, you should understand that each incident is individual, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.

Finnair Strike Compensation

Before seeking compensation for an airline strike, you need to know about the conditions and the amount of compensation you might receive.

Finnair Strike Flight Delay Compensation

The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. When airline workers go on strike, it can disrupt passengers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is crucial to understand that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours because of a strike, you are eligible for compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.

In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical facts into account: the flight’s distance and the duration of the delay. It is important to understand these details, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you are entitled to. In the following, you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you could get.

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

Finnair Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation

Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellation. According to EU Regulation 261, you are eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros. Keep in mind that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline notified you about the cancellation less than 14 days before your travel.

Nevertheless, there are always some exceptions to the rules, and here is the case. The airline is entitled to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This flight must meet the conditions enumerated below:

Advance NoticeRe-routing Requirements
14 DaysNone
7 – 13 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight
Less than 7 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight

Importantly, if you used an alternative flight but your final arrival time at the destination point was still delayed, you have a right to claim compensation.

The amount of the compensation is based on the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Take a look at the table below for more details:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km

Which Finnair Flights Are Covered by EU261?

Regulation EU261 covers every flight departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from outside the EU if they are operated by airlines based in the EU. The regulation also covers flights to and from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway.

The following table shows which Finnair flights are protected by EU 261/2004:

ItineraryCovered by EU 261
Flights departing the EU airports✅ Covered
Flights arriving at the EU airports✅ Covered

How to Claim Finnair Strike Compensation

If you’ve encountered flight delays or cancellations at least once, you understand how annoying it can be.

Travelers who experience any of these issues on Finnair flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to the EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:

  1. Fill in our form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We know the EU laws comprehensively and will do our best to obtain your rightful compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.

Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations

Was your flight delayed or cancelled due to the strike? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.

Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.

Date Airline (Flight number) Route Status Your compensation

30.05.202507:50

Finnair

5072

Tokyo (HND)

Helsinki (HEL)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202521:50

Finnair

42

Seoul (ICN)

Helsinki (HEL)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202521:05

Finnair

5081

Tokyo (HND)

Honolulu (HNL)

delayed

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29.05.202520:20

Finnair

5448

Seattle (SEA)

London (LHR)

delayed

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29.05.202520:15

Finnair

3995

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

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29.05.202519:50

Finnair

5167

Tokyo (HND)

Hiroshima (HIJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:45

Finnair

5063

Tokyo (HND)

Tokushima (TKS)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:20

Finnair

1416

Frankfurt (FRA)

Helsinki (HEL)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:15

Finnair

5253

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:00

Finnair

5283

Tokyo (HND)

Ube (UBJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:00

Finnair

5245

Tokyo (HND)

Kumamoto (KMJ)

delayed

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29.05.202518:59

Finnair

3907

Seattle (SEA)

Omaha (OMA)

delayed

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29.05.202518:55

Finnair

5203

Tokyo (HND)

Kochi (KCZ)

delayed

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29.05.202518:42

Finnair

2631

Seattle (SEA)

Ketchikan (KTN)

delayed

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29.05.202518:37

Finnair

2647

Seattle (SEA)

Minneapolis (MSP)

delayed

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29.05.202518:17

Finnair

3957

Seattle (SEA)

Tucson (TUS)

delayed

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29.05.202518:10

Finnair

3913

Seattle (SEA)

Portland (PDX)

delayed

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29.05.202518:10

Finnair

2641

Seattle (SEA)

Milwaukee (MKE)

delayed

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29.05.202518:08

Finnair

3951

Seattle (SEA)

Phoenix (PHX)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202518:00

Finnair

5056

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:59

Finnair

2509

Seattle (SEA)

Anchorage (ANC)

delayed

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29.05.202517:59

Finnair

2597

Seattle (SEA)

Dallas (DFW)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:59

Finnair

3931

Seattle (SEA)

San Diego (SAN)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:55

Finnair

3981

Seattle (SEA)

(ORD)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:46

Finnair

2619

Seattle (SEA)

Chicago (IAH)

delayed

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29.05.202517:45

Finnair

3975

Seattle (SEA)

Redmond (RDM)

delayed

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29.05.202517:45

Finnair

2523

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

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29.05.202517:41

Finnair

3921

Seattle (SEA)

Pullman (PUW)

delayed

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29.05.202517:35

Finnair

5145

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (ITM)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:30

Finnair

5151

Tokyo (HND)

Okayama (OKJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:30

Finnair

5215

Tokyo (HND)

Asahikawa (AKJ)

delayed

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29.05.202517:15

Finnair

5067

Tokyo (HND)

Misawa (MSJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:55

Finnair

5157

Tokyo (HND)

Matsuyama (MYJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:55

Finnair

5303

Tokyo (HND)

Okinawa (OKA)

delayed

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29.05.202516:55

Finnair

5173

Tokyo (HND)

Izumo (IZO)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

Finnair

5055

Tokyo (HND)

Ube (UBJ)

delayed

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29.05.202516:30

Finnair

5449

London (LHR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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29.05.202516:30

Finnair

5061

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (CTS)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:30

Finnair

5071

Tokyo (HND)

Shirahama (SHM)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:20

Finnair

33

Helsinki (HEL)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:00

Finnair

5252

Tokyo (CTS)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:50

Finnair

5084

Okinawa (OKA)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:30

Finnair

2576

Vancouver (YVR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:25

Finnair

5080

Kumamoto (KMJ)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:17

Finnair

2644

Missoula (MSO)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:10

Finnair

5260

Obihiro (OBO)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:05

Finnair

5258

Okinawa (OKA)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:02

Finnair

2610

Spokane (GEG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:55

Finnair

5210

Komatsu (KMQ)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:40

Finnair

5150

Kagoshima (KOJ)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:31

Finnair

2650

Oakland (OAK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:10

Finnair

3968

Victoria (YYJ)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:49

Finnair

2508

Walla Walla (ALW)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:48

Finnair

2558

Vancouver (YVR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:43

Finnair

3920

Pullman (PUW)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:40

Finnair

2634

Spokane (GEG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:30

Finnair

3948

Santa Ana (SNA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:29

Finnair

4040

Dallas (DFW)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:02

Finnair

2522

Boise (BOI)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202512:56

Finnair

2530

Denver (DEN)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202512:53

Finnair

3916

Pasco (PSC)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202512:30

Finnair

1166

Krakow (KRK)

Helsinki (HEL)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202512:01

Finnair

3956

Tucson (TUS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202511:55

Finnair

2581

Los Angeles (LAX)

Seattle (SEA)

cancelled

Claim Refund

29.05.202511:26

Finnair

2632

Las Vegas (LAS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202511:13

Finnair

3934

Santa Barbara (SBA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202510:00

Finnair

6669

Doha (DOH)

Entebbe (EBB)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202508:27

Finnair

4586

Indianapolis (IND)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202508:05

Finnair

4572

Pittsburgh (PIT)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202507:00

Finnair

2578

Tampa (TPA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202523:30

Finnair

395

Helsinki (HEL)

Kokkola (KOK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202522:30

Finnair

4242

Dallas (DFW)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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28.05.202521:45

Finnair

3901

Seattle (SEA)

Oakland (OAK)

delayed

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28.05.202521:45

Finnair

4585

Seattle (SEA)

Columbus (CMH)

delayed

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28.05.202521:45

Finnair

3979

Seattle (SEA)

Los Angeles (SMF)

delayed

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28.05.202521:40

Finnair

3929

Seattle (SEA)

Reno (RNO)

delayed

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28.05.202520:15

Finnair

3995

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202520:09

Finnair

2635

Seattle (SEA)

Spokane (GEG)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202520:05

Finnair

5237

Tokyo (HND)

Okinawa (OKA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202520:00

Finnair

3943

Seattle (SEA)

Portland (PDX)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202519:59

Finnair

3915

Seattle (SEA)

Phoenix (PHX)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202519:00

Finnair

5283

Tokyo (HND)

Ube (UBJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:55

Finnair

5223

Tokyo (HND)

Miyazaki (KMI)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:40

Finnair

5231

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (CTS)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:37

Finnair

2647

Seattle (SEA)

Minneapolis (MSP)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:25

Finnair

6640

Colombo (CMB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:13

Finnair

2546

Dallas (DFW)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:10

Finnair

3913

Seattle (SEA)

Portland (PDX)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:10

Finnair

2641

Seattle (SEA)

Milwaukee (MKE)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:05

Finnair

2637

Seattle (SEA)

Chicago (MCI)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202517:45

Finnair

5251

Tokyo (HND)

Nagasaki (NGS)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202517:35

Finnair

415

Helsinki (HEL)

Kajaani (KAJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202517:35

Finnair

5145

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (ITM)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202517:30

Finnair

5151

Tokyo (HND)

Okayama (OKJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202517:05

Finnair

5301

Tokyo (HND)

Fukuoka (FUK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:55

Finnair

5303

Tokyo (HND)

Okinawa (OKA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:55

Finnair

5157

Tokyo (HND)

Matsuyama (MYJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:50

Finnair

20

Dallas (DFW)

Helsinki (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:50

Finnair

5830

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:45

Finnair

5083

Tokyo (HND)

Komatsu (KMQ)

delayed

Claim Refund
Yurii Moskalenko
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Yurii educates people about human rights and advocacy. He creates helpful materials for travelers to assert their rights. With certifications in law and economics, Yurii turns legal terms into simple, actionable advice. His travel experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges travelers face, helping him better understand their needs.

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