Security control

Everyone has to go through a security screening with their hand baggage after check-in.

Follow our tips on how you can prepare for the security screening, so that the process goes smoother for both you and other passengers.

Make sure to pack your hand baggage properly at home. Before going to the airport, you should find out what objects and substances can be trasported in your hand baggage, and which will have to be packed in the checked baggage. The easiet place to find this information is on the Swedish Transport Agency's website.

FAQ about the security control

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Keep this in mind before the security checkpoint

Place containers holding liquids in a plastic bag

Each container that holds liquid may hold up to 100 ml (1 dl). The plastic bag must be clear, reclosable and may hold at most 1 litre of liquids. It is only allowed to bring one (1) bag per person.

Prepare before you get to the security checkpoint

Remove your outerwear, jacket, head covering and metal objects such as belts with a large buckle or jewellery. Empty your pockets of loose items such as keys, coins or your mobile phone. Remove your liquids as well as any laptops and other electronic devices from your bag.

Be ready to show your boarding card

You obtain a valid boarding card once you’ve checked in. The boarding card comes in different formats – for example, as a paper print-out, on your mobile phone, on the airline’s card or on a credit card.

Keep this in mind when you’re at the security checkpoint

Remove your outerwear, jacket, head covering and metal objects such as belts with a large buckle or jewellery and place them in a tray.

Place your one-litre bag with liquids in a tray so that is visible together with loose items such as keys, coins or your mobile phone. Make sure to place any loose items in a safe place during the control, such as in a bag or jacket pocket.

Place large electronic devices such as your laptop or tablet in the tray so that they are visible.

FAQ about the security control

Why do I have to remove liquids and electronics at security here when I could leave it in the bag when I flew from Arlanda?

The technology used at the new security control in Terminal 5 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport differs from other security controls at Arlanda and Swedavia’s other airports. This technology allows passengers to leave liquids and electronic devices in their bag when they pass through the security control. As of 1 September 2024, the maximum size for containers of liquid is 100 ml at the new security control. You can have an unlimited number of 100 ml containers and they do not need to be placed in a one-litre bag. Containers of liquid and electronic devices are left in hand baggage. At other security controls, liquids and electronic devices still need to be removed.

What happens if I don’t take my electronics out of my bag at the security checkpoint?

Your hand baggage will have to go through security screening twice, which increases the waiting time both for you and other passengers. In that case, the security screener must detect in an X-ray image that you have electronics in your bag. They must find you and ask you to remove the electronics in order for it to go through the X-ray machine again.

Do I have to unpack my medications at the security checkpoint?

You will need to remove your liquid medication from your hand baggage and present it at the security checkpoint, but it does not have to be put in the same 1 litre bag as the other liquids.

Read more on the Swedish Transport Agency's website.

Do I have to unpack baby and dietery foods at the security checkpoint?

Baby and dietery foods will have to be presented at the security checkpoint but does not have to be put in the same 1 litre bag as other liquids.

See more information on the Swedish Transport Agency's website.

Do I need to take off my shoes?

Sometimes you'll be asked to take off your shoes. Follow the instructions you're given at the security checkpoint.

What happens if I've packed prohibited items?

If prohibited items are detected, they will be taken from you.