Airport pet relief
Pet relief areas at Helsinki Airport (HEL)
🇫🇮 Helsinki · Finland · HEL
Pet relief area available
Helsinki airport has one or more dedicated dog relief areas.
Before or after security?
🏙️ Landside (before security) Possible
✈️ Airside (after security) Yes
For a layover, you need an airside (post-security) area — you usually cannot re-clear security.
Where exactly
- Outdoor — outside Arrivals, near Bus Stop 18
- Airside (non-Schengen) — near Gates 51A–D, enclosed with artificial turf
- Airside (Schengen) — near Gate 21 (weather-dependent)
Has the spot moved, or is one missing?
Tell us which terminal, and whether it is before or after security — we check and update the page.
✉️ Report what you saw Airlines accepting dogs at HEL:
🏠Finnair cabin Norwegian cabin ≤8 kg Lufthansa cabin ≤8 kg Pegasus Airlines cabin SAS Scandinavian cabin Aegean Airlines cabin Air France cabin ≤8 kg airBaltic cabin
16 airlines we document accept dogs and serve this airport. The verdict is each airline's general policy — it does not prejudge your breed or your route.
🌍 Traveling to Finland — see the dog entry rules for Finland.
Source: www.finavia.fi · verified 10 July 2026 · confidence 4/5.