1. When arriving at the terminal, please check the gate number and departure time of your next flight from flight information screens and then go directly to the departure gate of your onward flight.

2. Domestic flights as well as flights to European Schengen countries are operated from gates 5–36. Long-haul and European non-Schengen flights are operated from gates 37–55.


3. If you are travelling to or from Asia, America, Middle East or Great-Britain, you will go through passport control. EU -citizens can use the fast and convenient automatic border control. The minimum height for using the automated border control gate is 130 cm. If you are travelling with a child or in a wheelchair, go to border control counter.

4. If you arrive at Helsinki Airport from another domestic airport in Finland or from another Schengen country and continue your journey to a destination within the Schengen Area, you do not need to go through passport control.

Helsinki Airport follows European Union's (EU) security regulations. Therefore, passengers arriving from non-Schengen countries (excluding EU countries not part of the Schengen area, as well as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Singapore) proceed to their connecting flights through security control. 


If your flights are not booked in a single reservation under one ticket number, please allow enough time for the transfer. Collect your luggage from the baggage claim hall and then go through check-in and security control. Keep up with your airline's check-in schedule.

Helsinki Airport offers a smooth and stress-free transfer experience. While waiting for your connecting flight, you can enjoy a wide selection of shops, kiosks, restaurants, and cafés. You can also shop regardless of whether you are travelling on a domestic or international flight. For more information about shopping right, please see Finavia's website.

You can find airport map here.