Is Sodankylä safe? Finland travel risk
Is Sodankylä safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sodankylä scores 16/100 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.
Sodankylä scores 16/100 (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 Sodankylä: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (20/100) and crime and scams (17/100).
A score of 16 is higher than the scores of 2% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Finland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Lappi (67.4167° N, 26.5833° E), Sodankylä sits 809.7 km S from Helsinki at 191 m elevation.
Lappi
67.4167° N, 26.5833° E
191 m
Europe/Helsinki
8,126
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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.
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