Everything you need to know before your journey
The health and safety of our passengers is our top priority – together we help each other reduce the spread of infection. All air traffic has temporarily moved from Terminal 2, 3 and 4 to Terminal 5, we therefore recommend you to come to the airport well in advance. You don’t need to have been tested for Covid-19 in order to visit the airport.
How to prepare for your journey
Covid-19-test
Upon entry from abroad
As a Swedish citizen, you must take a Covid test as soon as possible after your arrival and then again five days later. Stay home and avoid close contact with others during your first seven days in Sweden. You will find more information about what rules apply on the Public Health Agency of Sweden’s website.
Region Stockholm offers self-testing in the Terminal 5 baggage hall if you are a resident of Stockholm- or Uppsala County at Sunday to Friday 08.00-21.00 and Saturday 08.00-23.00.
Read more on Region Stockholm’s website and Region Uppsala's website.
Foreign travellers must show a valid certificate of a Covid-19 negative test result that is no more than 48 hours old when they reach the border control at our airports. Please note: The test must be taken before departure. It is not possible to be tested upon arrival in Sweden.
Upon departure from Sweden
Most countries and airlines require travellers to provide proof of a negative result for a recent Covid test. Some countries also require a certified antigen test. You may miss your flight or be denied entry into a country if you do not have the certificates required. It is important that you find out what applies to you and what preparations you need to make before you go to the airport. There are private companies across Sweden that provide testing and can issue a travel certificate.
Get a Covid test in the vicinity of the airport
Check to make sure that the opening hours and response times work for your trip.
Airport Sky Vårdcentral, a health clinic at Stockholm Arlanda, carries out PCR and antigen tests at certain times of the day.
The companies Carelab, DocLab, Express Care, Läkarintyg Direkt and Vaccina carry out PCR and/or antigen tests in the vicinity of the airport at certain times of the day.
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 – 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.
Temporary changes at the airport
All air traffic has moved to Terminal 5
- All air traffice has moved from Terminal 2, 3 and 4 to Terminal 5
- Everyone flying from Stockholm Arlanda Airport will be redirected to Terminal 5
- Terminal 5 non-Schengen traffic has been moved from Gates 11-24 to Gates F58-F69
- All baggage is to be picked up in Terminal 5
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.
Current air traffic
Travel information from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has lifted its advice against non-essential travel within EU and Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Irland, San Marino, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the Vatian City.
For other countries, EES and Schengen area, the Ministry’s advice against non-essential travel is in effect. For countries outside the EU and Schengen area, the travel advice is in effect until May 31 2021.
Please observe that there is currently a ban on entering Sweden from most countries outside the EU. Non-Swedish citizens from all countries are required to provide proof of evidence of a negative result for a Covid-19 test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. Swedish citizens will be tested the same day they arrive in Sweden.
For information concerning travel restrictions, visit the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ website or use the Ministry’s Resklar app (in Swedish).
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.
We would like everyone in the terminal to wear face masks. Our airports have protective shields in mandatory passenger flows such as check-in, security checkpoints and boarding.
We have blocked selected seats and tables and also made a rearrangement of furniture in waiting areas.
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
The Public Health Agency's general advice
Keep your distance and take personal responsibility, read more on Public Health Agency’s website
Swedavia is monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus and is working in close collaboration with the authorities in charge.
The safety and security of passengers, employees and partners always have top priority at Swedavia’s airports.
In consultation with the authorities in charge of infectious disease control, Swedavia has ensured that the procedures being carried out at the airport are done so in a safe manner. Swedavia is monitoring developments and is in continuous contact with infectious disease physicians and the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden has overall national responsibility for protecting the population against infectious diseases. The regions, formerly the county councils, have regional responsibility for infectious disease control.
Swedavia is in continuous contact with the authorities in charge and is taking the measures that are considered necessary.
We also refer people to the Public Health Agency’s website, where the Questions & Answers page is updated on a continuous basis: The Public Health Agency of Sweden’s Questions & Answers
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.
You don't need to get tested for Covid-19 in order to be at the airport.
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. However, they will be tested the same day they land in Sweden and then take another test on Day 5.
Everyone who arrives from abroad should also stay home and avoid close contacts for seven days, even if they have had a negative Covid-19 test result.
Read more on the Public Health Agency of Sweden’s website
Yes, they must provide valid proof of a negative result for a Covid-19 test taken within 48 hours of their departure when they reach the border control at our airports. Please note: The test must be taken prior to departure. It is not possible to be tested upon arrival in Sweden.
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.
Public transport, Flygbussarna’s airport coaches and Arlanda Express’s high-speed rail service are still in service. Please visit their websites for updated timetables.
Are taxis still available?
Taxis and other services are still available.
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.