If you're unfamiliar, Finnair is the flag carrier of Finland and one of the oldest continuously operating airlines in the world. Its loyalty program, Finnair Plus<\/a>, adopted Avios in early 2024, which means you can freely move Avios earned through other programs<\/a> like British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar to Finnair.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Radisson Rewards<\/a> offers more than 1,100 hotels in 100 countries worldwide. However, Choice Privileges merged with Radisson Rewards Americas<\/a>, so any Radisson hotels in the U.S. or Latin America are not part of the current Radisson Rewards portfolio.<\/p>\n In other words, this new partnership between Radisson Rewards and Finnair Plus might not be hugely popular for U.S. travelers, but it can certainly provide value under the right circumstances.<\/p>\n Finnair Plus elite status members can take advantage of an instant status match to Radisson Rewards. Here's how those tiers convert:<\/p>\n Radisson Rewards Premium status typically requires five nights or three stays, and comes with a variety of benefits, including:<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Radisson Rewards VIP requires 30 nights or 20 stays, and comes with all the benefits of Radisson Rewards Premium, plus:<\/p>\n Unfortunately, this status match doesn't work both ways. If you hold Radisson elite status, you cannot match to Finnair elite status.<\/p>\n To complete the status match, head to the Radisson page on the Finnair Shop website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related: Current Status Match Opportunities with Hotel Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n While the status match is great news for Finnair elites, the ability to transfer points between these programs leaves a bit to be desired.<\/p>\n You can convert Finnair Plus Avios to Radisson Rewards points at a 3:5 ratio. In other words, 3,000 Avios equates to 5,000 Radisson Rewards points.\u00a0If going the other way, you can convert Radisson Rewards points to Avios at a 10:1 ratio, so 10,000 Radisson Rewards points equal just 1,000 Avios.<\/p>\n To put this into context, AwardWallet users typically redeem Radisson Rewards points for 0.41\u00a2 apiece<\/a>. While we don't have enough data to estimate how much value AwardWallet users get from Finnair Avios, users redeem British Airways Avios for 2.55\u00a2 apiece and Iberia Avios for 2.86\u00a2 apiece, so we know that Avios are highly valuable. Thanks to Finnair's award chart, it's clear you can get similar value from Finnair Avios.<\/p>\n Even if we used a conservative 2\u00a2 apiece value for Avios, converting 3,000 Avios (worth roughly $60) into 5,000 Radisson Rewards points (worth roughly $20.50) doesn't make much sense. Similarly, converting 10,000 Radisson Rewards points (worth roughly $41) into 1,000 Avios (worth roughly $20) again doesn't seem worthwhile.<\/p>\n There are no stipulations as to how often you can exchange either way, but the minimum amount per exchange is 1,000 Avios.<\/p>\n Related: Airline and Hotel Expiration Policies: How to Save Your Miles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The new partnership between Radisson Rewards and Finnair Plus is certainly interesting. While the points transfer leaves a bit to be desired, the status match opportunity for Finnair elites is fantastic. If you can match to top-tier Radisson VIP, you'll get suite upgrades and free breakfast at Radisson properties worldwide, which adds real value to your stay.<\/p>\n To transfer points or match your status, you'll need to link your accounts by providing your Radisson Rewards number and your Finnair Plus number through the Finnair Shop portal.<\/p>\n Page Contents<\/p> Radisson and Finnair have just launched a surprising new partnership, giving members the opportunity to move points between programs and take advantage of an elite status match. Neither Radisson Rewards nor Finnair Plus are the most popular hotel or airline loyalty programs, but it’s often these niche partnerships that bring the most value to travelers.\u00a0Let’s dive into the details of the new Radisson Rewards and Finnair Plus partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":202563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12751,12625,12695],"coauthors":[36542],"class_list":["post-273502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-finnair-plus","tag-partners-and-alliances","tag-radisson-rewards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273502"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":273613,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273502\/revisions\/273613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273502"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=273502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Radisson](\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-12.01.11.png\")
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