... in response to Finnair Airlines?, posted by CFonde on Mar 13, 2002I flew FinnAir several times, including the route you are taking. FinnAir is wonderfully efficient.
You should have no trouble at Helsinki-Vantaan Airport (HEL). It is about the size of a large domestic regional airport. Very clean and polished. All signs are bilingual, and all the Finns speak English very well. The airport is a sort of northern regional hub, so there is quite a bit of international traffic through there. Your MD-11 will arrive at one gate, then 5 paces later you will be at the departure gate for the flight to St. Pete. They know that many people use FinnAir to Russia, so they do hold the DC-9 to Pulkuvo, St. Pete should the flight from New York be delayed for any reason.
For more information, see the airline web site at http://www.us.finnair.com/ or the airport web site at http://www.vantaa.fi/cgi-bin/sivut?lang=en .
