Tobacco and alcohol customs allowances in Finland (2026)

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026

In short: Finnish Customs lists what a traveller may bring for personal use. From other EU countries the guideline quantities include 200 cigarettes, 110 litres of beer and 90 litres of wine. From outside the EU the tax-free allowances are 200 cigarettes, 16 litres of beer, 4 litres of still wine and 1 litre of spirits.

RuleWhat applies
Cigarettes from an EU state: allowance or guide level (pieces)Personal allowance for travellers200 pieces [1]
Spirits from an EU state: allowance or guide level (litres)Personal allowance for travellers10 litres [2]
Wine from an EU state: allowance or guide level (litres)Personal allowance for travellers90 litres [2]
Beer from an EU state: allowance or guide level (litres)Personal allowance for travellers110 litres [2]
Cigarettes from outside the EU: duty-free allowance (pieces)Personal allowance for travellers200 pieces [1]
Spirits over 22% vol. from outside the EU: duty-free allowance (litres)Personal allowance for travellers1 litres [2]
Still wine from outside the EU: duty-free allowance (litres)Personal allowance for travellers4 litres [2]
Beer from outside the EU: duty-free allowance (litres)Personal allowance for travellers16 litres [2]

Notes

  • Quantities for personal use from other EU countries are those listed by Finnish Customs. Above them, the traveller must be able to show the goods are for personal use. Tobacco is for persons aged 18 or over; persons under 18 may not bring in alcohol and persons under 20 only mild alcoholic beverages.
  • The 10 litre figure covers all other alcoholic beverages over 1.2% and at most 80% (vodka, gin, rum and other spirits). Separate guideline of 20 litres for intermediary products (max. 22%). These are guideline quantities: above them the traveller must credibly show personal use.
  • 90 litres in total for wine, ciders and fermented long drinks, of which sparkling wine at most 60 litres (guideline quantity).
  • 110 litres of beer over 0.5% (guideline quantity).
  • Tax-free from outside the EU: 200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars OR 100 cigarillos (max. 3 g each) OR 250 grams of roll-your-own, pipe or waterpipe tobacco; products can be combined proportionally. Imports of cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars from Russia are prohibited. Travellers living in Finland arriving from outside the EEA other than by air after a journey of no more than 24 hours may not bring in tobacco products.
  • Tax-free from outside the EU: 16 litres of beer and 4 litres of still wine, plus 1 litre of spirits (over 22%, at most 80%) OR 2 litres of other alcoholic beverages (at most 22%, such as sparkling wine, long drinks, ciders, liqueurs); spirits and other drinks under 22% can be combined proportionally. A traveller living in Finland arriving from outside the EEA other than by air may import alcohol only if the journey lasted more than 24 hours.

Sources

  1. Finnish Customs (Tulli): Traveller imports of tobacco - Finnish Customs (Internet Archive snapshot of 27 August 2026) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
  2. Finnish Customs (Tulli): Traveller imports of alcohol - Finnish Customs (Internet Archive snapshot of 27 August 2026) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources

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