We will introduce digital travel document pre-checks as part of the online check-in on selected routes, making your travels smoother. As of 6 November 2024, we will check your travel documents digitally when you travel to and from Thailand, Japan and South Korea. We will enable digital pre-checks on more routes later.

Your journey at the airport starts smoother when your travel documents have been verified in advance. You will also know that your travel documents are OK for your trip, giving you peace of mind.

Using the tool is easy, do this:

• Check the travel requirements for your trip on our website or the website of the government or embassy of your destination country and make sure you have the required documents.

• Check in for your flight normally online. You will be directed to the travel document pre-check, when it’s available for your flight. Please note that the travel document pre-check is not yet available in Finnair mobile app.

• You can verify travel documents for all passengers on the same reservation, one at a time. Each passenger’s nationality is asked before the actual travel document check.

• Scan your travel documents using your phone or upload a picture of your document.

• Once your documents have been verified, you will see a green sign confirming that the pre-check was successful, and you are ready to travel.

• Then continue to finalise the check-in.

• With your boarding pass in your pocket, at the airport you can go directly to bag drop or via security to your boarding gate. When using our self-service bag drop, first print the bag tag from one of the check-in kiosks.

• Remember to take the required travel documents with you when you travel, as you need to be able to show them at any point of your journey, for example at border control.

Do you have more questions about the travel document pre-checks? Check our FAQ below.

What should I do with my travel documents if I am travelling to a destination for which the digital pre-check is not available?

Check the travel requirements for your trip on our website or the website of the government or embassy of your destination country and make sure you have the required documents. Just check in normally online or via the app to get your boarding pass. At the airport you can go directly to bag drop or via security check to your boarding gate. You travel documents will be checked at the airport if needed.

In which format the documents need to be?

We accept the following formats: .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg and .png. The maximum allowed file size is 4Mt.

How do you ensure my data security?

Your data is safe with Finnair. We are using the existing vendors for this service and only Finnair personnel that need to see your data can access it. By using this service, you consent to the collection of your travel document image and data instead of entering it manually. Read more about personal data processing in ours privacy policy.

Am I obliged to provide my travel document information online?

You also have the option to skip the travel document pre-check in the online check-in. In this case, the required travel documents will be checked at the airport check-in or boarding gate.