As of Wednesday, all passengers departing from Helsinki Airport will be able to take along up to two litres of liquids in their hand luggage, according to national airport operator Finavia.
Finavia spent the past year installing new, modern luggage scanners that no longer require passengers to separate and remove items like liquids and electronic devices from their bags.
The scanners, which have been installed at the airport since summer, use new computed tomography technology. The airport installed eight of the devices last summer, and opened two more this summer.
"Travelling through Helsinki Airport will become even easier as of 28 June. More modern security control equipment has been installed at the airport. Thanks to this, we can now allow the transport of liquid containers larger than one hundred millilitres, such as one-litre water bottles and other larger containers, in hand baggage," Finavia's security manager, Ari Kumara, said in a press release issued on Monday.
The new types of scanners are not yet widely in use in the rest of the world, and only used at a "very limited" number of European and US airports, according to the company.
As of Wednesday, each passenger departing Helsinki Airport will be able to take along up to two litres of liquids in their hand luggage. This rule also applies to liquid medicines, baby food and other dietary liquids that passengers need during their flights.
However, the 100 ml liquid rule still applies at the rest of Finland's regional airports, as well as the lions' share of airports around the world.
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