“Our goal is that the airport offers first-class service during the visit and helps promote a positive image of Finland. Arrangements at and around the airport are organised in cooperation with several parties. There will be special arrangements to ensure that the delegations’ wishes for the airport are met and, at the same time, that other air traffic can continue operating normally,” says Samuli Juntunen, Head of Security at Finavia, Helsinki Airport.
Cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the police and other authorities has started and planning is progressing well.
Impact on passenger traffic
According to the current estimate, air and passenger traffic will run normally. The Finnish Border Guard announced that internal border controls will be reinstated at Finland's external and internal borders on 8–15 July. Border control does not concern all passengers, but it is targeted according to the authorities’ assessments.
Read more in the Ministry of the Interior’s press release.
Impacts on public transport and road traffic
The visit may have impacts on public transport and road traffic. We kindly request passengers to reserve enough time for their journey to and from the airport.
Read the police report on the impacts on road traffic.
Read the HSL press release on the impacts on public transport in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Impacts on taking photographs of planes
The scenic terrace at Helsinki Airport will be closed on 12–13 July.
Impacts on aviation and piloting of drones
Aviation will be restricted for the duration of the meeting. According to current information, the area is temporarily restricted starting on 12 July at 9 a.m. and ending on 14 July at 9 p.m. Check the aviation restriction areas at droneinfo.fi and aviamaps.com. Restrictions will be displayed no earlier than 12 hours before they come into effect.
Air traffic at Helsinki Airport is restricted starting on 12 July at 6 p.m. and ending on 14 July at 6 p.m. The restrictions apply to gliders, ultralights, hot air balloons, parachute jumping, hang gliding and paragliding operations, model aircraft operations, model rocketry and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones. The restrictions at Helsinki Airport will not affect commercial air traffic.
Read more in the Fintraffic’s AIS Suppliment.
For the media
The meeting is likely to have wide international coverage. A large number of foreign media representatives are expected to attend. Regarding the visits, arrangements, schedules, etc., the media are requested to contact the Department for Communications of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
We will continue to update this press release as planning progresses and more information becomes available.
Updated 10.7.2023 at 12.30: Information added about estimate of traffic running normally, link to HSL's press release added and updated information about the closing of scenic terrace.
Updated 10.7.2023 at 13.18: Information added about aviation restrictions and link added to the police report.
Updated 12.7.2023 at 8.43: Information added about air traffic restrictions.
