Flying from Stockholm to Helsinki?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Stockholm to Helsinki?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Stockholm to Helsinki?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Stockholm → Helsinki
A short flight from Sweden to Finland. Helsinki is 1 hour ahead. Remember to put your watch forward when you land.
The city built on fourteen islands
Stockholm is spread across fourteen islands where Lake Malaren meets the Baltic Sea, a city defined by water, bridges, and a well-preserved medieval old town, Gamla Stan. The Arlanda Express runs nonstop from the airport into Central Station in 18 minutes, one of Europe's quicker dedicated airport rail links. Summers bring long daylight, with nearly white nights in June, while winters are dark and cold with limited daylight by December. The city's metro, ferries, and extensive bike network make a car largely unnecessary within the urban core.
Surrounding hubs
| 712 km / 442 mi | |
| 853 km / 530 mi | |
| 385 km / 239 mi |
The Nordic gateway
Helsinki sits on a peninsula and archipelago at the edge of the Baltic, a small, clean, and orderly Nordic capital with a compact, walkable center. A direct rail line connects the airport to downtown in around thirty minutes, and trams and a small metro cover the rest of the city well. Winters are long, dark, and cold, with snow on the ground for months, while summers bring very long daylight hours in compensation. It sits far closer to Russia and the Baltic states than most Western European capitals, both geographically and historically.
Nearby airports
| 101 km / 63 mi |
Surrounding hubs
| 892 km / 554 mi | |
| 938 km / 583 mi | |
| 382 km / 237 mi |
Find out which side of the plane to sit on.
Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.
We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.
Enter your flight
Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.
We track the sun along your route
Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.
You get a recommendation
Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.
Want to go deeper? Accuracy, edge cases, polar routes — see the FAQ →
Notes from the product.
Small updates, route observations, and clearer explanations for how the app keeps evolving.
Type less, wait less, wonder more
Airport search now understands metro codes and old city names, FlightSide loads noticeably faster, and a new Feeling lucky button chooses a flight for anyone without one in mind.
A closer look at the route, not just the seat
FlightSide now shows the two cities and key details about the flight alongside the seat recommendation: confirm you picked the right airports, read the time change off two clocks, and check the return leg.
It's all about the sun (after all)
Not all sunlight reaches the side windows. FlightSide now weighs the sun’s angle to the cabin and shows twilight along the route.