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Old Apr 14, 2026 | 8:38 am
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Need imigration?

Hello,

I have a single booking between HKG and JFK with Finnair: HKG-HEL-JFK.

My question is whether I have to go through immigration in Finland or if I just stay in the international transit area going from one gate to another.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Moreira
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Old Apr 15, 2026 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by CelsoMoreira
Hello,

I have a single booking between HKG and JFK with Finnair: HKG-HEL-JFK.

My question is whether I have to go through immigration in Finland or if I just stay in the international transit area going from one gate to another.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Moreira
It's a non-schengen to non-schengen so can stay in that area, no need to go through immigration.
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Old Apr 20, 2026 | 2:14 am
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You can stay in non-Schengen airside for sure, but given that AY100 from HKG is scheduled for 5:35 AM arrival and AY15 to JFK has scheduled departure time of 5:15 PM that is quite long time to hang around there...
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