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Can you take food through security at Arlanda?

What counts as food and what counts as liquid at the security check.

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Short answer

Yes, you may take food through security as long as it does not count as a liquid, according to the Swedish Transport Agency. Soups, jellies, creams and drinks count as liquids, so they follow the 100 ml rule at Arlanda, and baby food and diet food are allowed for the journey.

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Why

  1. The Swedish Transport Agency states that you may take food through security as long as it is not considered a liquid, and that otherwise the liquid rules apply.
  2. According to the Swedish Transport Agency, jellies, creams, drinks, soups, syrup and dishes mixing solid and liquid ingredients count as liquids.
  3. Swedavia states that the 100 ml limit applies at all security controls at Arlanda, and that baby food and diet food needed for the flight are allowed but must be presented separately.

Details

Alcoholic drinks of 24 to 70 per cent alcohol bought after the security check may be carried in hand baggage, up to 5 litres per person, according to the Swedish Transport Agency, and the agency says surströmming is usually not allowed in hand or checked baggage. The customs rules of the country you fly to decide what food may be imported, see bringing food, meat and dairy into Sweden for the Swedish side and how duty free works when flying out of Sweden.

Tip

Eat or pack wet foods such as soups and jellies in checked luggage, or put them in containers of at most 100 ml in the transparent bag. More on airports is in airports and flights to Sweden.

What may differ

At Terminal 5 you may carry any number of 100 ml containers without the one-litre bag, while the other Arlanda checkpoints require the bag. Rules outside the EU and at the airport you fly back from may differ.

Common misconception

All food has to go in the clear plastic bag for liquids.

What actually happens

The Swedish Transport Agency states that food which is not a liquid may be taken through security; the bag rules apply only to items that count as liquids.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check the Swedish Transport Agency and Swedavia before you travel.

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