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SOT to HEL: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
492 mi
791 km · 427 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
492 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- 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 SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 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 SOT from HEL?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Helsinki (HEL) is 492 miles (791 km, 427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOT to HEL?
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