Is Turku safe? Finland travel risk
Is Turku safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Turku 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.
Turku 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 Turku: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Varsinais-Suomi at 60.4517° N, 22.2669° E (elevation 22 m), Turku lies 150.3 km E of Helsinki. Time zone: Europe/Helsinki.
Varsinais-Suomi
60.4517° N, 22.2669° E
22 m
Europe/Helsinki
202,250
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Finland
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (21 °C avg high); Wettest: August (96 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | -2° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -0° |
| Low °C | -6° | -8° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 57 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 88 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 52 | 51 |
Normals: Turku (0 km away).
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 Turku happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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