Topical information about the effects of Terminal 2 renovation

 

15.7.10 A new playroom opened in the long haul area
A new playroom is opened at gate 38.

16.5.10 Fresh Cafe ends its services at gate 30 
In the future My City Helsinki serves the whole non-Shengen area.
 
15.5.10 Playroom at gate 30 closes temporalily
Due to renovation the playroom at gate 30 is closed for the time being.

14.5.10 Transfer service desk moves at gate 30 
Transfer service desk 3 moves to next to the Duty Free shop.
 
11.5.10 Renovated check-in area to open
The first phase of the terminal redevelopment has been completed, with 17 new check-in desks ready for business. Check-in for Finnair long-haul flights and some scheduled flights will be assigned to new desks 240-257.
 
5.5.10 Renovation work at Gates 30 and 31 begun
The boarding bridges at Gates 30 and 31 as well as their waiting areas will be moved to the Schengen side of the terminal, thus providing additional passenger space for those travelling on European flights. Service point operations will be affected by the renovation work. The new area will be completed by the end of the year.

12.4.10 Temporary cafe to open at Gate 28
Café Tuuli will make way for renovation work at Gate 28. The temporary cafe will be located next to the Wine & View wine bar.

12.4.10 Finnair Tax Free shop to open in new location
Due to renovation work on the terminal, the Finnair Tax Free shop will be moving to the adjacent storefront for just over six months.

12.4.10 Golden Gate Lounge and Gateway Lounge to be closed
The Finnair Golden Gate Lounge and SSP Gateway Lounge will be closed for renovations. Finnair passengers will be served by the Silver Wings Lounge and SSP passengers by the Tower Lounge located above Gates 25-26.

15.3.10 A new Airport Shop opened between gates 26-27
Airport shop serves also arriving passengers. In selection fragrances, a wide variety of sweets, cosmetics and gift items as well as Finnish-made gourmet products.

2009

 

7.12.09 A new ARG Airport Fashion has opened at gate 30
The selections include women's and men's fashion, accessories and jewellery.

21.-24.9.09 Café Picnic temporarily closed
Café Picnic is undergoing remodelling and will be temporarily closed. Passengers will be served by the adjacent Take Away Deli. Check the locations in the service map.

15.09.09 New shops and a big restaurant complex will open in the long-haul area
Top brand purveyors Luxbag and Mulberry as well as the familiar Stockmann, M-Boxi and Aseman Kello will open in the expansion.

In addition to the shops, the 400-seat My City Helsinki restaurant complex will open in the expansion.

Check the new locations in the service map.

27.8.09 New passenger facilities to be opened in the long-haul flight area
The first section of the terminal expansion for long-haul flights has been completed. The airy, inviting gate areas and some of the new boarding ramps were opened to passengers on Thursday 27 August. R-kioski opened for business in the area. Check the new location in the service map.

23.8.09 Luhta store moves
Located across from Gate 28, the Luhta store will be moved to its new location next to Capilux. See the map for the new location. 

16.8.09 Tie Rack moves to a new location
Located across from Gate 27 on the Boulevard, Tie Rack will move to its new location across the corridor. The new location will open on 16 August. See the map for the new location.

15.8.09 Fly Inn restaurant closed for several months; viewing terrace to be closed
The Fly Inn restaurant is undergoing remodelling and will be temporarily closed for several months. The restaurant will open again in April 2010, but the entrance will only be accessible from passenger gate areas airside. The restaurant entrance will be located next to Gate 27.

The viewing terrace in front of Fly Inn restaurant will be closed. For the time being, there will be no place in the terminal where non-passengers can view aircraft. There are, however, many places around the airport from which to watch aircraft taking off and landing. A dedicated viewing terrace will be built on Katriinantie.

The Junkers airplane above Gate 28 will be moved into storage at the Finnish Aviation Museum. The airplane will return when renovation work has been completed.

9.8.09 Renovation work on old terminal areas begins
Renovation work on former Departure Hall 3 and gate area 27-28 begins. Passengers will still be able to move through these areas. Check-in and security control are done in terminal 2 in areas 200 and 400 as well as in terminal 1. Service points in the gate area will be open normally, they will only move temporarily.

See the service map for the new check-in area and service point locations. 

5.8.09 Some 15 airlines will change terminals
The current International Terminal will become Terminal 2. Blue1, SAS, Lufthansa and some 10 other airlines will move to the old Domestic Terminal, which is now Terminal 1. Finnair and Finncomm will continue operating their domestic and international flights out of Terminal 2. Please check the correct departure terminal on the airline listing.

The old signage system has been replaced. Read below (3 July) on changes made to the signage.

4.8.09 Security control line improvements completed
Security control line capacity has been improved by adding new lines and lengthening the line counters.

13.7.09 Smoking room at Gate 27 to be closed
The smoking room located between Gates 26 and 27 on the Boulevard will be closed. The nearest public smoking area is located above Gate 23. See the map for the location of smoking areas.

3.7.09 Updating of the airport signage system begins
In conjunction with the terminal expansions and changing of airline terminal assignments, the airport signage system will be updated by 5 August 2009. The current gate numbering (11-33) will be increased (9-40). The Domestic Terminal will become Terminal 1 (T1) and International Terminal will become Terminal 2 (T2). Check-in areas can still be found by the terminal number and check-in desk number. The baggage claim and arrival halls will be named Arrivals 1, 2A and 2B. Upon arrival, passengers can find out where to claim their baggage on monitors in the terminal.

2.7.09 The first departure gates of the extension to Terminal 2 were taken into use

7.5.09 Renovation is underway in the security check area of Departure hall 2
The Airport has increased the number of checking stations and tables in the area in order to maintain capacity, with four security checking stations operational throughout the renovation period.  

4.11.08 Building work for a luggage tunnel started
Service floor was divided in two. Read more about it in the bulletin.
Finland Travel Bureau (Suomen Matkatoimisto) moved to Arrivals Hall 2. Check the new location in the service map. 

16.9.08 The service points of travel organisers and airlines moved to Arrivals Hall 2
Check the new locations in the service map.