Up north we go!

I’ve got several bonus cards from various airlines and alliances, as every urban nomad should have… The points come from here and there, and small additions accumulate over the time to a sizable pot.

The problem is that the points do expire. I learned quite recently that Finnair had expired some points without any notice to me, and next set of points are to be expired end of this month.

Fortunately, we found a good way to spend the points under the threat: this weekend we are flying to Kuusamo to meet Sanna’s parents. The trip costs around 30€ for adults and 10€ for Aapo + 19,000 points — not a bad deal.

For some puzzling reason this weekend was the only one that had both Friday and Sunday flights available — albeit at quite late hour. Other weekends were handicapped either on Friday or on Sunday. Maybe Finnair releases more seats to bonus program members closer to the departure date.