Helsinki Airport liquid rules for hand luggage
At Helsinki departures each container must be 100 ml or less and 2 litres in total, with no clear bag needed and liquids and electronics left in your bag, but transfer security still needs the 1-litre bag.
- Largest container
- 100 ml per item
- Clear bag needed
- none at the departures checkpoint; clear resealable bag max 1 litre at transfer security
- Liquids stay in bag
- Yes
- Laptops stay in bag
- Yes
- Every lane
- Not all lanes
- Changed
- 1 Sep 2024
The date above is when the 100 ml per-container limit began, per Finavia. The Departures and Transfers checkpoints have different rules, so not every lane is the same; Finavia's regional airports also need liquids shown to the officer.
Medicines, baby food and duty-free in sealed bags are exempt from the 100 ml limit. Rules vary by airport, so check your return and connecting airports too.
Source: Finavia - Security control at Helsinki Airport (Departures: leave liquids and electronics in bag; Transfers: remove them) · checked 30 Oct 2026
Source: Finavia press release, 29 May 2026 - containers up to 100 ml, max 2 litres per passenger, no need to remove or bag them · checked 30 Oct 2026
Source: Finavia press release, 28 Jul 2025 - Helsinki departures keeps 100 ml per container; larger containers not allowed · checked 30 Oct 2026