Whether you’re planning a relaxed beach holiday, a city break or a longer trip, Helsinki Airport’s wide selection of direct routes is sure to offer a suitable destination for every group. When travelling from regional airports, Helsinki Airport serves as an efficient transfer airport to the world. In addition, many Finavia airports offer both direct scheduled flights and holiday flights in the summer.
Read more about the route and destination options in the summer here
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Enjoy the services at the airport and start your holiday relaxed
Finavia has developed Helsinki Airport’s facilities and service offering strongly in recent years.
Approximately 50 shops and 50 cafés and restaurants await passengers at the airport. The shops at the airport offer both Finnish and international brands. Learn more about the shops.
In restaurants and cafés offering both Finnish and international flavours, you can stop to eat or take snacks and meals with you on your flight. Learn more about the airport's restaurant offering here.
One of the global trends in air travel has long been the growing demand for lounge services. For this reason, lounges have also been developed at Helsinki Airport, where you can spend time and enjoy the holiday atmosphere even before your flight departs. Learn more about the airport's five inviting lounges here.
Approximately 30 per cent of passengers arrive at the airport by car. Finavia’s parking halls and areas have affordable pre-booking prices. All of Finavia’s parking halls and areas are near the terminal, which makes arriving at the airport smooth. Learn more about Helsinki Airport's official parking halls and areas here.
Latest openings at the airport
This spring's restaurant and café openings include, among others, Luigi’s All Day Italian Restaurant & Bar (gate 40) and Fazer Café (gate 19−20), as well as the renewed Dinner District (gate 14) and café-bar Brew’d (gate 13).
In addition, a completely new nature-themed café, shop and recreation area has been opened at the airport in the spring, offering fun activities for the whole family. The area houses Picnic, Partioaitta, Lindex, Pure – Taste of Finland and R-kioski. Read more about the area here.
Luigi’s Italian Pizza, which serves authentic pizzas made from ingredients imported from Italy, has just opened in the Food Hall food court in the airport's arrivals hall. The food court in the arrivals hall is available to all visitors to the airport, as no airline ticket is required to visit the area.
The airport’s latest addition is the summer cottage in the non-Schengen gate area (gate 40), which offers plenty of interesting things to explore for children and adults before their flight departs.
Instructions for passengers
Pack correctly – take into account the liquids rules and seasonal products
- At Helsinki Airport, liquids do not need to be removed from hand baggage at security control or packed in a transparent bag. Liquid packages of a capacity not exceeding 100 ml may be carried in hand baggage, no more than two litres per passenger in total.
- When travelling in the summer, it is particularly important to remember seasonal products such as sunscreen, after sun products, mosquito repellent and other creams – these must be packed in the cargo hold if the container size exceeds 100 ml.
- The liquid restrictions do not apply to liquid baby food, formula milk and special dietary products. You may carry the amount you will need during the flight in your hand baggage.
- At Helsinki Airport, electronic devices may also be left in the bag. Power banks and backup batteries must be packed in hand baggage and must not be packed in checked baggage.
Please also note that different airports may have different practices for handling liquids, so always check the instructions for your return flight.
Learn more about the packing instructions at Finavia’s airports here.
Follow the airline’s instructions when arriving at the airport
The summer holiday season starts at Helsinki Airport when school ends. The airport is the busiest with departing passengers in the morning from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and in the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., but other times may also be busy.
We recommend that you follow your airline’s recommendation on when to come to the airport and to check in in advance whenever possible.
The new Entry/Exit border-crossing system has been gradually introduced in the European Union since October 2025. According to the Finnish Border Guard, the EES border-crossing system improves the quality and efficiency of border control. It provides EU Member State authorities with up-to-date and reliable information on the entry, departure and stay of non-EU citizens in the Schengen area. The EES process is currently in use at the Helsinki Airport's border control checkpoints, but it does not apply to Finnish citizens. Read more on the Finnish Border Guard’s website.
Read more instructions on air travel here
- Instructions for packing hand baggage and checked baggage
- Travelling with children
- Travelling with a pet
