Yes, Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) has an indoor smoking cabin after security, located across from Gates 19A/20A, plus marked outdoor areas outside the terminal. Snus can be used anywhere inside, including airside.
Airport Layout
Landvetter is Sweden’s second-busiest airport (around 5.3 million passengers in 2024) and is operated by Swedavia. It traditionally ran separate domestic and international terminals; these have been merged into a single common terminal, with air bridges at Gates 12-17 and 19-23 and bus-boarding stands for other gates. A 2023 expansion brought non-Schengen passport processing into the main terminal building.
Indoor Smoking Cabin (After Security)
Across from Gates 19A/20A: The airside smoking cabin sits just before passport control, accessible to most passengers in the main departures area. Sweden’s tobacco law permits enclosed, ventilated indoor smoking rooms, and Landvetter is among the Swedish airports that have kept one rather than going fully smoke-free.
Important: When Gates 19/20 are used for non-Schengen flights (often UK departures), they are separated from the cabin by a glass wall. Passengers waiting at Gates 19B/20B cannot reach the cabin without going back through the passport checkpoint, so smoke before you pass into that holding area.
Non-Schengen zone: Travellers also report a separate smoking area in the non-Schengen departures zone near Gate 22, roughly 100 metres beyond passport control, so non-Schengen passengers who clear immigration early are not left without an option. Locations near Gate 22 are traveller-reported rather than published by Swedavia, so follow terminal signage on the day.
The cabin sits some distance from the far Schengen gates (around Gate 11 it is a fair walk with no moving walkway), so allow a few minutes if you want a last cigarette before boarding.
Lounges
The Lounge by Menzies Aviation, in the Schengen transit area near Gates 17-19 after security, is entirely non-smoking and does not allow vaping indoors. Lounge users who want to smoke should use the airside cabin across from Gates 19A/20A and return through the lounge entrance.
Outdoor Smoking Areas
Smoking is also permitted outdoors in marked areas outside the terminal building, set back from the entrances. Under Sweden’s Tobacco Act, smoking directly at airport entrances, on the pavements where passengers board buses, trains and taxis, and in other transport zones is prohibited; Swedavia’s guidance is that you may smoke in designated spaces such as smoking cabins and on pavement where signage marks it as allowed. On arrival, there is an outdoor smoking area just beyond the terminal once you have cleared customs.
Snus and Alternatives
Snus (smokeless tobacco) is widely used across Sweden and produces no smoke, so it can be used anywhere in the terminal, including after security. Snus and nicotine pouches are sold at terminal shops. E-cigarettes are treated the same as cigarettes and should be used in the designated smoking areas.
Summary
| Area | Smoking Allowed | Location Details |
|---|---|---|
| After security (Schengen) | Indoor cabin | Across from Gates 19A/20A, before passport control |
| After security (non-Schengen) | Smoking area (traveller-reported) | Near Gate 22, beyond passport control |
| The Lounge by Menzies Aviation | Not allowed | Non-smoking; use the Gates 19A/20A cabin |
| Outside terminal | Outdoor | Marked areas set back from the entrances |
| Arrivals | Outdoor | Area beyond the terminal after customs |
| Snus | Anywhere | No restrictions on smokeless tobacco |
For Sweden airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general info, see our Sweden smoking guide.