Is Kuopio safe? Finland travel risk
Is Kuopio safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kuopio scores 17/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Finland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 13 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kuopio scores 17/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Finland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kuopio: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (20/100) and natural hazards (20/100).
A score of 17 is higher than the scores of 4% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Finland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 62.8925° N, 27.6783° E in Pohjois-Savo, Kuopio maintains a regional distance of 335.6 km SSW to Helsinki.
Pohjois-Savo
62.8925° N, 27.6783° E
90 m
Europe/Helsinki
124,131
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Finland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kuopio happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Finland travel advice & laws.
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