Prepare for your journey
At the airport, we’ve made preparations to handle more passengers during Christmas and New Year’s. Below are a few concrete tips on how you can get ready at home and what is important to keep in mind when you get to the airport.
Before your trip
Online check-in is one alternative to traditional check-in at the airport’s check-in counters. If it is possible to check in online, that is usually preferable. Some airlines charge extra if you check in at the airport.
Get ready to travel by checking with your airline which documents you need for your trip and how you can get ready to travel by uploading documents digitally from home. Also check if the destination has any restrictions.
Download Swedavia's app, add your flight and get notifications about any changes and see current waiting times in the security control.
When you travel abroad, you need to show your identification, either with a passport or national ID card. If you have a Swedish passport, you can get more information from the police, or alternatively contact your embassy. Here you can read more about passports, how to arrange a temporary passport and about visas.
Make sure that you meet the travel requirements for your final destination/country and for any country where you have a connecting flight.
Be sure to stay informed since travel entry restrictions may change on short notice. Before you travel to the airport, it is your duty as a passenger to find out what travel restrictions apply for your destination. For information about your destination, contact, for example, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Always pack food and wrapped Christmas presents in baggage that will be checked in. If the security screener cannot see what something is, it will be a shame to have to open Christmas presents at the security checkpoint rather than in front of the tree on Christmas.
In particular, keep in mind that Christmas foods, such as pickled herring, contain liquid. Make sure that they are packaged properly since, as a passenger, you may be liable if other people’s baggage is damaged.
Read about how to pre-book your parking, what parking options are available and what applies when you have short-term parking when picking up and dropping off at the airport. Book parking here.
There are different ways to get to the airport. Here you can read more about how to get there:
If you are going to pick up or drop off someone, go to the short-term parking P10 Pick up & drop off with a one-minute walk to the terminal. Pay with credit, debit or petrol card in the payment machine. It is also possible to pay via ePARK, Parkster, Mobill and Easypark. Read more here.
Download Swedavia's app, add your flight and get notifications about any changes and see current waiting times in the security control.
Get to the airport well in advance
Make sure you’re at the counter when check-in opens. Even if you’ve already checked in from home, you need to check in any baggage at the check-in counter. Read more here.
Use our automated machines at the airport to print your bag tag. Then drop off your bag at the airline’s bag drop.
Are you taking skis, a pushchair/stroller or other special baggage? In that case, you must go first to your check-in counter to have it tagged and then to the Special Baggage drop-off.
Many airlines offer check-in using automated machines at the airport. Use them if possible if you haven’t already checked in online. You can see which airlines have automated check-in machines at the airport here.
Download Swedavia’s app – see up-to-date airport information and get push notifications about your flight.