Everything you need to know before your journey
You'll find information here about things it may be good to know before your flight. Read more about how to prepare for your trip while you're still at home, how to get ready for security screening and much more. If you have passport-related questions, you can find information here.
Before your trip
Get travel-ready from home
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.
In order to create safe travel as the world gradually opens up, the EU Covid certificate is now available. The recommendation from the EU is that a Covid certificate should be sufficient for travel within the EU and to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, but it is important that you as a traveller always stay updated about what is required for the country to will travel to.
You can get your Covid certificate for travel in three different ways.
- If you are vaccinated, you can download your digital vaccination certificate if you have an approved form of Swedish electronic or e-identification
- If you are not vaccinated, you can get a test certificate. In relevant cases, you can get a certificate of recovery.
- You will find all the information and frequently asked questions and answers about Covid certificates in Swedish on the Swedish eHealth Agency’s website, www.covidbevis.se
Some airlines ask passengers to send in their certificates digitally, and then you can check in and get your boarding card before you get to the airport. Other airlines first check your covid certificate or other certificates when you get to the airport. Check with your airline to get information about what rules apply for your flight.
If you have a disability or reduced mobility, you are entitled to assistance at the airport. We are available around the clock every day of the year to assist you, from your arrival at the terminal to the time you are seated on the aircraft. In order for this assistance to work best, you need to make some preparations prior to your journey. Read more about how you pre-book assistance and how you make the preparations prior to your journey.
Download Swedavia's app, add your flight and get notifications about any changes and see current waiting times in the security control. Search for Swedavia in Apple Store or Google Play.
Directions to the airport
There are different ways to get to the airport. Here you can read more about how to get there:
At the airport
If you are well prepared the screening in the security control goes quickly and smoothly. Read more here.
On the Swedish Transport Agency's website you can read more about what applies to air travel and security checks when traveling from Sweden.
You may take the following items onboard in your cabin baggage.
Some airlines require face mask during the flight. Bring your own face mask to the airport.
Information for travel returnees
Has your baggage been delayed or not arrived? Then contact your airline’s baggage service, that is, whoever handles their baggage at the airport.
Here you will find the luggage service belonging to each airline and how to get in touch with them.