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UME to HEL: distance & flight time
Umea (Umeå Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
284 mi
457 km · 247 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
284 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- UME — Umeå Airport · Umea, Sweden
- 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 UME
- OER · Örnsköldsvik Airport48 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport62 mi away
- VAA · Vaasa Airport69 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 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 UME from HEL?
The flight distance from Umea (UME) to Helsinki (HEL) is 284 miles (457 km, 247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UME to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 UME to HEL?
Nonstop service on UME–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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Umea and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Umea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UME to HEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UME–HEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UME to HEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UME–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.