[HELSINKI] HELSINKI-VANTAA AIRPORT
Updated: October 26, 2026
Notices
Although operations of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) began on October 12, 2025, passengers holding a Japanese passport currently need to proceed to staffed counters, leading to heavy congestion and potential long wait times at immigration.
For more details, please visit the EU website.
Registration of emergency contact for flights departing from EU countries
- *Congestion at Helsinki Airport Transfer Security Checkpoints
Security checkpoints for transfer passengers at Helsinki Airport may experience heavy congestion. For details, please refer to the Transfers guide
Arrival
Arrival flow
1 Immigration
2 Baggage Claim
3 Customs
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Immigration
Documents required for entry
| Required documents | Description |
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| VISA | Japanese passport holders are permitted to enter the country without a visa provided that the duration of stay is no longer than 90 days within a period of 6 months. |
| Passport | Finland and other Schengen Zone countries require visitors to hold a passport that has at least 3 months' validity from the date of departure. |
| A return flight ticket or e-ticket | Please bring it. |
Customs
Duty-free applies to tobacco purchases by passengers aged 17 and above, and alcohol purchases by passengers aged 18 and above.
Passengers under the age of 20 are restricted to beverages with an alcohol content of 22% or lower.
If your goods are not in excess of the duty-free limit, please proceed to the green lane. Otherwise, please proceed through the red lane to declare your goods and present them for inspection.
Pets
Prior reservation is necessary if you wish to bring your pet, as the transportation environment within the aircraft needs to be prepared.
Inquiriy - JAL International Reservation and Information
Please also be sure to check with the embassy or quarantine station at your destination for animal quarantine information such as import restrictions and required documentation.
Departure
Departure flow
1 Check-in
2 Immigration
3 Security check
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Check-in
Check-in open time
Kiosk and self baggage drop: 3 hours unitl 1 hour before departure
Staffed counters: 2 hours and 40 minutes before departure
- *Please do check and confirm the counter at airport information.
- *Please note that the maximum weight per item of checked baggage on JAL Group flights leaving from Helsinki Vantaa International Airport must not be in excess of 32 kg (70 lbs).
Security check
Your carry-on baggage will be checked in an X-ray machine.
Information about the Security check priority lane
- The following passengers are able to use the priority lane located at the Security check area in the center of the departures lobby.
- Business Class passengers
- Passengers with JMB Diamond / Sapphire / Crystal, JGC Premier, JGC, oneworld Emerald / Sapphire / Crystal status, plus one accompanying passenger
- Look for signs saying "Priority Security Control".
- You can gain access by showing your boarding pass and status card.
Immigration
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- *Currently, passengers holding Japanese passports need to go through the staffed counter.
- *Currently, departure immigration are extremely crowded and may result in long wait times. Please proceed as early as possible.
Customs
- *You may be asked to present the goods for inspection during the duty-free check. There can sometimes be a long wait, so please ensure that you allow plenty of time.
- *If you are returning to Japan via transfer from another EU country, you will need to carry out customs procedures at the final EU airport from which your Japan-bound flight departs. It is still possible that you may be asked to present the items for inspection, so please ensure that you do not put them in your checked baggage on the connecting flight.
