Is Lieksa safe? Finland travel risk
Is Lieksa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lieksa scores 20/100 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.
Lieksa scores 20/100 (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 Lieksa: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (20/100) and health and medical access (32/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% 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 63.3167° N, 30.0167° E in Pohjois-Karjala, Lieksa maintains a regional distance of 440.0 km SW to Helsinki.
Pohjois-Karjala
63.3167° N, 30.0167° E
95 m
Europe/Helsinki
10,228
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Finland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Finland travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Finland entry requirements.
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