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Pickup and drop-off at Helsinki Vantaa Airport

Helsinki, FinlandIATA: HELICAO: EFHK
Current airport: HEL

Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

Picking someone up

Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.

  • Short Term Parking A and B

    Park and come inside
    Where: Short Term Parking A and B on the arrivals level, directly in front of the terminal (right by the terminal)
    • Picking up: permittedYou pick someone up in the P1 and P2 parking halls right next to the terminal, or in Short Term Parking A and B on the arrivals level, directly in front of the terminal. If the flight is delayed you can wait comfortably inside.

Dropping someone off

Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.

  • Drop-off area

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Drop-off area in front of the main doors, at the departure hall level (right by the terminal)
    • Dropping off: permitted · at most 8 minutesThe drop-off area is located in front of the main doors of the terminal, at the departure hall level; follow the signs for Departures. You can stop there for a maximum of eight minutes. If you exceed the eight-minute limit, a fee is charged for every five-minute period or part thereof.

    For all actions above: Free within 8 minutes.

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

Rates and current rules

Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official page of Helsinki Vantaa Airport

Official external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on September 15, 2026.