Liquid limitations in hand baggage
New EU regulations relating to all flights from Swedish airports and covering domestic, international as well as services outside the EU were introduced on 6 November 2006. These regulations limit the amount of liquid which can be carried in hand baggage. Checked-in baggage is not affected by these regulations nor is tax free purchases made after passing security control.
Pack correctly - shop as usual 
New security rules for hand baggage in civil aviation (The Swedish Transport Agency)
| Before checking-in |
Before security control area |
| Pack all articles, which can be classed as pointed weapons, in the baggage that is to be checked-in. This includes scissors, nail files, pocketknives and corkscrews. If any sharp instruments are found during the security controls, the traveller will be asked to go back to the checking-in counter and check-in the article or throw the article away. |
Empty your pockets of mobile telephones, keys and coins before entering the security control area. Place these items in the hand baggage. The hand baggage will then be placed on the conveyor belt and passed through the x-ray machine. The articles in the hand baggage will not set the alarm ringing and nor will you when walking through the security control area. The time taken for each traveller to pass through the control area will be less, thus avoiding long queues |
Prohibited articles
A new Commission Regulation relating to aviation security came into force on 1 February 2004. These regulations list, amongst other things, those items not permitted on aircraft and is intended as a guide for those travelling by air.
These regulations list those items which are not to be packed in handbaggage carried onto the aircraft as well as those items not permitted in baggage to be checked-in.
The list is in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 17 which is a specialised agency of the United Nations and applicable to countries not only within the EU but also the 188 member states of ICAO.
Read more about prohibited articles at the Swedish Transport Agency's website. At the moment, only in Swedish.