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Covid certificate
Covid certificate should make it easier to travel within the EU
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.
Find out what applies to your situation
Have you been vaccinated?
Does the country you are travelling to require any certificates? It is up to the country you are travelling to determine what regulations apply there. It is your responsibility to check if you meet the requirements to enter that country. For information about what travel regulations apply, visit the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ website or use the Ministry’s Resklar travel app.
Does the airline require any certificates?
Check with your airline to get information about what rules apply for your flight and what is required in order for you to check in and be ready to fly.
Check with your airline
Check with your airline to get information about what rules apply for your flight and what is required in order for you to check in and be ready to fly.
More about the Covid certificate
The Covid certificate should make it easier to travel within the EU.
If you are vaccinated and have access to a form of Swedish e-identification, you can log in and download your Covid certificate from the Swedish eHealth Agency’s website, www.covidbevis.se. On the website, you can also read about how to obtain Swedish e-identification and a digital mailbox as well as information about what to do if you cannot obtain a Swedish e-identification and get your certificate digitally.
If you are not vaccinated, you can get a test certificate (link to the page for “testbevis”). In relevant cases, you can get a certificate of recovery (link to the page for “tillfrisknandebevis”).
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.
When you are vaccinate, it is stated on the certificate you download:
- that you are vaccinated
- when you got your vaccine
- which vaccine you received
If you are not vaccinated, you can get a test certificate (link to the page for “testbevis”). In relevant cases, you can get a certificate of recovery (link to the page for “tillfrisknandebevis”).
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.
The Swedish eHealth Agency has compiled the most frequently asked questions and answers about the Covid certificate on its website.
Covid-19-test and restrictions
Upon departure from Sweden
Most countries and airlines require you as a traveler to be able to show that you have recently been tested for covid-19 with a negative result. Some countries also require approved antigen tests. You may miss your flight or be denied entry into a country if you do not have the required certificates. It is important that you find out what applies to you and what you need to prepare before you arrive at the airport. Around the country there are private companies that offer tests and can issue travel certificates.
Covid-test at the airport
Check that opening hours and response times work for your trip.
Airport Sky Vårdcentral and Apoteksgruppen at Arlanda offers PCR- and antigen test at certain times of the day.
ExpressCare in SkyCity offers PCR- and antigen test 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Entering Sweden from abroad
Non-Swedish citizens travelling to Sweden from EU/EES member states, including the Nordic countries, must be able to present an EU Digital COVID Certificate or a certificate that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, had a negative test result issued within 72 hours prior to their arrival or recovered from Covid-19 within the past 6 months. This requirement applies to non-Swedish citizens 18 or older, with some exceptions.
Non-Swedish citizens travelling to Sweden from non-EU/EES member states must be covered by one of the exceptions to Sweden’s entry ban and also be able to present a negative Covid test result issued within 72 hours prior to entering Sweden or be exempted from the test requirement in order to enter the country. Exceptions to the entry ban and the test requirement are made for several categories of travellers, including travellers with vaccination certificates issued by certain countries
Read more on the Public Health Agency of Sweden’s website.
Region Stockholm's test station in the arrival hall Terminal 5 has closed from Sunday January 16.
Arriving travelers are referred to 1177.se for alternative test locations in their hometown.
Wear a face mask in the terminal and in SkyCity
We would like everyone in the terminal and in SkyCity to wear face masks. Have a face mask with you throughout your journey – Most airlines require passengers to wear face masks on board the aircraft
If your trip should be cancelled or rebooked
Many airlines offer flexible rebooking or cancellation conditions adjusted to Covid-19. Contact your airline, travel agent or tour operator for more information about your journey.
Hallå konsument has information about your rights as a consumer regarding cancelling trips in conjunction with the coronavirus.
current changes at the airport
Selected airlines to move to Terminal 2
All domestic traffic has been moved to Terminal 5. International traffic will operate out of Terminal 2 and Terminal 5. For further information, contact your airline.
Buses
- The bus traffic at Terminal 5 has moved to Terminal 4. The bus stops at Terminal 2 will not change.
- Local SL-buses stops in front of SkyCity and Terminal 2.
- The bus stop Tullvägen are closed.
At the airport
- Keep a distance and show consideration for your fellow passengers.
- Several hand sanitiser stations in the terminal.
- We have implemented expanded cleaning measures at the airport.
- Our airports have protective shields in mandatory passenger flows such as check-in, security checkpoints and boarding.
Frequently asked questions
On the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ website Sweden Abroad or in the Ministry’s Resklar app, you will find updated information (in Swedish) about what is in effect in different countries.
Yes, there is currently a ban on entering for non-Swedish citizens from most countries outside the EU.
Read more on the Swedish Police’s website
At the airport, we comply with European aviation regulatory guidelines. We would therefore like you to continue to wear a mask in terminals and in SkyCity.
Airlines require passengers to wear face masks on board the aircraft. Different airlines have different requirements for the type of face masks. Contact your airline for more information on the type of masks they require. Wear a face mask in the terminal.
Have a face mask with you throughout your journey. Face masks can be purchased at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Read more here about what the opening hours are for shops that sell face masks.
When you use a face mask, remember to:
- Wash your hands before you put on your face mask
- Do not touch the mask while you are using it.
- Change your mask after a maximum of four hours or if it becomes moist.
- Remove your mask by using the straps. Do not touch the mask itself.
- Wash your hands again.
Children under the age of 6 don’t need to wear a face mask – that is an exception that most of the airlines and airports make. Find out what applies to you and your journey.
Some countries and airlines require you as a traveler to be able to show that you have recently been tested for Covid-19 with a negative result. You may miss your flight or be denied entry into a country if you do not have the required certificates.
Swedavia is following developments concerning the coronavirus and is working in close collaboration with the authorities responsible.
No. Swedish citizens do not need to show proof of a negative test result.
Read more on the Public Health Agency of Sweden’s website
As of January 21, non-Swedish citizens travelling to Sweden from EU/EES member states, including the Nordic countries, must be able to present an EU Digital COVID Certificate or a certificate that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, had a negative test result issued within 72 hours prior to their arrival or recovered from Covid-19 within the past 6 months. This requirement applies to non-Swedish citizens 18 or older, with some exceptions.
Non-Swedish citizens travelling to Sweden from non-EU/EES member states must be covered by one of the exceptions to Sweden’s entry ban and also be able to present a negative Covid test result issued within 72 hours prior to entering Sweden or be exempted from the test requirement in order to enter the country. Exceptions to the entry ban and the test requirement are made for several categories of travellers, including travellers with vaccination certificates issued by certain countries.
Read more on the Swedish Police’s website
If you have any questions about an upcoming trip or questions about rebooking or cancelling, you should contact your airline or tour operator – you will find a list of airlines here.
Hallå Konsument has information about your rights as a consumer regarding cancelling trips in conjunction with the coronavirus.
If you have any questions about an upcoming trip or questions about rebooking or cancelling, you should contact your airline or tour. You can also visit the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ website or use the Ministry’s Resklar app (in Swedish).
Hallå Konsument has information about your rights as a consumer regarding cancelling trips in conjunction with the coronavirus.
To avoid crowding, we recommend that you see off or greet passengers outside the terminal.
Are you coming by car, follow the road signs showing the parking areas for arrival or departure. You can no longer drive to the entrance at Terminal 5 to drop off/pick up travellers. You can also park in the multi-storey car parks close to the terminals.
Watch the video on how to go from the Pick Up and drop off parking to Terminal 5.