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SKE to HEL: distance & flight time
Skien (Skien Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
540 mi
870 km · 470 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
540 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKE — Skien Airport · Skien, Norway
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKE
- TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp24 mi away
- NTB · Notodden Airport29 mi away
- RYG · Moss Airport, Rygge45 mi away
- FBU · Oslo, Fornebu Airport61 mi away
Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKE from HEL?
The flight distance from Skien (SKE) to Helsinki (HEL) is 540 miles (870 km, 470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKE to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SKE to HEL?
Nonstop service on SKE–HEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Skien and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Skien.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKE to HEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKE–HEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKE to HEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKE–HEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.