Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Helsinki to Delhi. While takeoff favors the right for Gulf of Finland views, the landing approach dominates this route's visual experience. The Yamuna River and Delhi's urban geography from the left side provide more dramatic and geographically significant landmarks than the relatively featureless plains visible from the right during descent.

During takeoff from Helsinki Malmi (HEM), sit on the Right side for the best views. Helsinki Malmi typically departs to the north or northeast. Right-side seats offer views of the Gulf of Finland's northern coastline and the archipelago that defines the approach corridor. Left side faces inland toward forested terrain with less distinctive visual markers. Notable sights include: Gulf of Finland (immediate offshore water), Helsinki archipelago (scattered islands and skerries), Tuusula Lake (visible inland to the left during climb), forested Finnish landscape.

When landing at Indira Gandhi International (DEL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Approaching Delhi from the northwest, left-side seats capture the Yamuna River's distinctive curves and the city's urban sprawl pattern. The river is a reliable visual landmark during descent, and left seats also frame the Aravalli Hills on the western approach. Right side faces the flat Indo-Gangetic Plain with fewer defining features. Notable sights include: Yamuna River (multiple meanders visible), Delhi's urban grid and built-up areas, Aravalli Hills (western ridge, appearing as low hills on horizon), agricultural fields of the surrounding plains.

The flight from Helsinki Malmi (HEM) to Indira Gandhi International (DEL) takes Approximately 6 hours 45 minutes to 7 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Caucasus Mountains (southern flank visible from altitude around 2-3 hours out), the Caspian Sea's eastern shore, the Kopet Dag range (Iran-Turkmenistan border), and the Iranian plateau. Around the 4-5 hour mark, the Hindu Kush mountains become visible on the left (north) as the route approaches Afghanistan's airspace. The Indus River valley appears in the final 90 minutes before descent into Delhi, with the Thar Desert visible to the right (south) during the approach phase.